District 25 eNews - October 17th, 2019

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Southwest Community Festival - Recap!

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This past Saturday on October 12th, Councilman David Yates enjoyed the Annual Southwest Community Fall Festival. The Festival featured live entertainment and plenty of local vendors highlighting their unique products and services. 

It served as a great opportunity for the Southwest Community to celebrate and showcase their local South End pride. CM Yates toured around Sun Valley Park speaking with plenty of his constituents and vendors about  recent news and development within District 25.  

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UPS Seasonal Hiring!

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UPS is hiring 2,600 workers in Louisville for holiday season (November-January) Full-time and part-time seasonal positions are available including package handlers, drivers, and driver-helpers Interested applicants can apply at:  https://www.upsjobs.com


Kentucky Steers Motorists to Increase Roadway Safety

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The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety (KOHS) is driving home a safety message to motorists aimed at preventing crashes by encouraging two life-saving actions behind the wheel- buckling up and putting down the phone.

Launching today, the state’s first Buckle Up Phone Down campaign features videos, radio spots, digital advertising and a new dedicated website, kyhighwaysafety.com, to promote the initiative.

According to KOHS, each year in Kentucky, distracted driving results in more than 50,000 crashes, more than 15,000 injuries and approximately 200 deaths. Distracted driving behaviors, like texting, emailing and talking, are discouraged and drivers are advised to not interact with their phone. 

Both drivers and passengers should buckle up each and every time they get in a vehicle.  While more and more cars feature modern safety features to reduce crashes and fatal injuries, seat belts still rank supreme. According to KOHS, each year in Kentucky, more than half of those killed are not wearing a seat belt. 

As of Oct. 7, preliminary numbers indicate there have been 576 fatalities in 2019, up 21 compared to the same time last year.  Approximately 220 of those fatalities were unbelted and more than 120 involved distraction.


Free Paper Shredding and Drug Toss Event!

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When: Saturday, November 2 - 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Where: Kentucky Exposition Center (Lot W) - 1030 Phillips Lane

Louisville residents are invited to bring unneeded documents to be shredded and prescription drugs to be disposed of at a FREE event on November 2, 2019. The paper shredding and drug toss event is a joint operation of Louisville Metro Public Works and Louisville Metro Police. Businesses may not participate in this event. All paper materials will be shredded on site and recycled. Shredding services are donated by the Louisville Branch of Shred-It Louisville. 

The drug toss is a drive-through event. In advance, black out all personal information on all medication containers that will be tossed. For safety reasons, sharp items, needles, lances, cosmetics, personal care or hygiene items cannot be accepted. Medication products should never be flushed down the toilet or drain, burned in the open or thrown in the trash because they can contaminate the environment if exposed to drinking and ground water.


Dare to Care Mobile Pantry New Location Serving SW Jefferson County

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The Dare to Care Mobile Pantry has a new location! This amazing program ensures that families can access food regardless of where they live. Dare to Care brings food directly to a neighborhood and sets up a temporary pantry on a consistent, scheduled basis. Today, Dare to Care operates over 40 Mobile Pantries each month. These pantries provide nearly 275,000 pounds of nutritious food to our neighbors in need each year.

This particular pantry is located at Sacred Heart Wayside (3101 Wayside Dr.) and services residents from the 40216, 40258 and 40272 area codes. The pantry will be at this location the second Monday of every month from 1:30 p.m. until they run out of food.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact (502) 966-3821.


Elderly and Disabled Individuals on Fixed Income Can Schedule an Appointment for Early LIHEAP registration

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Louisville Metro Office of Resilience and Community Services (RCS) is offering pre-registration for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Subsidy Component. The pre-registration will begin on Wednesday, October 2, and end on Thursday, October 31.

Pre-registration is for Jefferson County residents who are 60 years or older, or disabled and receive a fixed income (Social Security, SSI, pension or Black Lung benefits).

Eligible residents can apply regardless of the status of their utility bills. Applicants must provide the following documentation:

  • Proof of all household income for the preceding month (Food Stamp award letter, Social Security Award letter, pay stubs, etc. or proof of $0 income). Note: Zero Income forms are available at the Resilience and Community Services office at 701 W. Ormsby Ave., Suite 201 as well as the six LIHEAP locations listed below or by clicking here.
  • Proof of Social Security Number or Permanent Residence card (Green Card) for each member of the household.
  • Most current heating bill; or statement from your landlord if heating expenses are included in your rent; or statement from your utility company if you participate in a pre-pay electric program. Please bring the account number and name on the account for all heating fuel sources and electric. 

