Goals of the project are to increase safety for all users, manage and reduce roadway congestion, ensure timely and efficient movement of freight, and reduce and/or mitigate negative environmental impacts.

Responses to the questionnaire linked here will be accepted through November 22. Those unable to access the online documents may request print copies by contacting Amanda Desmond at amanda.desmond@ky.gov or 502-210-5400.

For more information, visit the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's I-65/I-264 Interchange Planning Study to see fact sheets and improvement strategy videos.

Public Health officials: extreme action is needed by everyone to stop the spread of COVID-19 cases

During the city’s update on COVID-19 in Louisville Tuesday, Mayor Greg Fischer and Public Health and Wellness Director Dr. Sarah Moyer stated that with Louisville’s COVID-19 case counts significantly increasing, extreme action is needed by everyone to stop the spread. Jefferson County has surpassed 2,000 weekly COVID positive cases in the past two consecutive weeks. Voicing her concerns of the city nearing record highs of COVID spread, Dr. Moyer said, “I want to make this clear: everyone in our community is at risk for catching COVID-19 or spreading it to your friends, family or coworkers if you let your guard down. “We must renew and strengthen our commitment to fight this virus together. I know so many of you are doing the right thing. You have been sacrificing to protect yourselves but also because you care about others. Please don’t give up the fight. Stay strong. We can do this. But it will take all of us.” “COVID-19 is a threat to our community, and it’s a threat that each of us need to take more seriously than we have been,” said Mayor Fischer. “We are in the ‘red zone’ again this week. As we look ahead to the holidays and family gatherings, we have to factor COVID-19 into our plans, or we are potentially putting ourselves and our families in serious danger.”

Here are the key data metrics for the week of November 10:

• There were 2,300 new cases over the previous week.
• Louisville’s rolling two-week average positivity rate is at 6.8 percent.
• Hospitalization data:
  • 16 percent of patients currently hospitalized have COVID-19.
  • 66 patients in ICU with COVID-19 as of November 10, an increase from 58 the week prior.
  • 40 COVID-19 patients on ventilators as of November 10, compared to 34 last week.
• COVID-19 cases are in every Louisville ZIP code, with nearly all at the red alert level.
• Largest increase in cases remains in those ages of 15-34.
• Given the high level of community spread, any interaction with members outside your household leaves you at greater risk of bringing an infection home. Once one person is infected in a household, they are likely to spread it to other members.

As the amount of COVID spread in the community continues on an upward trajectory, Dr. Moyer issued her recommendations on how residents must adapt to break the chain of transmission. They included reducing all contact with people who you do not live with including refraining from attending bars, events such as parties, weddings, funerals, sports practices and other gatherings. 

“Simply put, in order to stop COVID-19 from spreading so rapidly, we need to severely limit where we go and who we are around,” she said. “With the record number of cases weekly, no indoor activity is safe from COVID.”

Updated Compliance Strategy

Due to the uncontrolled outbreak and increasing spread of COVID-19 cases across Jefferson County, Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness is expanding compliance and enforcement activity across Louisville.

“We want our community to know we are taking it seriously. COVID is the primary concern that we have in our community that is affecting our public health right now,” said Nick Hart, Environmental Health Manager.

According to Hart, environmentalists will quadruple the amount of time spent during evening, late-night and weekend surveillance, focusing on peak operation hours. Hart noted these are crucial periods where large numbers of people often congregate in shared spaces.

Additionally, inspectors will be observing businesses that are serving the public on a regular basis. Businesses will not know who is in attendance conducting surveillance, but could get a follow-up email or phone call afterward if a violation is observed.

“We’re not trying to disrupt businesses, but we are trying to get a realistic idea of what it looks like during the times we see people out in our community,” he said.

Hart said Public Health and Wellness plans to publish a violation list on its website for the public to see who is not complying with Healthy at Work or face-covering guidelines.

COVID Care Kits aim to alleviate stress for those in self-isolation

The Department of Public Health and Wellness Center for Health Equity has been working to increase support for residents affected by the virus.

