 Councilman David Yates and his colleagues are calling on all of Louisville's Citizens, Businesses, Unions and Organizations to donate NEW coats for the 3rd Annual Coat-A-Kid Drive!
Please donate NEW Coats, Gloves and Scarves to support JCPS students in need. All donations will be provided to the JCPS Clothing Assistance Program to impact schools throughout Louisville.
WHEN: December 5th - 19th
WHERE:
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ANY Craig & Landreth Location!!!
- Dixie Highway
- Hurstbourne
- Fern Creek
- Shepherdsville
- St. Matthews
- Crestwood
https://www.craigsbestcars.com/
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Contact Councilman David Yates' office to schedule a pick up or drop off - 574-1125 or David.Yates@louisvilleky.gov
A special THANK YOU! to all of the partners that have supported us in the past, those returning and the new ones joining us this year.
 Claim your spot in Colonial Gardens history while there is still space. Give the gift of commemoration this holiday season and engrave a brick in the heart of Colonial Gardens.
Click the link below.
https://colonialgardenslouky.com/
 To learn more and find out if you're eligible, contact or visit a Kentucky Career Center near you. Visit kentuckianaworks.org/locations for more information, including hours.
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KY Career Center at 6th and Cedar: 600 W Cedar St, Louisville, (502) 595-4003
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KY Career Center at the NIA Center: 2900 W Broadway, St. 100, Louisville, (502) 574-4100
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KY Manufacturing Career Center: 160 Rochester Dr., Building W, Louisville, (502) 276-9711
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Outside of Louisville/Jefferson County: Call (502) 724-4736
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) that helps low income residents of Jefferson County with their utility bills begins on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019.
LIHEAP is a federally funded, income-based program that provides financial help to low-income households in meeting the costs of heating their home. The LIHEAP Subsidy Component is a one-time assistance benefit, which is paid directly to the heating vendor. The LIHEAP Subsidy Component begins Monday, Nov. 4, and will operate through Dec. 13, 2019.
Residents wishing to apply must schedule an appointment utilizing the automated appointment system. The appointment system is currently open and is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Appointments can be scheduled by phone by calling (502) 991-8391 or online at louisvilleky.cascheduler.com.
LIHEAP applications will be completed at the following locations:
- South Central Neighborhood Place, 4255 Hazelwood Ave., 40215
- Southwest Government Center/Dixie Highway location. 7219 Dixie Highway, 40255
Callers who require more information can contact Metro311 by simply dialing 311 or (502) 574-5000, visit the website’s On Line Customer Service at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/metro311
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The common practice of online shopping means we have a lot of extra waste at home. From bubble wrap to cardboard to padded envelopes and air pillows, the list goes on. The best thing to do is reuse the items - refill the boxes, pack fragile items with bubble wrap or air pillows, mail something else in the envelopes, or use items for craft projects. (Or you can always donate to someone else to reuse.) But if you find yourself needing to dispose of them, here's some useful information:
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Cardboard Boxes
Please recycle your cardboard! Flatten the boxes to conserve space in your own recycling bin or in our recycling dumpsters around town. Don't put them out for Large Item Collection ("junk") because they won't get recycled.
Bubble Wrap, Air Pillows
These can be recycled with plastic bags at participating retail stores. Keep them out of your home recycling containers and drop off recycling dumpsters.
Padded Envelopes
To know what to do with these, you have to know what they're made of. Some envelopes have paper surrounding bubble wrap. These cannot be recycled since they are made of a mix of materials. Some are all plastic and can go with the bubble wrap (see above). If the padding is made of all paper, the envelope can go in your home recycling containers or drop off recycling dumpsters.
Styrofoam
Large blocks of Styrofoam can be recycled at Foam Fabricators, 950 Progress Blvd, New Albany, IN. They must be clean and free of tape and stickers. They do not accept any other form of Styrofoam. And Styrofoam is NOT accepted in curbside recycling or drop off recycling dumpsters.
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 Update 11/26
The second geotechnical study will take place next week at 7700 St. Anthony Church Road. While the study is taking place, the road will be CLOSED between 9AM - 3PM on Thursday, December 5th, and Friday, December 6th in order for crews to drill into the roadway.
 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.
Update 11/14/19
The property owners surrounding the immediate slide area have consented to Public Works & QK4's conducting 20 soil test borings to evaluate the subsurface conditions with depths ranging from 10 feet - 25 feet.
These boring locations will be monitored to measure groundwater volumes to assist in remediation planning.
Lane closures of St. Anthony Church Road will be required resulting in one lane traffic for the duration of the filed exploration.
The field exploration is expected to take 5-10 working days.
 The New Dixie Highway project is nearly complete with all major construction work. The last sections of median and curb work will be complete in the next few weeks. There will be a limited amount of temporary lane closures for landscaping and finishing work now through the end of the year.
Shrubs and sod are being planted now to beautify select sections of the newly finished medians. Landscaping work will be complete by mid-December. Only final resurfacing and a few fixes will remain for Spring 2020.
When will the Rapid Bus start?
The new TARC Rapid bus rapid transit line is scheduled to start in January 2020! This new bus line will improve speed, service and reliability on the Dixie Highway corridor.
The nine Dixie Rapid route buses will travel to 37 distinctive stops between downtown and Valley Station, most with a covered bus shelter.
Special bus signals will be installed along the route connected to a high-tech communication system to ensure buses move quickly and efficiently. The New Dixie Highway project also included improvements to crosswalks, sidewalks and streetscapes to make access to Rapid stops easier.
This is one of TARC’s busiest bus routes, making the new Rapid a highly anticipated addition to Dixie Highway. Exact start date and schedule for the Rapid will be announced soon.
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Crews have begun construction of the final sections of median in the New Dixie Highway Project! This exciting milestone means we are close to completion and on track to have all major components in place by the end of this year.
Thanks to the diligent work of our construction team, you’ll also see landscaping begin soon ahead of schedule. Soil preparation, sod installation and other landscaping work may cause short, temporary lane closures over the next 4-6 weeks.
Residents and businesses are already beginning to see the positive effects of this transformation. From wider sidewalks to brand new bus shelters and less dangerous roadways, the New Dixie Highway Project is making a safer, more efficient corridor for everyone
With the addition of medians, left turns and U turns will be a lot more frequent along Dixie Highway. Many people have asked if we can add “flashing yellow” left-turn lights to each intersection to move more cars through faster.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet takes a great deal of care in determining where “flashing yellow” lights are and are not a good solution. They take into consideration both the number of lanes drivers will be crossing as well as other conditions. Some of the project area south of Greenwood meets KYTC’s standards and will utilize flashing yellow left turn lights, but much of Dixie Highway is not a safe spot for that type of traffic lights.
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