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From the desk of Councilwoman Donna Purvis
Hello District 5!
The beauty of fall is now upon us! The month of November will bring us a very important election, and I hope everyone has had the opportunity to exercise their right by voting.
November is also a festive month to celebrate Thanksgiving. With the COVID numbers rising, we have to use precaution with family gatherings, but let's be thankful to exist and remain safe during this time.
Justice in November is still questionable, but Metro Council has voted into law to add reform to police policy so that citizens have a level of protection when being approached and handful by law enforcement. However, there is still a lot of disappointment with the handling of Breonna Taylor's case, again, I hope truth will come out and justice is served!
My last message is to make sure you VOTE!
Donna
Absentee Ballot NOT showing up as received
IF a person has mailed their ballot and it is not showing up as received, (and yes, it can take over 3 weeks), the voter can ON Election Day (Nov. 3) starting at 6 AM to 6 PM, the voter can go down to the Jeff Co BOE at 7/Ormsby (or their County Clerk's Office), and ask for an appeal to vote again, invalidating their absentee ballot.
The voter will need to bring their id and any information like when and where they mailed or put into a drop box to help the BOE and judge decide to let them vote again or not.
Poll Workers Giving out wrong ballots to voters!
Check to make sure you have gotten the correct ballot before you vote, whether by mail in or in person. Sample ballots for Louisville: http://jeffersoncountyclerk.org/wheredoivote/
If you think you may have gotten the wrong ballot (i.e. wrong precinct), call Kentucky State Board of Elections, (502) 573-7100)
Rides to the Polls (to vote OR to drop off your absentee ballot):
Non-profit groups and some political campaigns are providing rides to the polls, via buses, vans, Lyft. Contact Louisville Urban League or your political party for more information on what groups are providing rides.
For a ride from the Louisville Urban League, call 502.354.8601 and leave a message or sign up at www.lul.org/vote
If you would like to drive people to the polls, sign up at: https://forms.gle/5RgzhbgW364qtDFa6
Masks are needed for drivers and passengers. Please drop off a box or two at the Urban League, 1535 W Broadway, Louisville KY 40203. (or Amazon a box or two to them!)
Questions about voting, contact:
County Clerk’s office or the Kentucky State Board of Elections (502.573.7100)
National Council of Jewish Women, Louisville Section at 502.458.5566 (leave a message) or email: nancychazen@ncjwlou.org
VoteNowKY, email: info@votenowky.org
Still can get an Absentee Ballot; How to deal with Poll issues
If you did not request an absentee ballot, and now need one because of being quarantined or another medical reason, you can apply for a "medical absentee ballot" by calling your county clerk through November 3.
In Louisville, call 502.574.6100 to give them your information over the phone.
The ballot can be picked up by any designated person; in Louisville at the County Clerks' office at 7th and Ormsby.
After properly filled out and signed by the voter, the ballot is returned to the county clerk's office, mailed or put in one of the inside drop boxes at the various voting locations.
To check on the status of your absentee ballot: GoVoteKY.com
All mail-in ballots have been mailed out; if a person has not received their ballot, call the County Clerk's office.
If you are denied a ballot at the polls, request to have an immediate hearing before your county board of elections. Any decision of the county board of elections can be immediately appealed to a circuit court 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, i.e. President, U.S. Senator and U.S. House.
Vote by one of three ways:
1) By absentee ballot. While the Ballot can be returned by mail (postage is prepaid), DO NOT MAIL as too late – Go to one of the many drop boxes at any of the voting locations. You do not have to wait in line as the drop boxes are inside the doors..
2) In-person early before Election Day. Now until Monday, Nov. 2, and Saturdays, October 31. In Louisville, four locations; anyone can vote at any one of these sites. 8:30 AM- 4:30 PM Parking is free.
Kentucky Exposition Center 937 Phillips Lane Fairgrounds North Wing (shuttles are available in the parking lots)
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
3) 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 the election 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 these schools:
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
If you believe that your right to vote has been violated, contact any one of the following: Jefferson County Board of Elections (502) 574.6100
State Board of Elections (502) 573-7100
Attorney General’s Election Fraud Hotline (800) 328-8683
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/
VoteNowKY is a nonpartisan, nonprofit project, by the Coalition of Women's Organizations and other supporting groups to encourage voter awareness and turnout. www.VoteNowKY.org
Westover residents taking part in Pride in District 5 campaign.