Rebecca Hollenbach, Executive Administrator at the Center for Health Equity, said asking people to partake in new behaviors like self-isolating for 10 days or more can prove difficult.

To improve that experience, care kits are being distributed to individuals in Jefferson County who have tested positive and in the city’s contact tracing system. Care packages include educational resources, medical resources and items for self-care.

“This is a gift of support from us to you to thank you for everything you’re doing to help keep yourself, your family and your community safe,” Hollenbach said.

November 14 & 15 - COVID-19 Free testing event at Buechel UMC

Change to some city yard waste collection schedules

Residents who normally receive city yard waste collection on Thursdays or Fridays will temporarily receive collection on Saturdays until January 16. This change is due to COVID-19 constraints on waste collection staff and operations. Garbage and recycling routes and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday yard waste routes are not affected. Any missed routes will receive service on Saturday.  Yard waste winter schedule starts January 16 and until April 5, all yard waste will be collected on the household's regular collection day by Metro311 request only.

Leaf drop-off

Mowing over leaves to mulch them back into your lawn is a great option for reducing waste. Mulching not only returns vital nutrients to the soil, but experts say that it can help your grass grow even better the following year! Of course, residents with yard waste collection can also set them out in containers or paper bags. And all Louisville Metro residents have the option to dispose of them for free at one of three drop-off sites. Metro Public Works is offering the free leaf drop-off service through December 12. Drop-off will not be available on November 26 and 27 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Only loose leaves will be accepted. Containers used to bring leaves to the drop-off sites must be disposed of off-site by residents. Leaf drop off sites: Public Works Yard, 10500 Lower River Road (enter from Bethany Lane), Tuesday – Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Public Works East District Operations Center, 595 North Hubbards Lane, Tuesday – Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Waste Reduction Center, 636 Meriwether Avenue, Tuesday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Louisville Metro Animal Services Pets of the Week

Cat of the Week: Kitten adoptions!

What did the kitten say about $25 adoptions? You’ve got to be kitten me! This deal is fur real so don’t miss it. Adopt any kitten under six months for a $25 donation, which includes spay/neuter, microchip and vaccinations. Animal House Adoption Center, 3516 Newburg Road, is open daily from noon to 6 p.m. Click here to view all cats and kittens available for adoption. For more info about an adoptable pet, call 473-PETS.

Dog of the Week: Kodiak Love is ageless. It’s Adopt A Senior Pet Month and Kodiak is ready for a second chance home. The approximately eight-year-old Akita/German Shepherd mix may be down on his luck, but he hasn’t lost the pep in his step or his sweet smile. Kodiak’s adoption fee is waived for an approved adopter thanks to the Pay It Forward Program. Kodiak weighs 98 pounds and he’s already neutered, microchipped and up-to-date on vaccinations. Kodiak is a very friendly dog who loves going for walks, and he’s housetrained. LMAS offers child, dog, and cat testing by request. For more information about Kodiak, email animalservicesadoption@louisvilleky.gov.  To meet or adopt Kodiak, visit Animal House Adoption Center, 3516 Newburg Road, now open from noon to 6 p.m daily.

District 10 events

Enjoy Shakespeare in the Parks' Hamlet virtually

Councilman Mulvihill has again supported Kentucky Shakespeare's "Shakespeare in the Parks." Due to COVID-19 precautions, this year's presentation of HAMLET will be a virtual tour. Kentucky Shakespeare has delivered the performance link and accompanying curriculum guide to District 10 schools. The link for DIstrict 10 residents to watch Hamlet is here: https://youtu.be/1bC0uzmOaZI It will remain available through the end of the year.

Louisville Metro news

University of Louisville Oral History Center and Metropolitan Housing Coalition partnering on Unfair Housing In Louisville: A Legacy Project, an oral history project 

The Metropolitan Housing Coalition (MHC) and the University of Louisville Oral History Center have partnered on Unfair Housing In Louisville: A Legacy Project, an oral history project focused on documenting, understanding, and preserving the history of housing discrimination in Louisville. By preserving this history, we can help people to better understand the
injustice perpetrated on Black families and the resulting inequities of homeownership, wealth, and opportunities in our society that live on today.

