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JCPS Winter Break Meals Distribution on Thursday December 17, 2020

Please alert your families that JCPS will be distributing very large Winter Break Meals today, DECEMBER 17 (see times and locations on attached flyer).

Families will receive 11 days’ worth of lunches and 19 days’ worth of breakfasts and snacks. It will come in several large boxes.

Please pass the word so that no family goes without during winter break!

No appointment necessary, just pull up at the feeding site time on the meal service flyer.

Metro Public Works Snow Event

The National Weather Service is forecasting possible flurries, freezing drizzle and temperatures dropping below 32 degrees. Our crews will work through the night to ensure roadway safety.

Some roads are still wet and may not dry before the temperature drops below 32 degrees. Starting at 11:00 tonight, the Snow Team will load trucks will salt and monitor snow routes for slick spots. Because temperatures are expected to drop below 32 degrees crews will "spot check" and treat standing water, wet pavement and wet bridge decks. We will continue this process through rush hour tomorrow morning.

El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional pronostica posibles llovizna congelante y temperaturas por debajo de los 32 grados. Nuestro equipo trabajará durante la noche para garantizar la seguridad vial.

 Algunas carreteras todavía están mojadas y es posible que no se sequen antes de que la temperatura descienda por debajo de los 32 grados. Comenzando a las 11:00 de esta noche, el equipo de remoción de nieve de Metro cargará camiones que saldrán y controlarán las rutas de nieve en busca de áreas resbaladizas. Debido a que se espera que las temperaturas caigan por debajo de los 32 grados, las cuadrillas harán "inspecciones enfocadas" y aplicarán sal donde haya agua estancada, pavimento mojado y las cubiertas de puentes mojadas. Continuaremos este proceso hasta mañana por la mañana.

Notice of Action on a Title V Construction Permit

The Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District (District) proposes to issue a construction permit to Clariant Corporation – Louisville West Plant (catalysts and catalyst carriers manufacturing plant), 1227 South 12^th Street, in accordance with Regulation 2.03. This permit is being issued for the installation of a vibratory feeder, a mixer, and three tanks. The 30-day public comment period starts on December 17, 2020, and ends on January 19, 2021.

            Written comments will be accepted at airpermits@louisvilleky.gov until midnight or mailed to the District office, 701 West Ormsby Avenue, Suite 303, Louisville, KY 40203, by August 10, 2020.

            Drafts of the permit and summary are available by calling Matt King at (502) 574-6000 or emailing airpermits@louisvilleky.gov or at the following website:  https://www.louisvilleky.gov/APCD/docket.  Materials are not available at the District office due to the COVID-19 restrictions.

FREE COVID testing at 1st G CFD

Louisville Metro Dept. of Public Health & Wellness is partnering with 1st G CFD to offer FREE COVID testing this Thursday and Friday. www.1stGCFD.org Andy Beshear Mayor Greg Fischer

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JCPLL Board of Trustees is looking for a new member. Could that be you?

The Jefferson County Public Law Library has an opening on their Board of Trustees for a representative of the bar at-large.  Per KRS 172.200 “the members of the county’s bar shall, by majority vote, elect another of their number.”   Any member of the bar that is interested in serving in this capacity must submit their interest in writing to the Jefferson County Public Law Library at 514 W. Liberty Street, Suite 240, Louisville, KY 40202 or jcpll@bluegrass.net  (any response to this email will go to that address).   Notice of interest will be accepted from today, Tuesday, December 15, through Wednesday, December 30, 2020.

Belle of Louisville Receives a Clean Bill of Health, Makes Her Way Home from the Shipyard

December 17, 2020 (Louisville, Ky.)  Yesterday evening, the Belle of Louisville departed the Amherst-Madison shipyard in Gallipolis, OH, towed by a towboat, to make its approximately two-day journey over 300 miles down the Ohio River to her home in Louisville.

The Belle, the oldest Western Rivers-style steamboat in the world, has just completed a six-week stint in the facility’s dry dock, which enables the 200 ft. long sternwheeler to be removed from the water. While out of the water, her hull was inspected by the United States Coast Guard and found to be in excellent condition. With that important item checked off the list, work began on other maintenance projects to keep the antique vessel in seaworthy shape for many years to come.