   
The Louisville Metro Government (LMG), through Develop Louisville, is considering opening a Request for Proposals (RFP) to invite qualifying financial institutions to participate in a $1M loan loss guarantee fund to finance the rehabilitation as well as the purchase and refinancing of homes located in the neighborhoods of Algonquin, California, Chickasaw, Park Hill, Park DuValle, Parkland, Portland, Russell, and Shawnee. In addition, financing products designed to help existing homeowners with poor or no credit history rehabilitate their residences may include the Smoketown, Shelby Park, and Newburg neighborhoods.
This credit enhancing tool will channel more loans to homeowners and home purchasers in communities with disproportionately high concentrations of vacant and abandoned properties. LMG’s primary goal is to encourage additional community-based investment in historically marginalized neighborhoods while avoiding displacement of existing residents and businesses. This fund is not meant to completely remove risk from financial institutions. Lending inherently involves some degree of risk and some loss is to be expected. The goal, instead, is to incentivize financial institutions to expand lending into sectors commonly limited by underwriting guidelines.
Develop Louisville is currently requesting comments from interested parties on a proposed Loan Loss Guarantee (LLG) fund. Interested parties such as financial institutions (FIs), homeowners, housing developers, and neighborhood stakeholders are invited to review the draft proposal and provide general comments by responding to this request for information prior to October 19, 2020 at 5:00 PM.
To learn more about the proposed loan loss guarantee fund and to submit your comments, please visit the Louisville Procurement Portal and click on RFI210047 Proposed Loan Loss Guarantee Program Supporting Home Rehabilitation.
https://louisvilleky.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities
 A Hand Up Community Resource Center Inc provide resources and assistance for low income workers that may not qualify for federal income guideline resources. Some of our include financial educational and literacy programs for self-sufficiency, assistance for financial hardships and connect individuals with existing local community resources. Please follow us on facebook for information as well. facebook.com/Ahandupcrc
New Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood maps become effective February 26, 2021. At that time, any related flood insurance requirements will also take effect. The new preliminary FEMA maps remove approximately 1,400 properties from floodplain maps and add 1,100 new properties to the maps. Flood insurance is still recommended even if your property is removed from the mapped floodplain, as the flood risk is only reduced, not removed. Check with your insurance agent to determine the right amount of flood coverage needed. Note that your lender still retains the right to require flood insurance if they feel it is necessary.
If you live in an area newly affected by a flood risk map change, review your options with your insurance agent as policies purchased 30 days before the effective map date may be eligible for a lower-cost flood insurance policy. Buildings newly mapped into the floodplain may be eligible for a lower premium during the first 12 months after a map change. Buying an insurance policy before the new flood map goes into effect will save more money. Your insurance agent can give you more information on how to save.
To see the new floodplain maps or check your property’s status please visit: www.lojic.org/preliminary-firms
For flood insurance questions, contact your insurance agent. MSD Floodplain staff can answer your questions about floodplain mapping. You may contact them at 502.540.6000 or floodpermits@louisvillemsd.org.
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Jefferson County has been designated as a COVID-19 Red Zone (cases above 25/100K people).
Attached you will find the recommendations that Gov. Beshear issued on Monday afternoon for all Red Zone counties.
When a county is in the Red Zone on a Thursday, that county is subject to the attached recommendations for the following week. Among the most critical recommendations is: Ensuring that people DO NOT INVITE ANYONE INTO THEIR HOME for social occasions. Louisville contact tracers are finding that the most common source of transmission is household contacts.
Additionally, individuals should not be physically attending events such as seminars and speeches, or traveling (except for essential personnel traveling to work). Gathering must stop because this virus is being spread by asymptomatic individuals.
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 Take advantage of this opportunity to properly dispose of unwanted tires. Any Kentucky resident is eligible to participate in this event EXCEPT tire retailers, scrap/salvage yards, and recycling facilities. Check out this short video about the event.
November 5, 6, 7, 2020
Thursday & Friday, 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Saturday, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m.
1030 Phillips Lane, across from KY Exposition Center
Tires must be separated by type prior to arrival.
Accepted:
- Tires on or off rim
- Truck, light truck, and passenger
- Tractor and farm implement
- Bicycle, motorcycle, golf cart, ATV
Not Accepted:
- Foam filled
- Calcium filled
- Off road construction
- Rubber tracks
- Solid tires with or without press on rims
- Any tires generated outside of KY
- Tires from tire retailers, scrap/salvage yards, and recycling businesses
Questions? Call Pete Flood at 574-3290 or email pete.flood@louisvilleky.gov.
https://louisvilleky.gov/government/public-works/waste-tire-collection-event
This event is sponsored by Louisville/Jefferson County Waste Management District and Louisville Metro Department of Public Works, in partnership with the Kentucky Division of Waste Management.
