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Hello neighbors and friends,
February is known as the sweetheart month, and it is also American Heart Month. In the month of February, we give and receive flowers, boxes of chocolates, and mushy cards. Flowers are nice, and so is a box of candy; however, if we really want to show our love – for our family and our self, we should focus instead on the health of our heart. So, before February ends, I want to encourage you to take care of your heart.
Did you know that in America, one out of every three of us will face heart disease? The statistics are sobering, and it is still a fact that heart disease remains the #1 killer of adults. Preventing heart disease is possible if we pay attention to a few basic details such as talking with our primary care provider (please get one if you don’t already have one!) and keeping an eye on critical measurements like weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels. We should always know our numbers. Here are a few other steps we can take to prevent heart disease:
- Quit smoking
- Eat more whole foods and avoid sugar
- Be physically active every day
- Reduce stress
- Limit alcohol intake
- Use the buddy system for accountability
It’s important to make heart-healthy lifestyle modifications and move about throughout the day to increase our steps. Remember that a body at rest stays at rest, whereas a body in motion stays in motion. We need to prioritize exercising.
So, along with giving candy, cards, and flowers, or telling our loved ones we love them, let’s show them how much we care by taking steps toward better cardiac health. Yes, February is American heart month, but every month is a great time to protect our hearts.
The Louisville Metro Council held its regularly scheduled Council meeting on Thursday, February 16th. Here are some of the highlights from the meeting.
Special Legislation
- Item 18 - R-200-22: The Council approved a resolution amending rule 5A.02 of the Rules of the Legislative Council regarding the notice required to initiate a video teleconference meeting.
- Item 19 – R-016-23: The Council approved a resolution pursuant to Metro Council Rule 7.01(A) requesting the Louisville Metro Ethics Commission to provide Metro Council with a formal opinion regarding whether any actions of Council member Anthony Piagentini in connection with the sixth round of American Rescue Plan funding approved by the Metro Council constituted a violation of the Louisville Metro Ethics Code.
Old Business
- Item 20 – R-196-22: The Council approved a resolution approving a noncompetitively negotiated professional service contract with the University of Louisville for $92,532 for a merger review study on behalf of the Metro Comprehensive Review Commission.
- Item 22 - O-376-22: The Council approved an ordinance changing the zoning from R-1, R-6, C-1, and C-2 to PDD at 2297, 2301, 2313, and 2345 Lexington Road containing 4.24 acres (Case No. 22ZONE0043).
- Item 32 – R-008-23: The Council approved a resolution supporting HB 66 before the 2023 General Assembly, which would create requirements to prevent utility disconnection in vulnerable households.
The next regularly scheduled Metro Council meeting will be held on Thursday, March 2nd at 6pm.
To see all meetings on Facebook Live, go to the Metro Council Facebook page by clicking here.
The public can also view all council and committee meetings on Metro TV, Spectrum Cable Channel 184 or on UVERSE at Channel 99. Proceedings are live streamed from the Metro Council Clerk’s Archived Media page here.
To watch the Council meeting and access the agenda and related attachments, click here.
New Applications:
23-LANDSCAPE-0030 - 4490/4492 Brownsboro Road Development
Project Location: 4490 Brownsboro Rd.
Project Description: A landscape plan for a 12-unit townhome development.
23-WAIVER-0018 - Thorntons
Project Location: 4900 Brownsboro Rd.
Project Description: Landscape waivers to not provide the required landscape buffer areas.
23-WAIVER-0019 - Thorntons
Project Location: 4900 Brownsboro Rd.
Project Description: A waiver from Sections 5.5.1.A.1.B, 5.5.1.A.2, 5.5.1.A.3.A, 5.5.1.A.5.A, 5.6.1.A.1, and 5.6.1.C.1 to not require a retail building to have a customer entrance facing a secondary street or a corner entrance; to build more than 5' away from both ROWs; to allow parking between the principal structure and highways/interstates; to allow an attached gas station canopy between the principal structure and a public street; and to allow the principal structure to have less than 75% of their length to have blank walls facing a public street and less than 50% of the wall surfaces at street level to not consist of clear windows and doors.