Scheduling an appointment by phone: Call 502-991-8391.

Scheduling an Appointment On-line: Appointments can also be made quickly and easily online at louisvilleky.cascheduler.com.


Brightside & Passport Community-Wide Cleanup and Planting Day

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Community-Wide Clean Up: Oct. 19th

The Brightside & Passport Health Plan Fall Community-Wide Cleanup is just around the corner on Saturday, October 19th and there is still time to register your group to participate!

Just head to www.brightsideinc.org and click on the link on our homepage to sign your group up today! All teams receive pre-packed supplies and Brightside coordinates with our partners at Solid Waste Management Services to ensure all your collected litter bags are properly collected and disposed of after your cleanup event. 

Not sure where to hold your cleanup? We can help! Reach out to us at brightside@louisvilleky.gov or call our office at (502) 574-2613 today!

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Planting Day: Nov. 2nd

Are you interested in helping Brightside plant 150 trees this fall? Save the date now for our fall Community-Wide Planting Day on Saturday, November 2nd. 

We will be planting along Gilmore Lane and volunteer registration will be opening next week so stay tuned for more information. 


FREE Trees Provided by Trees Louisville in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation

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TreesLouisville is a nonprofit organization focused on restoring urban tree canopy in Louisville.  They are partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation to provide 1,500 free trees to Louisville residents. 

Louisville loses around 54,000 trees annually and this is one way we can help restore our depleted canopy. 

To participate go to arborday.org/treeslouisville, type in your address, and choose your tree! Trees will either be shipped to your home or you can pick up a larger tree at one of our two events. 

  • Pickup events are scheduled for October 20, 12pm-4pm at Against the Grain Brewery, 401 E Main St, Louisville, KY 40202 
  • November 9, 10am-2pm at Americana Community Center 4801 Southside Dr, Louisville, KY 40214.

This is the second of four seasonal Community Canopy programs.  Last winter 870 free trees were delivered to residents of Louisville and the goal is to provide more than 3,500 free trees over the next two years. 

The following species are available: American Sycamore, Black Tupelo, Serviceberry, Redbud, Kentucky Coffeetree, Overcup Oak, Shadblow Serviceberry, Swamp White Oak, Sweetbay Magnolia, and Tulip Poplar.


General Election Information!

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  • Sample ballots for Jefferson County:

http://jeffersoncountyclerk.org/wheredoivote/

  • Early In-House Absentee Voting

Registered voters in Jefferson County who will be absent from Jefferson County on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 can vote their ballot early at Election Center, 701 West Ormsby Avenue, Room 301 (near 7th and Oak Streets).

  • You will need to provide one of these identifications to vote In-Person Absentee:

      Driver’s license, Social Security card, U.S. or Kentucky government-issued identification card, credit card, or any ID with both picture and signature.

  • In-house Absentee Voting at 701 West Ormsby:

Now to Nov. 4: Monday-Friday  8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Oct. 26 and Nov. 2: Saturdays, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

  • Mailed in Absentee Ballots

APPLICATION for an absentee ballot must be requested, complete and returned to Jefferson County Election Center office no later than close-of-business seven days (Tuesday, October 29, 2019) before the election to receive a ballot.

Online: https://www.jeffersoncountyclerk.org/AbsAppRequest

  • If your name is not on polling rolls:

Request an immediate hearing to onsite Election Judge.  He/she can call Election Center if your eligibility to vote is not resolved.  If the any decision can be immediately appealed to a circuit judge.

  • Emergency Medical Ballots:

If you become sick or are in the hospital, you can request a paper absentee ballot from Tuesday, Oct. 22 to Tuesday, Nov. 5.  Call Jefferson County Board of Election office (502.574.6100) to get an Emergency Medical Ballot.  Someone will need to notarize your application for a ballot, then someone needs take that application to the Board of Elections to get your ballot; then after you fill out your ballot, a person has to take your ballot back to the Board of Elections before 6 PM on Election Day!

For more information contact the following:

Jefferson County Election Center:                                                Tel: 502.574.6100                                                                        Fax: 502.574.5014                                                                    Email: Elections@JeffersonCountyClerk.org


St. Anthony Church Road Landslide / Update

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Motorist's, CAUTION!