“Following the release of the 2019 State of Metropolitan Housing Report focused on addressing racial gaps in homeownership and wealth, MHC intensified our advocacy and education work to address the inequalities in our community,'' said Tony Curtis, MHC’s Director of Development and Communications.

“In our conversations with community members and policymakers, we heard the personal stories of individuals and families who have faced housing discrimination for generations and how that discrimination has affected each succeeding generation in building intergenerational wealth. These conversations drove MHC’s decision to launch an oral history project that will document and preserve these family histories, as they are critical both in understanding Louisville’s history and informing the path forward.”

Louisville has a past filled with racial discrimination in homeownership. While we look at the Redlining Project, and even intellectually understand that current maps of segregation that mirror the 1937 Redlining maps, we fail to absorb the legacy of generation after generation being denied access to the wealth building subsidized for White households. The data shows the legacy in Louisville- 36 percent of Black households own while 70 percent of White households own. Or that 50 percent of the Black households that own live in just 22 of 198 census tracts in Louisville.

But, the data alone does not capture the collective understanding of discrimination in our city. The voices of the people directly impacted by this discrimation are vitally important. A collective understanding that emerges in family histories passed down; a collective understanding that is shared by more Black families in Louisville than White Louisville really understands. That collective understanding permeates our whole city but is only now, in this current movement for equity, becoming defined for all of Louisville. This project seeks to ensure that the collective understanding becomes historically preserved. We do this through family histories of discrimination as handed down across generations and the family assessment of how those acts of discrimination have shaped family histories.

This history will be archived in the University of Louisville Oral History Center and available to scholars and to the public.

The impact of a shared inter-generational family history of exclusion is a legacy that Louisville must understand—and must be preserved in the archives for future generations—if we are to ever move forward.

The Metropolitan Housing Coalition and the University of Louisville Oral HIstory Center received a grant from the Kentucky Oral History Commission to conduct 21 oral history interviews for this project. The project will be led by Tony Curtis at the Metropolitan Housing Coalition and Heather Fox at the University of Louisville Oral History Center, where the oral history interviews will be housed in the archives. Louisville journalist and historian Michael Jones will be conducting the interviews for the Unfair Housing in Louisville oral history project.

If you are interested in participating as an interviewee in this project, please contact Tony Curtis by email.

To learn more about the Metropolitan Housing Coalition: www.metropolitanhousing.org

To learn more about the University of Louisville Oral History Center: https://ohc.library.louisville.edu/

To learn more about the Kentucky Oral History Commission:
https://history.ky.gov/resources/kentucky-oral-history-commission/

LIHEAP utility help program now accepting applications

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is here to help people who need assistance with utility bills. Louisville Metro Office of Resilience and Community Services is accepting applications for the annual Subsidy Component of LIHEAP now through December 11, or until funds are depleted. The Subsidy Component is designed to help low-income residents offset home heating costs based on a household’s income and primary fuel type, providing a one-time payment to the utility vendor. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, income eligibility has been increased to 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.  Appointments are also being accepted for the new Healthy at Home Utility Assistance Fund designed to assist people in danger of losing their natural gas, water, wastewater, or electricity. Households who have an income up to 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Line and have been economically impacted due to COVID-19 can apply. Households can receive assistance for the minimum needed to alleviate the water and wastewater crisis up to $500. Households can reapply until they reach the maximum benefit.  Jefferson County residents meeting eligibility can call the automated scheduler at 502-991-8391 or visit online at louisvilleky.cascheduler.com. More information is here.

JCPS meal pick-up schedule changing in November

Jefferson County Public Schools’ (JCPS) meal sites will undergo several scheduling changes in November in observance of holidays: The new evening pick-up time will be 3 to 5 p.m. instead of 4 to 6 p.m. at the sites currently offering evening meal distribution: Butler Traditional High School Carrithers Middle School Eastern High School Greathouse Shryock Traditional Elementary School Male High School Seneca High School Valley High School Westport Middle School Roosevelt-Perry Elementary School Farnsley Elementary School no longer offers evening meals. On Thursday, Nov. 19, JCPS Nutritional Services will distribute a special Thanksgiving meal and on Tuesday, Nov. 24, families will receive five of each meal for every child to cover them for the holiday break. Since Sept. 1, the 130 meal sites at schools across the district have served an average of 16,800 children each Tuesday and Thursday. The number of children served has steadily increased each week.  Click here for a list of schools distributing meals from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday.

