 Thank you to all of the neighbors that came out to the joint Southwest Councilmember’s District Dialogue at the Southwest Government Center last night! LMPD, PRP Fire, Clean Collaborative Crew, MSD & many more were on hand to discuss your concerns for our community. I am honored to serve Southwest Louisville with so many dedicated law enforcement and public service focused citizens. If you have a concern, don’t be shy, contact my office so we can help you!
   
 Muhammad Ali's face may soon be on a stamp.
The Louisville Metro Council passed a Resolution in support of getting Ali on a United States Postal Service Stamp.
Ali once said "I should be on a postage stamp. That's the only way I'll ever get licked."
The Champ on a Stamp campaign was first introduced on the sixth anniversary of his death back in June.
 Attached is the weekly Clean Collaborative route update. The Clean Collaborative Crew removed 425 bags of litter, 38 tires, and 143 other items from 89.56 curb miles and completed 3 service request. The Louisville Downtown Partnership’s Clean Collaborative Crew collected 173 pounds of litter and debris between August 15 and August 21 from their expanded area.
- Strawberry Ln from Steedly Dr to Eieler Ave- 4 Bags
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New Cut Rd from Iroquois Gardens Dr to Palatka Rd- 2 Bags
- Strawberry Ln from Southside Dr to Steedly Dr- 3 Bags, 1 Tire and 1 Other Item
- Southside Dr from Alvina Way to New Cut Rd- 5 Bags and 2 Tires
- Palatka Rd from Southside Dr to New Cut Rd- 1 Bag
- Southside Dr from E Kenwood Dr to Alvina Way- 2 Bags and 1 Other Item
- Palatka Rd from Southview Dr to Sanders Gate Rd- 1 bag and 1 Other Items
- New Cut Rd from Frisbee Way to Iroquois Gardens Dr- 4 Bags
- Palatka Rd from New Cut Rd to Southview Dr- 4 Bags
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New Cut Rd from Palatka Rd to 3rd St Rd- 5 Bags
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Steedly Dr from Southside Dr to Strawberry Ln- 4 Bags
- Seneca Trl from Southside Dr to S 3rd St- 2 Bags and 1 Other Side
 It’s back to school season and the Louisville Free Public Library is excited to announce another free resource to help students in our community succeed! Brainfuse HelpNow is an online tutoring service offering access to virtual one-on-one tutoring in a range of subjects for K-12 students seven days a week. Students can chat with tutors in real-time (2-11 p.m.), get help with math problems, have papers reviewed using Brainfuse’s Writing Lab, discuss practice test results, and more. HelpNow even offers live FAFSA help and online practice tests.
Brainfuse employs more than 3,000 tutors—most are retired teachers or graduate students and all have a minimum of a 4-year degree (97% have masters degrees). To access HelpNow, simply visit LFPL.org/HomeworkHelpNow.
Need access to a computer or internet? Stop by any of our 17 area library locations today.
HelpNow and all of the Library’s Homework Help resources are free with a valid library card. To learn more, click on Homework Help on the teens or kids pages of LFPL.org. For more information, call (502) 574-1611.
 "The culvert on Blevins Gap Rd has encountered 2 issues which will delay construction. First, I sent over the construction items for Louisville Paving, who hold the Metro Safety improvements contract, to price for me to try and avoid more time going through procurement. Upon reviewing the request. They immediately responded back to let me know that the beams needed to support the bridge deck would not be available until September at the earliest. Upon hearing that news, I asked our consultant if there were any design alternatives and what those increased costs may be which they replied that they anticipated lead time challenges regardless of what changes they could possibly make. This does not surprise me given the current times.
Secondly and in addition to this, we were notified yesterday from the consultant that there are endangered long-eared bats in the area which utilize trees that need to come down in order to complete work. The Corp of Engineers is requiring us to not cut down trees until October 15 or later, otherwise we would be required to make a contribution to assist in relocating the bats. We reached out to the Corps of Engineers to discuss our position and they strongly recommended that we not try to expedite construction.
Given these issues, I still want to complete the project this year if possible. I was informed that we can start construction as long as we did not remove the trees, so I will push to get as much done as we can between now and October. But, we will not be able to complete the project in summer of 2022 as I had originally hoped.
We apologize for any inconvenience to those affected.
Please contact myself or Jeff Brown through email if needed. I will keep you updated of any other news regarding this project as it comes to my attention."
Thank you,
Matthew R. Haines, PE
Engineering Supervisor
Louisville Metro Public Works & Assets
444 South 5th Street, 4th Floor
Louisville KY 40202
Matthew.Haines@louisvilleky.gov
Jeffrey.Brown@louisvilleky.gov
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