Vendor packet is available on-line or in person
LOUISVILLE, KY (October 28, 2020) -Vendors wishing to participate in the LIHEAP 2020-2021 program must complete required paperwork and return the appropriate documentation. Vendor Packets can be downloaded from the louisvilleky.gov website by clicking here, or arrangements can be made to pick up in person by calling 502/574-3082.
LIHEAP, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, is a federally funded program that provides financial assistance to help eligible, low-income households meet their home heating needs. LIHEAP vendors are defined as any business that supplies energy, such as rental facilities where utilities are included in the rent or provides home heating fuel to individuals applying for the LIHEAP program. Examples of home heating fuel include oil, kerosene, propane, bottled gas, wood, electric or natural gas.
Vendor paperwork will provide information about changes in the LIHEAP program this year and the LIHEAP staff members are happy to address any questions. Vendors who participated in the 2019-2020 program should receive a packet in the mail to update records for this year’s participation.
The Subsidy Component of LIHEAP begins Nov. 2 and ends Dec. 11, 2020 or until funds are expended. The Crisis Component will begin January 4, 2021 and will end March 31, 2021 or until funds are expended. Please contact Brandon Oneal at (502) 574-6082, or visit https://louisvilleky.gov/LIHEAP for more information.
Louisville Metro Government is committed to promoting access, equal opportunities, and the meaningful participation by minority-owned, women-owned, and disabled owned businesses in all of its procurement activity.
Louisville Metro Office of Resilience and Community Services (RCS) administers the local LIHEAP program for Jefferson County residents. For more information about RCS, visit our website at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/resilience-and-community-serviceswww.louisvilleky.gov/RCS or call 502/574-5050. For more information about Community Action of Kentucky which administers LIHEAP through a network of 23 community action agencies across Kentucky, call 1-800-456-3452.
Speed Hump Installation
The following criteria will be reviewed before a street is considered eligible for speed hump installation.
1. Support Although PW will utilize processes in order to determine if a segment of street is deemed appropriate for speed humps, generally the neighborhood representative(s) will be responsible for forwarding evidence of support for speed humps. Usually, PW will not consider speed humps unless approximately 70% of the affected property owners favor their installation.
2. Location of the Street The land uses of the properties abutting the street where the speed hump is proposed shall be composed of low density residential dwellings. This would include public roadways where 50% or more of the residents are single family residential dwellings.
3. Operational Characteristics of the Street.
a. The street shall be used to provide access to abutting low density residential properties. The street shall not be identified as a Collector or higher level street, as defined in the Cornerstone 2020, Core Graphic 10. Speed humps shall not be considered on streets defined as Metro Thru Streets.
b. There shall be no more than one (1) moving lane of traffic in each direction.
c. Traffic volumes shall be more than 300, but less than 2,500 vehicles, for the two-way volume, per day.
d. Vehicle Speed shall exceed the Speed Criteria.
e. The street shall have a speed limit of 25 mph, as determined in accordance with the Metro Code of Ordinances.
Louisville Metro Speed Hump Guidelines
f. The street shall not be so close to a Fire Department facility as to significantly interfere with emergency vehicle operations.
g. PW will also solicit comments from the appropriate Metro Police Division, appropriate Metro Fire District, EMS, JCPS and appropriate service departments. If no comments are received within two (2) weeks, PW will assume there are no objections. Should they identify significant concerns which cannot be corrected, PW will not install speed humps.
h. Speed Humps shall not be considered on alleys.
If you would like to request a speed hump please contact Metro311 online or by calling 311 or 502-574-5000 and give a detailed description and approximate location/address.
Know Waste Webinars
While in-person teaching still isn’t happening, the Solid Waste Education Department is hosting online webinars to keep the community engaged in learning about recycling, composting, and more. The summer series was a hit with nearly 300 participants and recording views. The fall series is underway with a repeat of the most popular topic, “How to Recycle Right.” All recordings are available for view at
https://www.louisvillewastedistrict.org/webinars
 For a full list of educational events and NTI Assistance programs please visit the following Louisville Science Center link, http://editor.ne16.com/vo/?FileID=862dda34-469e-41e6-adfd-1de5b63b735c&m=1384e028-c3b7-4474-9c28-4d9879322dd4&MailID=2500741&listid=1001842&RecipientID=5592102998
Louisville's Urban Services District has over 200 miles of alleys. Alleys often have overgrown vegetation, low hanging tree limbs, and an accumulation of litter and trash. To help combat these issues, we are pleased to announce the formation of the Alley Action Team! The team, comprised of 8 positions, will help maintain the alleys of the Urban Services District, one area at a time, focusing on cleanliness and clearing overgrown vegetation. This crew will work on a schedule in the Bulky Waste areas.
