 Today, over 250 new coats were donated to the JCPS Clothing Assistance Program CAP from Councilman David Yates' 3rd Annual Coat-A-Kid Drive.Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Marty Pollio accepted the significant donation thanking all of the community partners.The Coat Drive was created 3 years ago when David's daughter, Ava, wanted to give back to those in need during the holiday season.
- A special thank you to each of the participating sponsors:
Craig and Landreth Cars Chris Hiser for collecting new coats at each of their Kentucky locations.
- Khalil's Khalil Batshon and Shirley's Way Mike Mulrooney for hosting a special Coat Drive featuring a 55" Samsung TV donated by John Poynter and Century Entertainment & Furnishings.
- Dusty Leigh who provided over 50 coats!
- The LMPD 3rd Division, Eltoro.com, and Lime for collectively donating over 30 coats!
- Louisville Professional Firefighters Local #345 Brian O'Neill, Louisville Hi Tech Floor Covering Chad O'Nan , Rogers Body Shop and Empire home improvement Greg Dunn supported the campaign by donating cash to purchase new coats.
Through countless citizens, businesses, and organizations we were able to provide the children in our community warmth this winter.
     
The place seems like a dream come true: the right space, the right location, the right price. But is it really for rent? Or will the renter or traveler arrive to find their money gone with nowhere to stay?
An in-depth investigative study by Better Business Bureau (BBB) finds that fraud is widespread in the online rental home and vacation rental market, with 43% of online shoppers encountering a fake listing and more than 5 million consumers losing money to such scams.
The investigative study -- Is That Rental Listing Real? A BBB Study of Rental Scams Involving Apartments, Houses and Vacation Properties -- notes that 85% of consumers encountering fake rental listings do not fall for them.
BBB Scam Tracker has received more than 1,300 reports of rental fraud from 2016 to 2019, while the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reports more than $37 million from January 1, 2019, through October 20, 2019, in losses associated with complaints that mention the word “rent.”
If you would like more information about fraudulent properties or the entire report click on the link! https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/21033-bbb-investigation-rental-scams
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Solid waste services will be altered under the following schedule for the Christmas and New Year’s holiday weeks.
Garbage/yard waste/recycling
There will be no residential garbage, yard waste or recycling collection on Wednesday, December 25 or Wednesday, January 1 within the Urban Services District (former Louisville city limits). Residents who usually have garbage/yard waste/recycling collection on Wednesday will have service instead on Thursday, December 26 and Thursday, January 2. The Thursday and Friday schedule will also be delayed by one day. Use the Recycle Coach app to stay informed about holiday changes!
Residents normally serviced by private waste haulers should check with those companies for holiday collection schedules.
Staffed Drop-off Locations
The full-service recycling locations, along with the Waste Reduction Center and Haz Bin, will be closed Wednesday, December 25 and Wednesday, January 1.
- East District Public Works Yard, 595 N. Hubbards Lane
- Southwest Government Center, 7219 Dixie Highway
- Central Government Center, 7201 Outer Loop
- Waste Reduction Center, 636 Meriwether Avenue
- Haz Bin Hazardous Waste Facility, 7501 Grade Lane
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- AT&T downtown call center is located at 534 Armory Place.
- These are full-time, entry level sales representative positions with benefits.
- Must be 18 or older to apply. Must be proficient with computers and have basic typing skills.
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 Today, the average life expectancy is at a record high 79 years. As we get older, even the most independent among us may experience physical declines or financial hardship that strips away their independence. Add to that an increase in geographic mobility of our families, and the results is millions of seniors left behind, hungry and alone.
To help those in need volunteer with Meals on Wheels and the Southwest Community Ministries! CALL: 502-935-0310
 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 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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Seasonal Christmas tree drop-off will also include leaves this year. Starting December 26, drop-off sites will be available for all Louisville/Jefferson County residents. All lights and ornaments should be removed from trees before they are set out or dropped off. Residents may also drop off loose leaves. Containers used to bring leaves to the drop-off sites must be disposed of off-site by residents.
DROP OFF LOCATION:
Public Works Yard - 10500 Lower River Road (enter from Bethany Lane)
December 26 - January 31, Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed on Wednesday, January 1)
Metro Public Works will also provide curbside pickup of Christmas trees within the Urban Services District (the old City of Louisville boundaries) after the holiday. Beginning Wednesday, December 26, residents with City curbside yard waste pickup may set their Christmas trees and greenery out on their regular collection day. Trees must not be in plastic bags, and all decorations must be removed. Residents normally serviced by private waste haulers should check with those companies to see whether and when tree pickup is available.
Yard Waste Winter Schedule
The yard waste winter schedule will begin January 21, 2020 and goes through the end of March, 2020. During this time yard waste will be collected on your normal day BY REQUEST ONLY. Call 311 or 574-5000 to request yard waste collection. Regular yard waste collection will resume in the spring.
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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.
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.
Update 11/26
The second geotechnical study took place at the beginning of December at 7700 St. Anthony Church Road. The engineering team made 20 bores into the road and hillside to study the composition of the land and determine the amount of water flowing in the ground. Once the results of the study are compiled and analyzed Public Works will review the recommendations and identify the best possible permanent solution.
 All Major Construction has been completed. No Long-Term Lane Closures Remain
Crews working on the $35 million New Dixie Highway Project have reached a major milestone – the completion of the transformative medians that will make Dixie Highway safer and more efficient.
Medians, curbing and sidewalks have been installed along a four-mile stretch of the busy corridor between Greenwood Road and Crums Lane. The completion of the medians means the end of significant lane closures. As of Dec. 11, all lanes are open and no long-term lane closures remain.
More to Complete
Landscaping continues as crews install shrubs, sod and trees causing limited, short-term lane closures that should not significantly impact traffic. Some physical and technological elements of the new bus shelters supporting the soon-to-launch Dixie Rapid bus rapid transit route will be installed now and in the spring. Updated signage and signaling work are also in progress.
In the spring, the final surfacing and striping will be put into place. That work will only require temporary lane closures. When that work is complete, the public will begin to fully experience the New Dixie Highway.
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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