Those other preventative maintenance measures included:

• Painting the entire hull
• Inspecting the keel coolers and resealing them, as well as rebuilding one of the recessed cooler boxes
• Replacing numerous internal frame members, most of which were original to the boat
• Removing an unused sea-chest and piping to make the boat lighter
• Pulling and inspecting all below water intake valves, replacing one
• Replacing a watertight hatch cover on the stern
• Replacing the transom bulkhead forward of the paddlewheel
• Inspecting and making minor repairs to the original paddlewheel support and fantail structure
• Replacing the grease line for the rudder system
• Replacing a set of chalks (deck fitting) on the bow
• Pressure testing the fuel bunker
• Replacing some deck plate on the bow around the capstan
• Manufacturing and replacing the bolts on the paddlewheel bearing journals
• Having a new set of piston rings manufactured
• Having replacement paddlewheel lumber milled

With the closing of Jeffboat just across the river in Jeffersonville, Ind. in 2018, Master Captain Mark Doty knew he’d need to find an alternate shipyard that could handle a boat of this size. The Amherst-Madison shipyard was one of two such locations approximately 300 – 400 nautical miles from Louisville. The Gallipolis facility was chosen due to its excellent reputation. Captain Doty and  his crew worked with marine architect Elliot Bay Design Group to scope the Belle’s 2020 drydock projects in advance in order to ensure all repairs and preventative maintenance were conducted during the boat’s limited time out of the water, reducing the cost of the next inspection in 2025.

Just as she did on her journey upriver, the Belle of Louisville is expected to draw attention on her way home from people in communities along the river that haven’t seen an authentic steamboat in many years. Unlike the trip up the river to Gallipolis, however, the Belle will return home being pushed by a towboat.

“We brought her up on her own power because it was October and conditions were great,” said Doty. “Now that the weather has gotten colder and water conditions are changing, it’s safer to have her towed back and keep her winterized until she begins cruising again in April.”

The Belle of Louisville is tentatively expected to arrive back home at Louisville’s Fourth Street Wharf by Friday evening, December 18^th, depending upon river traffic and other factors.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS RELEASES SIMPLER, FAIRER LEGISLATIVE MAPS FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION

LOUISVILLE,KY-The League of Women Voters of Kentucky (LWVKY) has released maps today showing that boundaries of Kentucky’s legislative districts can be drawn to make districts more compact and fair. “We’re doing this now to show our fellow Kentuckians what simpler, fairer maps can look like and to encourage broad citizen involvement in next year’s redistricting work,” explained Fran Wagner, LWVKY president. 

After each federal census, each state must redraw boundaries for their congressional and state legislative districts. Results from the 2020 census will be released sometime in 2021, and Kentucky redistricting is likely to occur late in 2021 or early 2022.  LWVKY joins Leagues across the nation in working toward fair maps.

The LWVKY maps released today reflect 2010 census data and can be compared with the official ones created by the General Assembly in 2012 and 2013. Copies of these maps as they are now, and as they could have been, were sent to all Kentucky legislators. They are also available at lwvky.org. 

“We designed districts without considering how that might affect current legislators, aiming to meet the legal rules and avoid gerrymandered and confusing district lines,” Wagner said. “We don’t think legislators should be choosing their voters. We think democracy means the voters choose their representatives.”

In addition to ignoring incumbents, LWVKY aimed for compact districts with simple lines, and when a county had to be divided, tried not to split up voters who live in the county seat.  The maps also follow three important legal rules:

• One person, one vote. Districts must be nearly equal in population. U.S. House districts must be very, very close to perfectly equal. Kentucky House and Senate seats must be within 5% of perfectly equal size.
• Opportunity. Redistricting must provide “districts of opportunity” where minority voters have a chance to select representatives of their choosing.
• County lines. Kentucky House and Senate districts must not divide counties except when needed to create nearly equal districts.

The possible maps drawn by the League are now available for download at www.lwvky.org. Wagner added one more point: “We really want citizen comments on these maps. We’ll be doing another set when the 2020 Census data is released, and ideas we hear now will help us to draw better maps then.” The League will seek comments as they speak with groups across the state. For more information or to leave comments email kentuckylwv@gmail.com. 