Hello Fellow Friends of New Day Ministries,
What a time this is! Economic uncertainty, contentious elections, social upheaval, as well as, a worldwide pandemic could not have been better designed to cause any greater disruption.
We have been challenged, but not defeated. We were not able to do many of the things that would have blessed families of the West end, but we were able to do much with your help. Before I share some of the things we accomplished in the last eighteen months, let me share our vision, which compels us to move forward.
Our mission is to address the destructive forces that are destroying communities in the West end of Louisville, such as: crime, drugs, violence, gangs and broken families. These forces must be confronted and we are trying to do our part by developing a model here that can also be used by other broken communities to find a path to vibrancy.
Following are some of the things we did together over the last sixteen months.
· Love walks in Portland, Grand Avenue apartments, Chickasaw and California where we prayed with 188 people.
· Bike giveaways – two events; 215 bikes given away thanks to the Marine Corp “Toys for
Tots” program.
· Breaking the cycle events (2) which featured inspirational speakers and giveaways of clothing and back to school supplies.
· Educational trip to the Ark Encounter – 17 youth.
· Camp Change – 31 youth total for the two events.
· Drive and Drop delivery of food, cleaning supplies and toiletries for 874 homes.
Our annual Fundraiser last December raised the $40,745 that was needed to support our efforts and we are ever grateful for each of you who contributed through that event and other ways throughout the year. Because of Covid-19 we have canceled our fundraiser for 2020, as well as, Camp Change and Ark Encounter trips this fall. We are still working towards being able to provide a tutoring and mentoring program in conjunction with JCPS. We hope to have that program up and running by the end of this year. Currently, we are providing some virtual tutoring for NTI students.
December 3rd is the date set for our 2020 Fundraiser. It was just recently decided that we will do a virtual event so keep watching as the details come together.
We plan to keep you updated on our work through a newsletter every three months. If you know of someone who would like to receive this information, please give us their contact information through postal services or e-mail. Likewise, if you would rather not receive these updates, let us know.
Thanks you for your support of prayers, time and finances. We are about our Father’s business.
Gratefully,
New Day Ministries, Inc.
P.O. Box 16266
Louisville, Ky 40256
www.ndky.org
Urban League Project moving forward!
Community Action Kentucky (CAP) - (Office Locations) Services include various educational courses and Job Readiness Financial Literacy courses.
KentuckianaWorks Services include high-demand job training, one-on-one career counseling, career development workshops, career search resources, access to computers, phones and faxes for job searches.
Kentucky Career Center The Kentucky Career Center offers information on unemployment benefits & claims as well as many services for job seekers.
Louisville Urban League Assists clients, primarily African Americans and individuals of low to moderate income, prepare for and find employment. Services include counseling & placement services, training & development, pre-screening & referral services and outreach programs.
Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs This site includes information about education and training benefits available to veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Veterans Express Kentucky Career Center offices have Local Veterans Employment representatives and Disabled Veteran outreach specialists to assist veterans with their employment and training needs.
Center for Accessible Living (CAL) CAL offers training on disability issues and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ADA compliance, building and product accessibility, reasonable accommodation certification, American Sign Language interpreters, recruitment, career development, a Job Hunt Club and much more. (See all services)
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Goodwill provides jobs, job training, and employment counseling for people who face barriers to finding and keeping a job, including people with disabilities, recipients of public assistance, and people with limited education or work history.
Job Corps Job Corps is a free education and training program that helps young people learn a career, earn a high school diploma or GED, and find and keep a good job. For eligible youth at least 16 years of age. Â For more information, call (800) 733-JOBS where an operator will refer you to the admissions counselor closest to where you live, and mail you an information packet.
Kentucky Office for the Blind Services include: braille instruction, orientation and mobility, assistive technology, adult education, career development, life skills, personal development
Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Programs and services offered include counseling & guidance, vocational & other training services, interpreter & note taking services, rehabilitation technology, job placement and supported employment.
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