Per our Bridge Supervisor: Our contractor is finishing the final stage of the repair and once that is complete, KYTC will need to re-inspect the bridge before it opens to traffic. We anticipate it being open by the end of the month.
From the Kentucky State Transportation Cabinet
 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.
Still can get an Absentee Ballot; How to deal with Poll troubles
If a person in Kentucky did not request an absentee ballot, and now needs one because of being quarantined or another reason, they can apply for an "application for absentee ballot" by contacting their county clerk through November 3.
In Louisville, call 502.574.6100, fax 502.574.5014 or email: Elections@JeffersonCountyClerk.org or countyclerk@jeffersoncountyclerk.org
If a medical emergency, the request by the voter needs to be notarized and brought to the County Clerk's office by a relative or friend. Most chaplains at hospitals are notaries; there are also mobile notaries.
The APPLICATION will need to be filled out and returned to the county clerk office where the actual ballot will be mail or given to the designated person. The ballot needs to be properly filled out, signed by the voter and either then returned back to the county clerk's office or put in one of the inside drop boxes.
To check on the status of an absentee ballot: GoVoteKY.com
All ballots are supposed to be mailed out by Friday (October 16); if a person has not received their ballot within a week, please call the County Clerk's office.
There is some confusion on whether a person who has requested an absentee ballot can decide to vote in person and negate that absentee ballot. While the Board of Elections are asking people wait until October 28 to see if their ballots arrive, there is no Kentucky Law that mandates that.
If a person is denied a ballot at the polls
Request and have an immediate hearing before the county board of elections if your eligibility to vote is questioned. Any decision of the county board of elections may be immediately appealed to a circuit judge. Do not leave the poll without a hearing.
If you are offered a "Provisional Ballot", please note that ballot will be only for federal officers, President, US Senator and US House.
List of candidates for Federal and Statewide races: https://web.sos.ky.gov/electionmall/default.aspx
Louisville sample ballots: http://jeffersoncountyclerk.org/wheredoivote/
Vote by one of three ways:
1) In-person early before Election Day. In Louisville, four locations. Anyone can vote at any one of these sites. 8:30 AM- 4:30 PM Tuesday, Oct. 13 – Monday, Nov. 2, and Saturdays, Oct. 17, 24 and 31. Parking is free.
Kentucky Exposition Center 937 Phillips Lane Fairgrounds North Wing
KFC Yum! Center Foyer Main & 2nd Streets
Kentucky Center for African American Heritage 1701 West Muhammad Ali Blvd
Louisville Marriott East 1903 Embassy Square Blvd. Commonwealth Ballroom
Sites and times for other Kentucky counties can be found at https://www.sos.ky.gov/elections/Pages/Polling-Locations.aspx
2) In-person on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls open at 6 AM and close at 6 PM. Anyone can vote at any one of these sites. A photo ID is being required, although a person can sign a document explaining that they could not get one because of COVID-19 and vote.
If you are in line at 6 PM, you are allowed to vote.
Locations in Jefferson County at the above four locations and:
Ballard High School, 6000 Brownsboro Road
Carter Duvalle Elementary School, 3600 Bohne Ave
Crosby Middle School, 303 Gatehouse Lane
Fairdale High School, 1001 Fairdale Road
Fern Creek High School, 9115 Fern Creek Road
Iroquois High School, 4615 Taylor Boulevard
Jeffersontown High School, 9600 Old Six Mile Ln
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 Ln
Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 1501 Rangeland Rd
Valley High School, 10200 Dixie Highway
Waggener High School, 330 S. Hubbards Lane
Western High School, 2501 Rockford Lane
3) By absentee ballot. The actual ballot is mailed to the voter. The Ballot is returned by mail (postage is prepaid) or at various official ballot drop boxes that are INSIDE the above voting locations ONLY. If mailing, please take your ballot inside a U.S. Post Office, and not in an outside mailbox.
Vote early so that if there is a problem with your ballot, the County Clerk can notify you in order to correct the ballot.
More Info:
Jefferson County Election Center 502.574.6100 http://elections.jeffersoncountyclerk.org/
Kentucky Board of Elections 502-573-7100 Fax: 502-573-4369 http://elect.ky.gov/
Mayor Greg Fischer announced today that Hillard Heintze, the Chicago-based company conducting the top-to-bottom review of the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD), will release two anonymous surveys aimed at gathering perspectives from community members and LMPD employees.
The two web-based surveys are accessible today through Tuesday, October 27 at 11:45 p.m., EDT. Additional details will be provided soon to accommodate those who are unable to access the survey online.