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Landbank Launches New Last Look Properties

Properties are sold for $1 on a first come, first serve basis. Minimum proof of rehab/demo funds are required and more information can be found via our website here. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LAST LOOK PROPERTY LIST PDF

Help shape the future of PlayWorks at Waterfront Park

We are soliciting community input for PlayWorks at Waterfront Park, the first major component of the Waterfront Park 22.5-acre Phase IV expansion. 

Please visit our informational website and provide your feedback by January 29, 2021.

PlayWorks is a 1.5 acre outdoor experiential learning area created in collaboration with the Kentucky Science Center and celebrates our waterfront’s history by using authentic objects as a catalyst for families and kids to “Make Play Out of Work.” Visitors will have the opportunity to play and explore around real river and industrial artifacts, including turning a towboat propeller, moving a conveyor belt, and role playing as an excavator operator.

The Works Week

Metro Snow Team in action again!

Though winter weather conditions weren't severe last night, precipitation and low temperatures gave Roads & Operations crews and the Metro Snow Team plenty to do. They worked through the night monitoring high-risk areas and principal snow routes, and applied salt where needed to prevent slick roadways, thus ensuring commuters' safety during the event.

Holiday waste collection schedules

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 waste collection on Friday, December 25 or Friday, January 1 within the Urban Services District (former Louisville city limits). Residents who usually have garbage/recycling collection on Friday will have service instead on Saturday, December 26 and Saturday, January 2. (Thursday and Friday yard waste will still be collected on those Saturdays as previously announced.) 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 closing early at 1 p.m. on December 24 and December 31. They will be closed all day on December 25 and 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, Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 7501 Grade Lane

Get creative with your holiday wrapping! Reuse items like maps, newspaper, and paper bags. Or wrap items in a bonus gift like a tea towel or reusable grocery bag! 

Christmas tree composting

Starting Saturday, December 26, drop-off sites will be available for all Louisville/Jefferson County residents at four locations. The Hubbards Lane site will also instantly recycle Christmas trees into mulch that will be offered back to citizens for home use. Those wishing to receive mulch must bring an appropriate container in which to carry it. All lights and ornaments should be removed from trees before they are dropped off or set out for collection. Christmas tree vendors may recycle their unsold trees on Saturday, December 26 only, and only at the Hubbards Lane site. HOURS & LOCATIONS Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Waste Reduction Center closes at 3 p.m. on Saturdays) December 26 - January 30 All locations will close at 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 31 and will be closed Friday, January 1 and Saturday, January 16.  East District Recycling Center, 595 N. Hubbards Lane Public Works Yard, 10500 Lower River Road (enter from Bethany Lane) Waste Reduction Center, 636 Meriwether Avenue  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. 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.

No Large Item Pick-Up scheduled for the week of December 21

Continue to stay informed. To receive information check the Collection Guidelines. To receive automatic reminders of Large Items set out dates, download our Recycle Coach, waste information and calendar app at the App Store or on Google Play.

Police Reports This Week

Crime Mapping

First Division

Major Jim Cirillo James Cirillo started in law enforcement with the Louisville Metro Police Department in January 2001 as a patrol officer.  He then moved up to patrol sergeant, detective sergeant, Technology Services Lieutenant and Special Response Team Commander. He is currently assigned as Commander of the 1st Division.  He has a bachelor of arts degree in Criminal Justice from American Military University, an associate degree in Fire Technology and Administration from Capitol Community College as well as a graduate of the Southern Police Institute’s Administrative Officers Course.   He is a seven-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

Second Division

Major Ryan Bates Bates began his law enforcement career in August 1997 with the Louisville Division of Police. He served in the former Second, Fourth, and Sixth Districts. He was also a member of the Street Crimes Unit and the Gang Squad. After merger, Bates served as a patrol officer in the First Division. He was promoted to sergeant in August 2005. He served as a sergeant in the Second Division where he supervised the mid-watch platoon, FLEX Unit, and Detectives Unit. In 2012, Bates was promoted to lieutenant and assigned to the late-watch platoon in the Fourth Division. He also served in the Second Division, where he supervised the mid-watch platoon and Division Resource Officers (DROs).   After being promoted to the rank of major, Bates commanded the Fourth Division. Major Bates served on the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team for 14 years. He served on the SWAT Team as an officer, sergeant, and lieutenant. He was appointed as the Assistant Commander in 2012 and Commander in 2015. Bates has also served on two (2) task forces which were created to address violent crime in the community. Major Bates is a graduate of Xavier University and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Business. He is also a graduate of the Southern Police Institute’s (SPI) Administrative Officers Course.

