District 25 eNews, August 15, 2019

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Stacks of Backpacks - Back to School Donation Drive is Complete!

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As The Stacks of Backpacks - Back to School Donation Drive ended on August 12th, our community was able to donate over 250 backpacks and over 1500 school supplies for kids in need!

The winner of the first annual Stacks of Backpacks - Back to School Donation Drive was Planet Fitness - Dixie! 

We would like to give a special thanks to the other participating gyms for their valiant efforts - Crunch Fitness, LAC - Dixie, the Southwest YMCA, and Planet Fitness - Valley. 

During the past two weeks Southwest Louisville has truly come together for the kids! Our gyms and their members contributed school supplies consisting of pencils, pens, notebooks, folders, and so much more to ensure our local kids will have an opportunity to have a fresh new start this school year!

It is always invigorating to see our friends and neighbors come together for a cause we can all support! However, even with this amazing event we still have work to do. So please continue offering a hand to help out your neighbor as it will always go a long way!


Panhandlers, There's A Better Way Coming Soon!

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A Louisville Metro Council member has an idea to reduce panhandling and raise money for those in need. The "Give a Better Way" campaign being proposed by David Yates (D) would discourage Louisville residents from giving to panhandlers, urging them instead to donate to the Metro United Way, Goodwill or other non-profit services. "There's a better way to give," Yates said. "We have a lot of generous, good-hearted people who want to help people have a hand up, more than a handout." Yates said he will file an amendment to Metro Louisville's budget ordinance "sometime in the next two months," requesting start-up money of $120,000 from the $1 million the council appropriated for homelessness initiatives. After the initial funding , the campaign should be self-sufficient, he said.

See the full WLKY story here: Click Here!


Unlimited Traveling with TARC Through August 31st

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For $30, get unlimited travel through Aug. 31

TARC is once again offering Louisville Area youth unlimited travel with the Summer Youth Pass, good through August 31st. Getting to jobs, learning activities and fun events around the region is easy and affordable with the Summer Youth Pass, available now for $30.

The pass (current MyTARC student card required ) can be purchased from TARC’s website or at the following locations:

  • Union Station, 1000 West Broadway
  • Nia Center, 2900 West Broadway
  • Loris’s Gifts at the UofL Hospital
  • Jewish Hospital Gift Shops
  • Broadway Food Mart, 4132 West Broadway

*All TARC buses are equipped with bicycle racks, free Wi-Fi and are ADA accessible.


Find Your County Wide Drop Off Recycling

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If you do not have residential curbside recycling service or if you have too much for your bin/cart, we have free recycling drop-off locations around the county for your convenience. Some are staffed by Public Works employees to help with drop-off. Others are self-serve. Here's an interactive map of the drop-off locations.

What you can drop off:

Self-service and full-service locations:

  • Flattened cardboard
  • Paper containers and cups
  • Milk, juice and soup cartons
  • Newspapers/inserts, phone books, magazines, junk mail, office paper
  • Plastic bottles, cups, and containers
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Metal bottles and cans

Full-service locations also accept:

  • Used motor oil and filters
  • Used anti-freeze
  • Used cooking oil

Do’s and don’ts

  • Recyclable items at self-service locations may be mixed.
  • They should be loose in the dumpster, not in bags.
  • Items at full-service locations must be separated by material. Staff members will help unload.
  • No dumping. Take up to three large items to the Waste Reduction Center free of charge.
  • No liquids/paints/oils/etc. in the Self-Service dumpsters.
  • Flatten cardboard to save space in the dumpster.

If the dumpster is full, contact Metro311. The crews empty them on a schedule based on how long it typically takes to fill, but sometimes they get full sooner than expected.


BBB Hot Topics for August!