JCPS meal sites and guidelines

November 21 - extended deadline to request an Economic Impact Payment for those who don't normally file taxes

The IRS has determined that there are thousands of individuals in Jefferson County who are eligible for the IRS Economic Impact Payment (stimulus payment) but who have not yet received this payment. The IRS has extended the deadline for non-filers to register for their Economic Impact “stimulus” Payments to November 21.

More information can also be found here: https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment

Any questions? Contact Legal Aid Society at 584-1254 or online at www.yourlegalaid.org. Their services are always free. 

COVID-19 information links

Kentucky Equal Justice offers an app to help generate and send declarations needed for the CDC's new eviction protection order - Under the CDC's new order, struggling homerenters nationwide can be protected from eviction through December 31 if they send landlords a Declaration. The Kentucky Equal Justice Center built an app to help homerenters understand, generate, and send those Declarations. Go to https://community.lawyer/cl/kyequaljustice/cdc-eviction-declaration to start the process.

Child care facilities guidance is here: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/Pages/dcbscvres.aspx

A list of COVID-19 testing sites in Jefferson County is here.

COVID-19 Response: Community & Agency Actions Taken to Assist Our Most Vulnerable information page, which includes many links on topics from state and federal relief to utility bills to COVID-19 flyers in 14 different languages. Also includes updates on businesses providing time for shopping only for residents over 60 and those most vulnerable to COVID-19.

Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness page: https://louisvilleky.gov/news/what-you-need-know-about-coronavirus

The official Team Kentucky source for information concerning COVID-19: kycovid19.ky.gov

Kentucky Department for Public Health COVID-19 page: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/pages/covid19.aspx

Kentucky COVID-19 Hotline: 1-800-722-5725.

Centers for Disease Control site: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

If you believe you have been a target or victim of a scam or fraud, please report it to the National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via email at disaster@leo.gov. Kentuckians wishing to report online scams and fraud can contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation at https://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

To file a price gouging complaint, visit ag.ky.gov/pricegouging or call the Consumer Protection Hotline at 1-888-432-9257.

Unemployment insurance: Go to kcc.ky.gov, call the UI Help line at 502-564-2900 or the Kentucky Career Center at 595-4003.

The Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grants program: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/louisville-forward/small-business-covid-19-relief-grants.

Updates to small business resources are here.

Evictions: Details are here: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/develop-louisville/eviction-prevention.

Legal Aid Society: call 584-1254 or 800-292-1862 or apply online. Specific information is available on your rights as a tenant, survivors of domestic violence needing a protective order, those with questions about unemployment insurance, and those with questions about stimulus payments.

From KentuckianaWorks: You can see which companies are hiring right now in the Louisville area and how you can apply at our new online Job Board, created in partnership with Greater Louisville Inc. in response to COVID-19. Job listings are based on information submitted from employers and are updated daily. Learn more

Assistance

Low-income households may qualify for a ten-percent sewer bill discount under a new Emergency Wastewater Rate Assistance Program (EWRAP) offered by MSD. For more information, click here, call 540-6000 or email.

Senior citizens age 65 or older with a gross annual household income of $35,000 or less and are both Louisville Water Company and MSD customers may request an application for a 30 percent discount on wastewater charges and the EPA Consent Decree Surcharge through MSD's website or by calling Customer Relations at 540-6000.

The Louisville Water Foundation works with community agencies to help customers keep their water turned on. Drops of Kindness offers residential and business customers help with resolving unpaid bills and reducing future financial obligations. For details, go to https://www.louisvillewater.com/DropsofKindness.