“There are valuable perspectives within both the community and LMPD that we are seeking to collect with these surveys,” said Marcia K. Thompson, Esq. of Hillard Heintze. “The experiences of these two groups underscore the work we are doing, and the importance of those experiences cannot be understated.”
The community survey, which will be open to all Louisville residents, seeks to understand the broader community’s perspective on the role of police personnel, police management and community relations in the city of Louisville. Residents will be asked about the relationship between the LMPD and the Louisville community.
The survey continues the community feedback portion of the Hillard Heintze review, which has also included open sessions to inform community members about the review process and ongoing conversations with representatives of various community groups and organizations.
The LMPD employee survey will measure the employees’ attitudes, opinions and experiences. Consultants at Hillard Heintze will manage the intake and analysis of all survey data. The city will not collect, view or retain any of the survey data.
“The surveys are anonymous and will be handled by Hillard Heintze because we want community members and LMPD employees alike to speak freely about the strengths and weaknesses they see in the department and in LMPD’s relationship with residents,” said Mayor Fischer. “I urge everyone to take the time to participate in the surveys.”
The community can participate in the survey by visiting: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LMPDcommunitysurvey
Louisvillians, who would like to complete their respective survey by phone can call (312) 869-8500 to be assigned a representative who will schedule a time for the interview
A link to the community survey will also be shared on various social media platforms, including the Mayor’s and the LMPD’s Twitter accounts, as well as the LouisvilleKY.gov website.
The LMPD employee survey will be shared within the Department.
Residents who have questions or want to weigh in further about the ongoing review of LMPD can email Hillard Heintze at LMKY@hillardheintze.com.
 Your feedback and suggestions are needed as Louisville Metro conducts a full-scale review of the Land Development Code (LDC) to identify and correct inequitable land use regulations and policies within the code.
The LDC is a set of rules that regulates development and what can be done with private property. Many elements within the LDC have not been revised since the early 1960s and continue to incorporate discriminatory policies first introduced in 1931.
The community meetings will be held:
- Saturday, October 24 at 10 a.m.
- Monday, October 26 at 10 a.m.
- Tuesday, October 27 at 6 p.m.
Residents can watch and submit comments or questions via Facebook Live on the Develop Louisville page, or via WebEx online or by phone. For details about how to attend the different meetings, visit https://louisvilleky.gov/ldcreform. Those who cannot attend one of the three meetings can ask questions or submit comments by emailing LDCreform@louisvilleky.gov or calling the LDC reform hotline at (502) 574-4737.
The review is the continuation of a process that started with the adoption of our 20-year comprehensive plan, Plan 2040, in 2018 and the release of the Housing Needs Assessment and Advancing Equity Report in early 2019. These documents laid the groundwork by identifying deficiencies, potential actions and what we want Louisville to be.
Metro Council passed a resolution on August 20 requesting the LDC review and the drafting of recommendations for more equitable and inclusive development. Louisville Metro Planning and Design Services staff is leading the review effort.
Following the meetings, Planning and Design Services staff will draft a list of recommended policy changes and amendments to the LDC, which will be reviewed by the Planning Commission, Metro Council and other legislative bodies that have zoning authority in Jefferson County. Before any recommendations are adopted, the Planning Commission will host a public hearing for residents to provide additional comments.
While some recommendations may go before the Planning Commission for consideration within a few months, the process will continue well beyond that with additional recommendations possibly being made over the next couple of years.
For more information about efforts to reform the Land Development Code, visit https://louisvilleky.gov/ldcreform.
Jefferson County Fire Service will host a drive-thru trick-or-treating event Oct. 30 at McNeely Lake Park.
COVID-19 guidelines will reportedly be followed.
Costumes are encouraged, though all visitors must stay inside their vehicle as they ride along the one-way experience.
There will be decorations and law enforcement vehicles on display and tables for cars to stop at for pre-packaged treat bags along the way.
To participate, enter off of Price Lane Road.
Traffic will be funneled through Wilt Elementary School, which is located across the street from the park, so drivers can put in the address 6700 Price Lane Road to avoid showing up to one of many other entrances to the park.
With many Halloween events canceled or sold out in the area, more candy is needed.
Thomas Car Wash, 5321 Preston Highway, is hosting a "CarnEvil," Louisville's first haunted car wash.
It will only be happening on Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31 at the car wash on Preston Highway from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. It costs $20 per car, and 20% of the proceeds will be donated to the Bluegrass Center for Autism.
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