  1. Be wary of people going door-to-door selling products on behalf of a charity. 
  2. If you were one of the millions affected by the Equifax data breach in September 2017, you may file a settlement claim. 
  3. Be careful when you are looking up company’s customer service numbers online. A quick internet search may bring up a phone number to a scammer instead of the real business. 
  4. A Louisville consumer reported a suspicious postcard to BBB with a notice of “unclaimed rewards” for $100. 
  5. Beware of loan scams.
  6. If you are needing to change your address, be sure you are dealing with USPS and not a “change of address” scam website. If you need to change your address, contact your local post office or visit usps.com.
  7. Job seekers: beware of work from home scams
  8. Do you use Cash App? Consumers are reporting unauthorized transfers and other suspicious activities through this mobile payment service. 
  9. Don’t fall for calls from the “Medical Center”.
  10. If you get a call from the Microsoft support team, hang up! 

VITA Offering Free Off-Season Tax Preparation Assistance

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VITA is now offering free tax preparation to help with the following questions/topics:

  • 2018 Missed Deadline
  • Prior Year Returns 
  • Amendments
  • Tax Question 

May 13th - October 16th

  • Mondays: 9AM - 4PM (Edison Center)
  • Tuesdays: 9AM - 4PM (Edison Center)
  • Wednesday: 11AM - 7PM (Louisville Urban League)

Saturdays at the Edison Center will run from 9AM - 3PM on Aug. 3rd, Sept. 7th, and Oct. 5th 

Edison Center - 701 W. Ormsby Ave, 2nd Floor

Louisville Urban League - 1535 W. Broadway

Call 502-574-5687 to book an appointment!


KY Transportation Cabinet Updates on Dixie Hwy

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Below is a list of projects overseen by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet happening in Southwest Louisville.

US 31W (Dixie Highway) South:The right lane will be closed at Algonquin Parkway Lane (mile marker 17.0) for construction of a concrete bus pad. 

US 31W (Dixie Highway): Lane closures and sidewalk closures in place between Blanton Lane and Crums Lane (mile markers 12.5 to 15.3) due to construction for access management and bus rapid transit lines. Left lane is closed in each direction between Greenwood Road and Wells Drive (mile markers 11.6 to 11.9). Roadway is reduced to two lanes on northbound Dixie Highway between Blanton Lane and Upper Hunters Trace. Left lane is closed in each direction between I-264 and Crums Lane. In these areas where the lane closures are in place, the sidewalks are closed on the side where the roadwork is taking place. Pedestrians need to cross Dixie Highway at a signalized intersection and use the sidewalk on the other side of the road instead of walking through the construction work.

Log on to goky.ky.gov for the latest in statewide traffic and travel information in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.


New Dixie Highway News

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Nearly two years after construction relief is finally on the way for drivers on Dixie Highway. Major construction on the New Dixie Highway project is on schedule to wrap up in December.

There was open house Thursday night, about a major component of the $35 million project, the bus rapid transit line. The technology gives TARC buses priority at stop lights. “They do not have their own exclusive lane, but they do get some priority so they are able to more rapidly go up and down Dixie Highway,” Tammy Markert, transportation planner supervisor, said.

The city is doing a planning study on how to get people to Dixie.

For more information provided by WAVE 3 about the what was discussed during the open house, Click Here! 


David Yates


Louisville 

Metro Council


 District 25

601 W. Jefferson Street

Louisville, KY 40202

(502) 574-1125

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Brian Powell

Legislative Assistant

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Office Locations

City Hall

601 W Jefferson Street

Louisville, KY 40202

(502) 574-1125

 

Southwest Regional

Metro Council Office

7219 Dixie Highway

Louisville, KY 40272

(502) 574-7988


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Metro Call: 311 or 574-5000

Air Pollution: 574-6000

Animal Services: 473-7387 or 361-1318

Economic Development: 574-4140

Planning & Design Services: 574-6230

Community Services & Revitalization: 574-4377

County Attorney (Child Support): 574-8300

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PARC: 569-6222

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IPL (Code Enforcement): 574-3321

Congressman John Yarmuth: 582-5129

Solid Waste Management (SWMS): 574-3571

Metro Parks: 574-7275

Metro Police: (Non Emergency)574-7111 or 574-2111

Metropolitan Sewer District(MSD): 540-6000

Louisville Water Company: 583-6610

LMPD 3rd Division: 574-2135

Anonymous Tipline:574-LMPD (5673)

Metro Safe: 572-3460 or 574-7111