If you're 65 years old, own and occupy your primary residence, you may qualify to exempt the first $39,300 of your home value from property taxes through the The Homestead Exemption. In the Urban Services District, this equals $527 cash in your pocket annually and, once approved, you are not required to reapply unless you move. Complete this one-page form and mail it, along with a copy of your driver’s license (or ID), to the PVA. You’ll get a letter back that looks like this. You'll be notified by a postcard if you qualify. More information is here. Vets with service connected disabilities and totally/permanently disabled civilians may also qualify.

Recognizing that many senior citizens are homebound and unable to see their family and friends these days, AARP created a toll-free phone line so they can just hear a friendly voice. To request an AARP Friendly Voices call, click here or call 1-888-281-0145.

Louisville Metro events

November 14 - Louisville Loop cleanup and tree planting

From the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods:

Ensuring our parks are usable is more important than ever! We know that our environment can impact violence. This is even more so when there are limited opportunities for leisure and exercise. Help us keep our parks clean and beautiful by participating in a Louisville Loop cleanup on November 14. Our tree planting and cleanup aims to address an area of the loop and that has a reputation for being confusing as well as a bit of an eyesore. In order to adhere to COVID-19 safety regulations, RSVP's for the event are mandatory.  Participants will receive a One Love Louisville t-shirt!  If interested, RSVP at 780-1794 or email joseph.newland@louisvilleky.gov.

November 17 - One Love Louisville Networking Night

November 19 - next Know Waste Louisville Webinar

Check out the upcoming Know Waste Webinar series! Virtual webinars will be Thursdays at 3 p.m. Sign up to attend at www.KnowWasteLouisville.org/Webinars.

November 21 - Pop-Up Drop-Off event at U of L's Shelby Campus

The last Pop-Up Drop-Off event of 2020 will be at the University of Louisville's Shelby Campus, 440 North Whittington Parkway on Saturday, November 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. These waste and recycling drop-off events happen around the county giving Louisville residents a chance to dispose of old furniture, mattresses, yard waste, tires, documents, prescription medication, and more! Check our website for more information www.louisvilleky.gov/PopUps.

News you can use

District 10 NDF and CIF appropriations

Councilman Mulvihill-initiated D10 Neighborhood Development Funds (NDF) and Capital Improvement Funds (CIF) appropriations. Link to NDF information is here, CIF information here.

ABC advertisement ran October 17 for 3903 Bardstown Road

An Alcoholic Beverage Control ad ran in the October 17 Courier-Journal for a Quota Retail Liquor Package, NQ Retail Malt Beverage Package, & NQ4 Retail Malt Beverage Drink license(s) for Alem Berhe Telladba DBA / Fern and Moody’s, 3903 Bardstown Road.

Any person, association, corporation,or body politic may protest the granting of the license(s) by writing the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 500 Mero Street, 2NE33, Frankfort, KY 40601, within 30 days of the date of this legal publication.

ABC advertisement ran October 16 for 3602 Bardstown Road

An Alcoholic Beverage Control ad ran in the October 16 Courier-Journal for an ABC Caterer license for Tumbleweed, Inc. DBA / Tumbleweed Mexican Food & Mesquite Grill, 3602 Bardstown Road.

Any person, association, corporation,or body politic may protest the granting of the license(s) by writing the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 500 Mero Street, 2NE33, Frankfort, KY 40601, within 30 days of the date of this legal publication.

ABC advertisement ran October 14 for 1100 Ash Street

An Alcoholic Beverage Control ad ran in the October 14 Courier-Journal for a Quota Retail Drink & NQ4 Retail Malt Beverage Drink license(s) for Pop’s Place Bar & Grill, 1100 Ash Street.

Any person, association, corporation,or body politic may protest the granting of the license(s) by writing the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 500 Mero Street, 2NE33, Frankfort, KY 40601, within 30 days of the date of this legal publication.

Louisville Metro Planning and Design Services District 10 cases

Note: short term rental is the general term used to describe vacation rentals including AirBNB, VRBO, and Tripping. 

