District 19 E:news: October 15, 2019 -Councilman Update, Road Improvement Updates, Trick or Treats & More!

Louisville Metro Government sent this bulletin at 10/15/2019 11:36 AM EDT

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Councilman Update!
Art in City Hall
Crosby CARNIVAL! - Come support Crosby Middle School
LMPD 8th Division Trunk or Treat!
MSD Reminder about Drains & Leaves!
Public Meetings/Notices
New Kentucky Drivers License Info
Find the Latest Crime & Safety Info from LMPD
Join a Board or Commission

Councilman Update!

Golf Courses, Contracts & Road Improvements

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

It has been almost a month since my last newsletter address since we canceled the full Metro Council meeting at the end of September. We did that so Metro Council members could build a stronger relationship with the Kentucky League of Cities at their annual meeting. This is the statewide group that represents all 400 plus cities across our Commonwealth. Louisville has representation through the Mayor’s office, but the Metro Council members believe we also need to foster that relationship to further our agenda and ideas in Frankfort. This was one of many steps we are taking to strengthen that relationship.

We did pass a few ordinances this past week. The one that had the most media coverage was the ordinance related to our public golf courses. It passed with only one vote against, so it had significant bi-partisan support. These basic reforms include increases in the standard golf fees, it gives the ability to adjust pricing based on market conditions, and it allows us to reduce costs during off peak times like the winter. These are very common-sense reforms we should have enacted a decade ago. The conservative estimates have this saving over a million dollars a year and should have the golf courses at least budget neutral and potentially budget positive. This reform gives our courses the basic tools to operate sustainably so taxpayers aren’t on the hook. This is another step of many that Metro Council is leading on to adjust the budget toward long-term fiscal sustainability while maintaining necessary services and without over-burdening taxpayers with sudden, large tax increases.

Councilman Anthony Piagentini

601 W. Jefferson St.

Louisville, KY 40202

Phone: 502.574.1119

Fax: 502.574.4501

Email Councilman Piagentini

Legislative Assistant Chanelle Smith

Phone: 502.574.3464 Email Chanelle Smith

I also voted against a non-competitively bid consulting contract requested by the Administration. There are some circumstances where there is no competition in a market so no-bid contracts are warranted but, in this case, the reason for not bidding the work was that the consultant had done work for the city in the past. That type of rationale would allow the Administration to renew that contract indefinitely without ever bidding it. Many of us voted against this contract but it did ultimately pass. I will not stop scrutinizing every contract that comes before the Council to ensure that your tax dollars are spent in a fiscally responsible manner.

Finally, we are moving forward with some critical infrastructure projects. The first is the turn lane on Shelbyville Road onto Johnson Road. That was funded by the System Development Charge and secured by our former Councilwoman Julie Denton. It will provide significant relief to a very dangerous section of Shelbyville Road. The work for this turn lane will begin by the end of October and last 4-6 weeks. I have also secured some additional funding for road paving which will be used for improvements along North English Station Rd from Middletown Industrial Blvd. to Old Henry Rd. This work will begin by the end of October and will be done at night. Please remember that this repair is an excellent yet short-term solution as the state is still working on widening that area of North English Station once the right-of-way has been secured but we project that will be a few more years.

I am still focusing on some new legislation including securing more funding for the System Development Charge which funds road work in the east end and creating more oversight of the Administration’s Economic Development Agency, so we have better visibility into their work. I have ongoing meetings with the Administration on plans to move the LMPD’s 8^th Division, and I have been regularly communicating with the Library Director on timing for reopening the Middletown Library. I hope to have more information on all these initiatives in future newsletters.

Thank you for your time and I hope you all are enjoying our recent Fall weather (…it’s about time).

Humbly Yours,

Anthony Piagentini

Art in City Hall

Last Thursday, Councilman Piagentini with his colleagues President James and Councilman McCraney officially unveiled the “Art in City Hall” Exhibit which features the work of Louisville Visual Artists. Councilman Piagentini's statement from the event is below:

“Louisville is home to so many great artists such as our musicians, actors and ballet company to our visual artists who we recognized today. Our use of City Hall to share these wonderful works is an excellent way to remind the public that it is government’s job to create a safe and vibrant city so that all of our citizens have the liberty and freedom to enjoy the beauty and majesty of great art,” said Piagentini.

“Art in City Hall” works in partnership with the Commission on Public Art to use the public lobby areas and hallways of all three floors in Historic City Hall as a display area to showcase these visual arts. Councilman Piagentini severed as apart of the committee to review works of visual arts for the program.

Art in City Hall includes six Louisville artists showing a wide variety of techniques in painting and mixed-media collage.

Those artists in the exhibit are:

Ann Adamek

William Duffy

Beverly Glascock

Jill Gross

Shawn Marshall

Yunier Ramirez

To learn more about Metro Louisville’s Commission in Public Art and its mission, go to: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/public-art/commission-public-art

Crosby CARNIVAL! - Come support Crosby Middle School

LMPD 8th Division Trunk or Treat!

MSD Reminder about Drains & Leaves!

Public Meetings/Notices

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New Kentucky Drivers License Info

Find the Latest Crime & Safety Info from LMPD

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