23-MPLAT-0021 - Jefferson County School Boundary Survey
Project Location: 6000 Brownsboro Rd.
Project Description: A minor subdivision plat to dedicate right-of-way on 49.56 acres in the R4 zoning district.
22-DDP-0082 - Westport Road Market
Project Location: 4630 Westport Rd.
Project Description: A revised district development plan for 15,740 sq ft of proposed indoor market and restaurant space on 1.53 acres in C-N zoning and the N form.
22-DDP-0141 - Paul's Fruit Market
Project Location:4966 US Hwy. 42
Project Description: A revised district development plan to enclose the existing drive thru and expand outdoor display area on 1.19 acres in the C1 zoning district.
From louisvillewater.com
At Louisville Water, we understand your concerns over the Ohio spill. We want you to know that public health and your safety is our priority.
Here are some things you should know:
- Your water is safe and high quality.
- This spill is currently more than 300 miles away and we have no detections of butyl acrylate in Louisville.
- We are working with our partners along the Ohio River to monitor and understand all we can about this spill.
- Our Water Quality scientists monitor our water source daily, year-round. They do over 200 tests each day to maintain water quality.
Click here for more information and updates.
The Frisch’s Big Boy location on Shelbyville Rd., near Mall of St. Matthews, closed on Tuesday, February 21st.
Louisville Metro Council and Louisville Visual Art (LVA) are now accepting applications for artwork to display in City Hall as part of the fifth annual Art in City Hall exhibition.
The annual program, which will be administered by LVA, invites artists to submit original, two-dimensional works of art through an online application process by Monday, February 27. The submissions will be reviewed by a selection committee comprised of Metro Council and LVA representatives.
Up to five artists will be selected for the exhibition. The chosen artwork will be on display March 2023 through February 2024 in City Hall’s entrance lobby, hallways, and public spaces. Each artist selected to participate in the exhibition will receive a $500 honorarium.
For more information on the process, artwork specifications and how to apply, click here.
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In 2016 Louisville Metro Emergency Services teamed up with Bullitt, Oldham, Nelson and Washington Counties to create a regional emergency notification system – Louisville Emergency Notification System (LENSAlert). Its enhanced capabilities include using all communication modes to send alerts – mobile phones, landlines, email, text, social media, and IPAWS-OPEN.
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The Complete Streets Coalition was mandated in 2022 through updates to Louisville's Complete Streets ordinance. The inaugural Complete Streets Coalition is comprised of 15 Jefferson County residents. $500,000 was allocated in Louisville's Fiscal Year 2023 budget for pedestrian safety and traffic calming improvements on Minor Arterials and Local Roads. The funds will be prioritized by the Complete Streets Coalition and constructed by Louisville Metro Public Works & Assets. The primary function of the Complete Streets Coalition is to review a Complete Streets Checklist for publicly funded projects to ensure those projects meet or exceed design guidelines outlined in Louisville's Complete Streets Ordinance & Design Guide. Click here to learn more.
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This year, nearly 200 students in grades 1-12 from Louisville Metro public, private, and parochial schools entered the 37th annual Horsing Around With Art (HAWA) competition. This is a juried contest which showcases the students' take on the Kentucky Derby in various artistic styles and mediums. All 192 entries, from 29 different schools, will be on display now through May 12th at the Kentucky Derby Museum's Matt Winn Gallery, 704 Central Avenue. Click here for more information.
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Dinos took over Louisville Mega Cavern, 1841 Taylor Ave., starting February 18th with Dinos Under Louisville. Visitors will venture under Louisville to uncover 80 life-size moving dinosaurs on a 20-minute adventure through more than half a mile of Louisville Mega Cavern’s underground passageways. Visitors will enter a wormhole and be transported back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth; experience the Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time periods; and the extinction event that ended the time of dinosaurs on the planet. Click here for more information and tickets.
Louisville Restaurant Week is returning Monday, February 27th through Sunday, March 5th and will offer special meal deals and a good cause. Each participating restaurant will have a pre-fixe, three-course menu for $26, $36, or $46 available for dine-in or take-out. One dollar of every meal purchased during the week will benefit The Hope Buss.