20-CUP-0147 for 1500 Lincoln Avenue, a conditional use permit for a short term rental at a non primary residence on 0.18 acres in the R5 zoning district.

20-WAIVER-0112, 3828 Bardstown Road, a general waiver to permit parking in front of building on 0.65 acres in the C1 zoning district for Park DuValle Health Center.

20-PARKWAIVER-0008, 3828 Bardstown Road, a parking waiver to increase maximum parking allowed from 27 spaces to 36 spaces on 0.95 acres in the C1 zoning district for Park DuValle Community Health Center.

20-VARIANCE-0152, 3828 Bardstown Road, a variance to exceed maximum front and street side yard setbacks on 0.6513 acres in the C1 zoning district for Park DuValle Health Center.

20-VARIANCE-0117 for 1016 Ash Street, a variance to allow a new entry deck and walkway to encroach into the side yard setback requirement.

20-DDP-0046 for 4200 Wallingford Lane, a revised district development plan to create 6 residential units on .38 acres in a R-6 zoning district.

20-WAIVER-0085 for 4200 Wallingford Lane, a landscape waiver request to allow building and pavement encroachment into the 15-foot landscape buffer area along the north property line on .38 acres in a R-6 zoning district.

19MINORPLAT1050 for 1990 Newburg Road. The applicant seeks to create three tracts from 1 on 9.514 acres in the R-5 zoning district for the Nazareth Literary and Benevolent Institution. 

19-MPLAT-0074, 4023 Poplar Level Road, former Kmart, a large format minor plat to create 4 tracts from 1 tract on 9.91 acres in the C1 zoning district.

19RECORDPLAT1007 for 3502 Grantswood Court, a major subdivision record plat for right-of-way dedication for Grantswood Court on 1.878 acres in the R-5 zoning district.

19CUP1095, 1038 Milton Street, A conditional use permit application for a proposed boarding house on 0.0908 acres in the R5 zoning district. 

19-DDP-0077, 4730 Champions Trace Lane, a revised district development plan for a medical office and dialysis center on 1.4 acres in the C2 zoning district. 

19-VARIANCE-0076, 4730 Champions Trace Lane, a variance from section 4.8.1 of the Land Development Code to allow the proposed pavement to encroach into the middle and outer 100ft stream buffer for a medical office on 1.4 acres in the C2 zoning district. 

19-DDP-0021, 3231 Poplar Level Road, a Detailed District Development Plan application for a 19,500 square foot proposed office building with associated parking on 4.5 acres in the OR1 and R5 zoning districts.

19-VARIANCE-0005, 3231 Poplar Level Road, variance requested for the building to exceed the 80' maximum front and streetside setback for Nightingale, Poplar Level and Quarry Hill Road. 

20-CAT2-0006, 4025 Poplar Level Road, a category 2b development plan for the construction of a new 2,998 SF Burger King Drive Thru on 9.914 acres in the C1 zoning district. 

19-CFR-0003, 4664 Jennings Lane, a community facility review application for the development of a 34,700 square foot, two story office building with parking on 14.36 acres in the M2/M3 zoning district. LG&E South Service Center. 

19-WAIVER-0016, 4500 Champions Trace Lane, a sidewalk waiver request for requirement along Champions Trace Lane. 

19-WAIVER-0095, 1008 E. Oak Street, a waiver of the required landscape buffer area along the east property line for Hinterhof Micro-Rosteri. 

19-WAIVER-0112, 2814 Newburg Road, a waiver for the sidewalk requirement along Newburg Road. 
19-WAIVER-0113, 2814 Newburg Road, a waiver to allow detached houses to abut a private street.  

Short term rental cases

18CUP1130 for 3762 Illinois Avenue, a conditional use permit for a Short Term Rental of a non-primary residence in the R-5 zoning district.

18CUP1176, 1125 Fischer Avenue, a conditional use permit for a non-primary residence short term rental in the R6 zoning district.

19CUP1017, 2606 Pindell Avenue, a conditional use permit for a short term rental on 0.1197 acres in the R5 zoning district. 

