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The MSD lot at 4701 Cliff Ave is now a community serving pollinator garden! Thanks to a partnership between Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District, Beechmont Neighborhood Association, and MSD, the former vacant lot is now benefiting from new intentional plantings and care!
If you would like to volunteer or learn more: Contact the council office and we will connect your with neighbor and Soil and Water Conservation employee Erin James!
Beechmont Summer Concert Series
The Beechmont Summer Concert Series will be held each Saturday starting May 22 through the end of June 2021 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. The Concert Series is designed as a free, outdoor musical experience at Woodlawn Gazebo with artists/bands from the Louisville Federation of Musicians (Local 11-637). Attendees will experience the beauty of the Olmstead Parkway and be able to support local musicians during this difficult time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pre-register here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beechmont-summer-concert-series-tickets-154755524941
6-Week Lineup
Performance Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
May 22 - Ron Jones Quartet - Jazz
May 29 - Majik Jack - Variety
June 5 - Jerry Tolson Quartet - Jazz
June 12 - The Thrillers - Soulful Rock
June19 - Walker, Kays and Stevens - Smooth Jazz
June 26 - John Gage and Friend - Folk
 I-65 Corridor Study StoryMap & Survey
  Green Heart Community Conversation
Dr. Jay Turner will be discussing Environmental Monitoring on June 8th at 6pm.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86016167184?pwd=TFRGeWZ4R3h0dTY1OG1vb0R3MHdqZz09
 Metro Council Democratic Caucus' FY22 Budget Conversations
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The Community Conversations are scheduled as follows:
Infrastructure: Saturday, May 22 at 10 a.m. at the Northeast Regional Library, 15 Bellevoir Circle (Infrastructure registration)
Economic Mobility: Sunday, May 23 at 3 p.m. at the West Louisville YMCA, 1720 West Broadway (Economic Mobility registration)
Public Safety: Wednesday, May 26 at 7 p.m. at the Main Library, 301 York Street (Public Safety registration)
Economic Development: Wednesday, June 2 at 7 p.m. at the South Central Regional Library, 7300 Jefferson Boulevard (Economic Development registration)
Racial Equity: Sunday, June 6 at 3 p.m. at the Newburg Library, 4800 Exeter Avenue (Racial Equity registration)
All five of these Community Conversations will be live streamed on the Democratic Caucus Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheDemocraticCaucusOfTheLouisvilleMetroCouncil
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Meet the Officers Serving Our Community
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Come meet the LMPD’s 4th Division officers serving your neighborhoods!
When: 7pm and 8pm on June 9th
Where: 323 W Woodlawn Ave (former CocoBerry Pops).
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Seedling Giveaway
Free seed and seedling giveaway event hosted by The Food Literacy Project with the Urban Ag Coalition at Iroquois Urban Farm on June 4.
FB event link: https://fb.me/e/3Gg0UBZ1d
 Spring Closeout Sale
Saturday, May 22nd, Louisville Grows is conducting a Seeds and Starts closeout sale in the greenhouse located at 1639 Portland Avenue. The sale will be from 10am-4pm.
Registration is not necessary, although they will limit the number of persons at one time in the greenhouse and masks will be required while shopping.
A Message from D21 Resident: Ann Ramser
District 21 is fortunate to have a very diversified group of neighbors. Our neighbors have a variety of nationalities, skin color, religion, economic status, education level, employment activity, and many other categories. However, I feel many of us live in our own silo, only interacting with people who have similar backgrounds as ourself. As a child, I knew by face and name almost every family on my street. I have lived on Kenwood Drive for 21 years and know very few of my neighbors.
This past year, we have been presented with many uncomfortable issues. Without knowing the backgrounds of our neighbors, we may be unable to understand a neighbor whose reaction to a particular circumstance is different from our own reaction to the same circumstance. I would like to understand, even if I disagree, with my neighbor’s reaction. Communication is the key to understanding each other. Sharing our thoughts with people of different backgrounds may be difficult, but silence, while easy, is also dangerous. Silence implies acceptance of the unacceptable. As a community we need to discuss tough subjects such as health inequity, sexism, educational access, ageism, classism, racism, etc.
How do we come together to discuss these issues? Chandra Gordon, a District 7 resident, recently suggested to her fellow District 7 residents a Book Club of sorts. I think this is a great idea. DeSales High School President Rick Blackwell has agreed that the D21 Book Club could meet at the DeSales Cafeteria. The book Caste by Isabel Wilkerson has been suggested as a good place to start. If you would like to read and join in a discussion, please email me at gealr@iglou.com.
Louisville Water Company (LWC) is in the beginning stages of a three year project to upgrade water meters. Starting the second week of June, LWC contractors and employees will do work in a portion of District 21 to replace older meters with new ones. Impacted neighborhoods include Trinity Park and surrounding streets, Camp Taylor South/Gilmore Ln area, City of Lynnview, and Preston Park.
See the map for where they will be working. Impacted neighbors will receive a post card in advance of the work. The installation is quick and will only result in water being turned off for a short period of time, typically less than 30 minutes. Before the work is performed LWC will knock on the door to let the customer know what they are doing. They will also leave a note on the door when the work is complete.
For more information please go to https://www.louisvillewater.com/meterupgrade
D21 Impacted Neighborhood Map
 Postcard Example
Charter Spectrum is participating in the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) which provides a $50 per month voucher for broadband service to eligible recipients.
EBB applicants must first confirm eligibility with the FCC, and then they can reach out to get service.
All relevant links are here: https://www.spectrum.com/cp/emergency-broadband-get-qualified?p1=1-866-388-6050
The JCPS Board of Education recently approved the expansion of THE current virtual school at Jefferson County High School to allow students grades 6-12, who have found virtual learning to be beneficial, the option of attending that school. Note that students who choose to attend the virtual academy will be students of JCHS – they will not be enrolled at their prior school.
Application Link: https://apps.jefferson.kyschools.us/PathfinderSchool
- Beechmont Neighborhood Association: Meets 3rd Monday @7:00pm, Iroquois Library
- OPEN AIR MARKET BEGINS MAY 29TH 8AM - NOON
- Iroquois Neighborhood Association: Meets 3rd Tuesday @7:00pm, DeSales High School.
- Lynnview City Council: Meet 2nd Tuesday @6:00pm, 1241 Gilmore Ln/Virtual
We will be available the 3rd Wednesday of each month at Lynnview City Hall (1241 Gilmore Ln. 40213) from 9am-3pm.
Note: The District 21 office uses this time to address issues in the area in addition to being at Lynnview City Hall. You may want to call ahead (502-966-4086) to make sure we will be in the office before you stop in.
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