St. Anthony Church Road has suffered a landslide blocking an entire lane of traffic. Please utilize caution and obey the traffic light, speed limits and traffic signs when travelling St. Anthony Church Road.

Restoration Plan

Public Works has contracted a thorough geotechnical investigation through QK4 - Engineering Consultants to identify the safest, permanent solution.

A second study is currently ongoing and identifying 2 additional landslides that have taken place on property around St. Anthony Church Road but not affecting St. Anthony Church Road, directly.

Multiple options have been offered in a preliminary investigation conducted earlier this summer. Each solution will take time, funding & patience.

Update 10/10/19

Public Works has been working directly with St. Anthony Church Road neighbors to identify the root cause of the landslides and to conduct the studies needed to ensure a comprehensive, permanent solution can be found. 

Specific property owners would not allow Public Works access to their properties to conduct the testing that is required to design the solution. The Jefferson County Attorney's Office has spoken with counsel for these neighbors and anticipate consent in the very near future.  

Due to the property owner's not consenting to Public Works & QK4 accessing their properties & thus delaying the second in-depth geotechnical study, at this time Public Works does not have an expected completion date. Once the second study is allowed to proceed and the final report is submitted, Councilman Yates will be working with Public Work to identify the necessary funding to ensure St. Anthony Church Road is restored. 

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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): Crews on The New Dixie Highway Project are completing median construction on a critical, busy section of the roadway in the heart of Shively. The section between Herbert Avenue and Crums Lane, which includes Shively City Hall and the on-ramp to Interstate 264, will have all lanes open and in their final configuration on Monday. 

The opening of all four lanes in this section will be a significant improvement for drivers. For the past six months, there has been only one southbound lane on this busy section of roadway – which carries an estimated 60,000 vehicles a day. For about a month, there has also only been one northbound lane on that section.

As with the rest of the project, the final surfacing and landscaping is slated for completion during the spring and summer of 2020.

Drivers should continue to stay alert to shifting work zones on Dixie Highway. In addition to the opening of lanes between Crums and Herbert, work crews will also be reopening lanes between Greenwood Road and Wells Drive as well as between Meyer Lane and Upper Hunters Trace.

Median work will shift to other locations, causing new lane closures between Gagel Avenue and Kendall Road.  The existing lane closure between Blanton Lane and Meyer Lane will remain in place as work continues.   

By installing medians, The New Dixie Highway Project is restricting mid-block left turns – and guiding drivers to turn at signalized intersections or designated U-turn points.  Installing medians is both the most transformative part of The New Dixie Highway project – but also the most dangerous for workers because they will be working in the middle of the roadway with traffic on both sides.  Video about the medians and about the use of U-turns on Dixie Highway are available on YouTube.

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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WDRB:

Before construction finishes up on a $30 million project to transform Dixie Highway in southwest Louisville, project leaders want to give drivers a heads up:

Do not be confused when you start to see new and different traffic signs along the road. The work is scheduled to finish by the end of December. Crews will just have to repave and fix up the landscaping in the spring once it warms up.

"All of the lanes will be open. All the medians will be in place. And it will be functional," " said Beverly Bartlett, spokeswoman for the New Dixie Highway Project. "It's very exciting. It's very close to being done."

But with the new smooth drive comes a new traffic pattern and new signs. One of the signs is just right turn only, except for buses, which is just sort of a sign you don't normally see," Bartlett said. "But it's pretty self-explanatory." 

For more information about the new signage along Dixie Highway, follow the WDRB Link:

https://www.wdrb.com/news/project-leaders-preparing-drivers-for-new-signs-along-revamped-dixie/article_121526b4-f054-11e9-afb3-2fd825bcbc49.html

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New Dixie Highway News:

The $35 million New Dixie Highway project is on schedule and construction will be complete by the end of this year. That means that the medians, sidewalks, and crosswalks will be in place, the bus stations will be installed, and all the lanes will be open.

December is not usually the best time for final surfacing, final striping and landscaping, so that work is currently slated for Spring 2020. That kind of work will not be as disruptive to drivers, however. The New Dixie Highway Project broke ground in December of 2017.

“We really appreciate everyone’s patience as we work to make The New Dixie Highway – a safer, more attractive and efficient roadway,” said John Callihan, project manager. “We are nearing the finish line and soon we will be able to enjoy the new roadway.”




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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