19CUP1042, 922 Keswick Boulevard, a conditional use permit for short term rental at a nonprimary residence on .11 acres in the R5 zoning district.

19-CUPPA-0241, 1622 Whippoorwill Road, a conditional use permit for a short term rental at a non-primary residence on 0.1334 acres in the R5 zoning district.

To check on Planning and Design Services cases, click here.

 Locate legal Short Term Rentals with new interactive map

Short term rental enforcement continues in large part to be complaint-driven, based on public reporting of alleged violations to administrators. A new interactive map tool contains all of the registered short term rentals in Louisville having an active permit to rent their property out to paying customers on STR websites like Airbnb. If you believe someone is using a property as a short term rental but it does not show up on this registry, or if the registry indicates a non-owner occupied property does not have a CUP, then please report the issue here (select “Zoning and Business Concerns,” “Zoning Concern,” “Short Term Rental,” complete the form and submit). Or contact our office.

Where to go for driver's license renewal, motor vehicle registration, Real ID and more

Visit these websites for more information: DriveJefferson.com for locations, services, hours, etc., and JeffersonKyCourtClerk.com for Office of the Circuit Court Clerk information.

Be informed about crimes with LMPD's crime mapping website

The Louisville Metro Police Department uses a Crime Mapping website to display crime on a map in Jefferson County. Zoom in to see crimes in an area, or put an address in the address bar at top left to search. You may sign up for auto email alerts for crime around an address. Reports are made available to the public after a process of internal review, often in the same day as the report taken. Due to the nature of some crimes, reports are made available to public upon the completion of a thorough investigation and will be made available as soon as practical. Or use the crime mapping iPhone app. If you see crime occurring, please contact the Louisville Metro Police Department. Call 911 for emergencies. Call 502-574-7111 for non-emergency related help or to find a towed vehicle. Call 574-LMPD to report crime tips. These LMPD divisions serve sections of District 10: Link to LMPD Fourth Division  Link to LMPD Fifth Division Link to LMPD Sixth Division LMPD working in District 10 have asked us to share this reminder: please call the LMPD non-emergency number, instead of sending an email, if you're seeing suspicious activity in your neighborhood. Sending emails to LMPD delays response, and officers need to be dispatched for the activity. These citations continue the nuisance abatement process. The LMPD non-emergency line is 574-7111 or 574-2111.

MetroSwap areas are here for your safety when buying or selling items

Are you looking for a public place to exchange items you've sold online? Do you share custody of a child and are looking for somewhere to exchange custody? The Louisville Metro Police Department is providing MetroSWAP Zones outside of some Division offices. There is 24 hour video surveillance. LMPD recommends: Agree to meet the person ONLY at a MetroSWAP station. Meet only during daylight hours. Tell someone you trust where you are meeting and at what time. Meet in the parking lot. There will be two designated parking spots at each location for use. Make this interaction brief and to the point. MetroSWAP Zones are at: 2nd Division - 3419 Bohne Avenue 3rd Division - 7219 Dixie Highway 7th Division - 7201 Outer Loop 8th Division - 200 Juneau Drive

Know the signs of human trafficking - you could save a life

Do you know the indicators of human trafficking? You could save a life. Click here for details.  If you believe you may have information about a potential trafficking situation, please contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or text 233733 or BeFree. Hint: Keep this hotline number in your cell phone.

Save up to $100 on a new electric powered mower from Lawn Care for Cleaner Air

From the Lawn Care for Cleaner Air program for the Air Pollution Control District: Take advantage of the Lawn Care for Cleaner Air program and save up to $100 on a new, air-friendly, electric-powered mower. You can get rebates on electric string trimmers, electric blowers, and reel mowers, too. Now is a great time to recycle that old, polluting equipment and save some cash on new gear that will make breathing a little easier for you and your community. Please see our website, louisvilleky.gov/lawncare, or call 574-6000 with questions.

Report litterers

Get directly involved in making Louisville a more litter-free community through the Report-A-Litterer program aimed at motorists who throw fast-food wrappers, cigarette butts, soda bottles or any type of litter out their car window. Click here to report.

