 Councilwoman
Madonna Flood
Legislative Assistant
Andrea Crider Derouen
City Hall
601 W. Jefferson Street
502-574-1124
Welcome to District 24 E-Newsletter! To learn more about events and services in our district, check out our webpage!
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 Louisville Metro and the State both have websites that have COVID-19 information that is updated as information changes.
The Center for Disease Control Covid-19 site is https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
The State site is https://govstatus.egov.com/kycovid19.
The Governor is holding daily briefings again at 4pm. The site is https://www.facebook.com/GovAndyBeshear/videos/613448489581786
The Louisville Metro site is https://louisvilleky.gov/news/what-you-need-know-about-coronavirus
Here’s the link to our new COVID dashboard: https://covid-19-in-jefferson-county-ky-lojic.hub.arcgis.com/.
As always, if you have any questions about where to obtain information, please call our office at 574-1124.
School Reopening Dr. Pollio announced at a press conference that he would be recommending a proposal regarding school reopening to the Jefferson County Board of Education at its next board meeting.
The proposal would extend Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) for the next several weeks, as our county is currently in the orange zone per KDE’s recommended school reopening guidelines (click here to view). However, the board is expected to have a broader conversation about the possibility of starting in-person learning on October 22. One idea being reviewed is Pre-K and elementary students having the option to return to school first and staggering the return of middle and high school students when there is a steady decrease in COVID-19 cases in our community. Here is a potential timeline the board is expected to talk about on Tuesday evening:
- October 22 – Pre-K and elementary
- October 29 – 6th and 9th grades
- November 2 – 7th-8th and 10th-12th grades
Dr. Pollio will make a full recommendation on a proposed start date in mid-October, if the data reflects it is safe to return to school buildings.
In that scenario, parents and guardians of students at all grade levels will be able to select a virtual option if they would like their child to continue remote learning. We will have more information available next week about what in-person learning and the virtual learning option will look like upon our return to school buildings.
Mental Health Supports
We know that this is an extremely challenging time for all of our families and staff. As we start the seventh month of this virus’s arrival in Kentucky, we know that our parents, students, and the many staff who are working differently than ever before are experiencing extreme fatigue and stress. This is not unique to Jefferson County.
There are three things you can do to help:
- Let our federal partners in Congress know that a federal aid package assisting districts with the ballooning costs of caring for students and families is absolutely critical. Many of you have strong connections with our partners not just in Louisville but across the country. We need help, urgently. Specifically, we need dollars that will assist districts with backfilling the loss of local tax revenue due to the pandemic. In part due to loss of occupational tax revenue and in part due to the PVA’s decision not to conduct property reassessments this year in three quickly-growing neighborhoods, JCPS is like every other district in Kentucky, and will be struggling to find the funds to truly meet students where they are.
- Thank a JCPS staff member today. It doesn’t have to be someone you know, and if you’d like contact information for someone in our district to reach out to and send thanks, I would love to help with that. I cannot express to you how dearly your support is prized at this time.
- Remind your constituents that our school based mental health teams (school counselors, MHPs and FRYSC) are continuing the work they have always done to support our students and address racial trauma and racial inequity. They are working with students individually and meeting them where they are as they struggle with the racial injustice that they are witnessing and experiencing.
- Students should be encouraged to reach out to trusted adults within the school for help. They need to be able to call their school, their counselors, their teachers to help them process this information. To that end, we are preparing all adults in JCPS to have difficult conversations with students, colleagues and families as we work to support one another, especially our black and brown community, as they work through the tremendous amount of anger, disbelief and hurt.
A MESSAGE FROM THE JEFFERSON COUNTY CLERK
Earlier this month I held a press conference to share Jefferson County’s progress in planning and executing the forthcoming General Election. I released information about four (4) early voting locations, as well as four (4) additional election day locations, noting more than once that the provided blueprint was fluid and subject to change. At that time, our office was continuing to secure other locations, ones that have adequate space and parking to accommodate an election day vote center. Please understand that only one plan was ever sent to the State Board of Elections and the Secretary of State’s Office for approval. That plan, submitted on Friday, September 25th, includes twenty (20) polling locations on Election Day.
There are many variables to the election process, many of which go unconsidered by the average voter. Not every voter in Jefferson County receives the same ballot. Due to the number of small cities, legislative, metro council, and congressional districts, there are 1520 ballot styles in Jefferson County. In order to set up one vote center, we must provide each location with approximately 700,000 ballots, along with an adequate number of voting machines, voting booths, e-pollbooks (vote rosters), supplies and staff. Due to the number of ballots and equipment, along with security concerns, these locations cannot be set up within just a day. Each location we researched had to be able to allow us time to arrive several days prior to election day for set up. There must also be 24-hour security at these locations once the ballots and equipment are in place. This is no easy task, which is why it took us time to research and find the appropriate number and areas for our polling locations.
As Jefferson County Clerk, it is my responsibility to secure the democratic process for all registered voters, and to ensure the integrity and security of our election process. I have done that since my first day in office, with a record 22 years of integrity and bipartisanship in conducting elections in this county. While we welcome the assistance and comradery of other community leaders and elected officials in this process, this office has to rise above partisan politics and echo chambers. Our mission is too great. My hope is that those with a voice will now use their platform to share the correct information with voters and to positively encourage them about the voting process.
As listed below, there will be twenty (20) vote centers located throughout the county on Election Day. However, please understand the importance of voting early during the 3 weeks prior to Election Day. This along with mail-in absentee ballots will help alleviate long lines and waits on Election Day.