Fourth Division

Major Shannon Lauder Major Shannon Lauder joined the Louisville Metro Police Department in 2008. She served as a patrol officer in the 4th Division, primarily in the Old Louisville neighborhood. She also spent 6 years as a hostage negotiator and team leader for LMPD’s Hostage Negotiation Team. She was a detective in the Crimes Against Children Unit (CACU) investigating physical, sexual and internet crimes against children across Louisville Metro. She was then promoted to sergeant in 2015, where she served in the 6th Division before becoming a Professional Standards Unit investigator. She was promoted to lieutenant in 2018 and served as a patrol lieutenant in the 4th Division. Most recently she was assigned as the Commander of the Special Victims Unit. The SVU consists of the Sex Crimes Unit, the Domestic Violence Unit and the Crimes Against Seniors Unit. In 2020 Major Lauder was promoted to the rank of Major and serves as the Commander of the 4th Division. Major Lauder holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Political Science from the University of Kentucky and is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Louisville. She is a graduate of the 143rd Session of the Southern Police Institute’s (SPI) Administrative Officer’s Course at the University of Louisville.

Job Announcement

Utility Trainee- Drainage 

Under direct supervision, performs physical, unskilled tasks associated with sewer and drainage maintenance.  Must comply with Federal, State, Local and MSD requirements and regulations.

For a more detailed position description, pay information, and to apply please visit our website: http://www.louisvillemsd.org/Careers

LOJIC Systems Administrator I/II/III (GIS) (IT Infrastructure Engineer I/II/III)

This position will be filled as a Level I, II, or III based on candidate qualifications.

For detailed position descriptions, pay information, and to apply please visit our website: http://www.louisvillemsd.org/Careers

Join a Board or Commission

If you are interested in volunteering for one of Louisville Metro Government's Boards and Commissions, now is the time to start. By being a part of a board or commission, you will offer your time and your talents 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 applications, please visit https://louisvilleky.gov/government/mayor-greg-fischer/interested-serving-board-or-commission '

Please find below a list of boards and commissions for an opportunity to serve:

BOARD VACANCIES

• Metropolitan Business Development Corporation
• Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board
• Bardstown Road Overlay District
• Building Code Board of Appeals
• Cemetery Board
• Civil Service Board
• Code Enforcement Board
• Community Action Partnership
• Jefferson County Public Law Library
• Deputy Sheriff Merit Board
• Downtown Development Review Overlay Board
• Downtown Management District
• Ethics Commission
• Fire Protection Districts (Fairdale, Harrods Creek, Highview, Lake Dreamland, Lyndon, Middletown, Okolona, St. Matthews & Worthington)
• Hazard Materials Ordinance Appeals & Overseers Board
• Housing Authority Board
• Human Relations Commission Advocacy Board
• Human Relations Commission Enforcement Board
• Kentuckiana Works
• Landmarks
• Library Advisory Commission
• Louisville Arena Authority, Inc.
• Louisville Public Media
• Merit Board
• Medical Center Commission of Jefferson County
• PARC Board of Commissioners
• Police Merit Board
• Redevelopment Authority
• Science Center
• Urban Renewal Commission
• Vacant Property Review Commission
• Waterworks
• Zoo Foundation Board

REMINDERS

Visit http://www.louisvilleky.gov/MetroPolice/Patrol+Divisions/ to sign up to receive the LMPD’s new crime alert update for your neighborhood. Simply select your LMPD division number, and click "Subscribe to Crime Alerts by Beat" to begin receiving the update.

Visit http://mapit.louisvilleky.gov/  and type in your address to find out when your junk pick-up date is as well as street cleanings and additional information.

Visit at https://lge-ku.com/outages/report/streetlight to report a street light outage in your neighborhood. When reporting a street light outage, be sure to have the pole number, which can be found on a metal plate on the pole.

If you would like to unsubscribe to this e-newsletter (though we don't know why you ever would) please email shalanna.taylor@louisvilleky.gov with the subject "REMOVE". We won't be hurt (much).

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