Get your reduced cost recycling cart before funds are depleted

Councilman Mulvihill is committed to providing carts to District 10 residents at a reduced cost. These recycle carts will be available on a first come first served basis until the funds are depleted.  The photos at left show the sizes: 64 gallon on the left, 95 gallon on the right.

The carts normally cost $53, but Councilman Mulvihill has made them available for residents of District 10 for a reduced cost of $28. Please call 574-1110 or email us for the form. This offer is available to urban service district residents.

What's the difference between a Recycling Bin and Recycling Cart? The District 10 Discount Cart Program only includes Recycling Carts in 65- or 95-gallon size. Please call 574-1110 or email us for the form. This offer is available to urban service district residents. Households with city waste services receive one garbage cart (all black) and one 18-gallon orange recycling bin for free. If you have just moved into a residence and either of these are missing, contact Metro311 online or call 311 or 574-5000 to make a request.

RecycleCoach app helps Louisville Metro customers with collection reminders, recycling information and more

Receive notifications about garbage, recycling, bulk waste, and yard waste collection services through the RecycleCoach app.  The app also has a “what goes where” feature to allow a person to input a certain item to get information on disposal or recycling. Download from the App Store or Google Play.

Streetlight out? Report it. 

Please report non-working streetlights to LG&E online here.

Property maintenance is the responsibility of the resident, from the middle of the street to the middle of the alley

In Louisville Metro, it is the responsibility of the person living in a home to keep the front and rear of the property clean. This area extends from the middle of the street out front to the middle of any alleyways to the rear or side of the property. This applies to litter as well as plants and trees that could impede the alleyway or street. Inspections, Permits and Licenses (IPL) could cite and possibly impose a fine if you've got a lot of debris and plant overgrowth. Thank you for adhering to the local property maintenance codes and keeping a clean neighborhood. 

Crisis line for veterans and their families

Some offices and VA hospitals offer a "Health Promotion Disease Prevention Program" that includes treatment methods including acupuncture, tai chi, and meditation instead of opioids, and they work with the Veterans Crisis Line (1-800-273-8255, Press 1) to provide support and treatment for PTSD and depression, the leading cause of suicide for veterans.

Additional references for VA material and assistance or 1-877-WAR-VETS. Lifestyle changes for better health, or sexual trauma.

From the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. Call 1-800-273-TALK or go to https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ to live chat.

"Embrace the Journey" website for parents of LGBTQ+ children and adolescents

For LGBTQ+ children and adolescents,a parent’s support makes all the difference. The Embrace the Journey website is designed to educate the parents of LGBTQ+ children and adolescents about how to give children the emotional support they need.

Question or problem? Contact Metro311 one of several ways

If you wish to make a Metro311 request, please make a report online or use the mobile app. You'll receive a service request number that will help the District 10 office assist you. You can report online here, or download the free mobile 311 app from your app store. Or tweet @LouMetro311 or call 574-5000.  You can now look to see if an issue you want to report has already been reported. And you'll get notification of your issue along the way. Visit Metro311 to learn more:  Louisville Metro Government's Metro Business Portal, where you apply for permits, licensing and applications with Louisville Metro, is here.

Metro Emergency Repair Program

Eligibility criteria:    Must be owner occupied for at least one year.    Not available on rental property.    Must meet income guidelines (See intake staff)     May receive assistance once in a five year period.    Louisville-Jefferson County only Types of repairs: Furnace repair or replacement (October-April only) A/C unit- repair or replacement (Requires medical statement, available May-Sept. only) Electrical repairs/upgrades Water line repairs/replacement Sewer line repairs/replacement Water heater repair/replacement, gas line leaks For further information contact Jackie Wilson-Rudy at 574-5850.

Would you like to serve on one of Louisville Metro's Boards or Commissions? 

Interested in volunteering for one of Louisville Metro Government's Boards and Commissions? Serving on a board or commission, you will have a chance to improve the quality of life in our community. There are approximately 100 boards and commissions with many areas of interest, including business and economic development, land planning, parks and recreation, public health and public safety. To learn more about board applications, please click here.

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