NOTICE: This list is unconfirmed and pending approval by the Governor, Secretary of State and State Board of Elections. Please check again before October 13th to confirm your selection. Click here for PDF version.
Early Voting & Election Day
Drop-off boxes will be available at all voting locations during voting hours
Kentucky Exposition Center
DATE: October 13th through November 2nd
ADDRESS: 937 Phillips Lane ~ Fairgrounds North Wing
TIME: Monday through Saturday ~ 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, November 3rd ~ 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(Free Parking)
KFC Yum! Center ~ Foyer
DATE: October 13th through November 2nd
ADDRESS: Main & 2nd Streets
TIME: Monday through Saturday ~ 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, November 3rd ~ 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(Free Parking)
Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
DATE: October 13th through November 2nd
ADDRESS: 1701 West Muhammad Ali Blvd
TIME: Monday through Saturday ~ 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, November 3rd ~ 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(Free Parking)
Louisville Marriott East
DATE: October 13th through November 2nd
ADDRESS: 1903 Embassy Square Blvd. ~ Commonwealth Ballroom
TIME: Monday through Saturday ~ 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, November 3rd ~ 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(Free Parking)
Election Day Only Voting Locations
Tuesday, November 3rd (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
Ballard High School: 6000 Brownsboro Road
Carter Duvalle Elementary School : 3600 Bohne Avenue
Crosby Middle School: 303 Gatehouse Lane
Fairdale High School: 1001 Fairdale Road
Fern Creek HighSchool: 9115 Fern Creek Road
Iroquois High School: 4615 Taylor Boulevard
Jeffersontown High School: 9600 Old Six Mile Lane
Meyzeek Middle School: 828 S. Jackson Street
Seneca High School: 3510 Goldsmith Lane
Shawnee High School: 4001 Herman Street
Southern High School : 8620 Preston Highway
St. Matthews Community Center: 310 Ten Pin Lane
Thomas Jefferson Middle School: 1501 Rangeland Road
Valley High School: 10200 Dixie Highway
Waggener High School: 330 S. Hubbards Lane
Western High School: 2501 Rockford Lane
 The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular began in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1988. The Louisville event, celebrating its 8th year in 2020, is held in Iroquois Park with 5,000 carved pumpkins illuminated at night as an “art show”. The show runs daily from dusk to 11 p.m., weekdays(Sunday-Thursday), and closes at midnight on Friday & Saturday.
• Nightly illumination
• Entertainment for the whole family
• 5,000+ illuminated pumpkins with more than 100 pumpkins carved into veritable works of art
• Presented, each year, in newly themed scenes, with music
• Proceeds benefit the Louisville Parks Foundation
NOTE: LINES FOR THE EVENT ON WEEKENDS MAY BE LONG.
PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE.
 October 1 – 30, 2020 (Thursdays through Sundays)
Party starts at 5 p.m. Route closes at 10 p.m.
Special Tickets Required for all Guests ages 3+
NEW PARTY, NEW NAME!
Special Ticket Required. A Louisville tradition for over 35 years, Halloween transforms your Zoo into a living storybook, complete with some of your favorite characters brought to life, fun music and a safe place for trick-or-treating for kids 11 and under. This year, we’re celebrating with a new party experience designed to give you all the kooky you love with none of the spooky.
ALL THE FUN FOR ONE GREAT PRICE
- Enjoy a spin on the Spooktacular Carousel.
- Get up close to REAL creepy crawlies at the walk-through, free-crawling “not-so-itsy-bitsy” Spider House.
- Hear the legendary tale of the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow
- All included with your party admission!
Our reduced nightly capacity eliminates the scary traffic delays when arriving for the party. Parking is easy and convenient in the Zoo’s lot and FREE for party guests!
A SAFE TRICK-OR-TREATING EXPERIENCE
Get your same sweet treats with fewer stops along the way. To help provide social distancing and to reduce contact, there will be a limited number of treat booths throughout the Zoo. This year, rather than receiving one treat per booth, kids 11 and under will receive a pre-packaged goodie bag with multiple treats at each station! Treats will be handed out by Zoo staff members.
All staff members undergo a daily health screening and will be wearing masks throughout the party. Staff distributing treats will also be wearing gloves. In an abundance of caution and to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, crowd size at Boo at the Zoo will be reduced.
From the depths of Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory the ghosts and goblins have awakened to welcome the 5th Annual Home Run Halloween. This year the spine-tingling excitement happens every Sunday in October.
No ghouling around. Every Sunday will be spooktacular because kids dressed in costume receive a special Halloween mini-bat at the end of the factory tour and receive a pre-packaged bag of candy.
To make things even more spine-tingling, we’ve conjured a special treat for parents – no tricks here, kids get half-price admission every day in October when parents use the promo code BOO2020 when purchasing tickets at sluggermusuem.com. Advance tickets are required.
The World’s Largest Vampire Stake re-emerges for the fun. The 8-foot-tall stake was crafted here at the factory. Though the stake will have vampires shaking in fright, guests can pose with this marvel for a delightfully frightful photo-op. The stake fits right in with the theme of big things at the museum. The downtown attraction is already the home of The Big Bat (the largest in the world at 120 feet tall) and a giant ball and glove sculpture carved from limestone.
Guests can also learn about the spooky history of the building and hear about spine-tingling paranormal encounters employees have had in the museum during Ghost Stories of Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory.
Since re-opening its doors on June 11th, the museum has implemented additional safety precautions including social distancing floor graphics, reducing tour sizes, stepping-up sanitizing protocols and requiring masks for all guests and team members. Guests without masks can purchase them upon entering the museum for $1.00.
For more information, Click here https://www.sluggermuseum.com/
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