From gotolouisville.com
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 from 3-7pm, Tailspin Ale Fest will celebrate 10 years at the historic Bowman Field, 2700 Gast Blvd. Kentucky has been known for offering the finest spirits, but recently, there is another liquid emerging that embodies all of the artisanal qualities that make us so proud of our state. The American Craft Beer movement is in full force and Kentucky is well on its way to making its mark on this industry with an emerging craft beer scene. TailSpin Ale Fest seeks to further this cause by providing a premier festival for the craft brewer and craft beer drinker in the Kentuckiana Region while raising funds and awareness to support HOP Foundation. Tickets are now on sale.
How good are you with U.S. Presidential knowledge?
1. Who was the only President to serve more than two terms?
2. Which President lived the shortest lifespan (and was survived by both of his parents at the time of his death)?
3. What three words did George Bush say before ”no new taxes” in 1988?
4. Who was the only President of the United States to never marry?
5. What were jellybean flavors Ronald Reagan’s favorites?
6. This president almost made Cuba one of the United States of America! Who was he?
7. Who was the first President to be impeached?
8. Who was the first President to appoint an African American to the Supreme Court?
9. What U.S. President had a nervous breakdown at the age of 24 and spent time in a sanitarium?
10. This president served the shortest term in American history. Who was he?
Answers are at the bottom of this newsletter.
To read about the most recent VA Medical Center construction events, go to:
https://www.va.gov/louisville-health-care/programs/new-robley-rex-va-medical-center
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LOUVAMCCONSTRUCTION@USACE.ARMY.MIL
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Metro Louisville now has an interactive map that will allow you to see what is happening in your neighborhood as well as others across the city. The map updates daily and if you choose you can receive alerts for your area by subscribing using the red receive alerts button on the page. Click here to try it out: Interactive Map to Track Crime.
Message from the LMPD 8th Division
Please make note of the below tips to help make sure theft doesn't happen to you.
- Never leave anything of value in your vehicle; this includes laptops, purses, GPS devices and even loose change.
- Do not leave your vehicle running while unattended.
- Always lock your vehicle doors.
- Remove garage door openers from vehicles when parked outside.
- Do not leave your keys in your vehicle, this includes key-fobs.
- Do not leave the windows of your vehicle open, or partially open.
- Try to park your vehicle in a well-lit area.
- Never leave a firearm unprotected in your vehicle.
- Immediately report any suspicious person, or vehicle to (502) 574-7111.
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On January 1, 2019, a new Comprehensive Plan, called Plan 2040, went into effect. As a resident of District 7 (or any district in Louisville), it is important to review the Comprehensive Plan if you are interested in development that is proposed for the neighborhood. The Comprehensive Plan is the guidepost for all development, and the Planning Commission must use it as one of the guiding principles and tools for making decisions regarding the approval or denial of a neighborhood development project.
Read The Comprehensive Plan (Plan 2040)
The Comprehensive Plan is representative of over 6,000 voices, including Metro staff, an advisory committee, and resident volunteers. The Advisory Committee, made up of diverse representatives from neighborhood and community organizations as well as development and business interests, finalized its recommended goals, objectives, and policies on February 21, 2018.
On April 16, 2018, the Planning Commission recommended the Comprehensive Plan for approval. The document was then reviewed by the Metro Council as well as 12 local municipalities with zoning authority for formal adoption. Those 12 local municipalities are: Anchorage, Douglass Hills, Graymoor-Devondale, Hurstbourne, Indian Hills, Jeffersontown, Lyndon, Middletown, Prospect, Shively, St. Matthews, and St. Regis Park.
Louisville Metro Council livestreams all of its regular meetings and committee meetings on Facebook Live.
To see all meetings on Facebook Live, go to the Metro Council Facebook page by clicking here.
The public can also view all council and committee meetings on Metro TV, Spectrum Cable Channel 184 or on UVERSE at Channel 99. Proceedings are live streamed from the Metro Council Clerk’s Archived Media page here.
To watch the Council meeting and access the agenda and related attachments, click HERE.
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If you do not wish to be photographed, please email the District 7 office at paula.mccraney@louisvilleky.gov prior to event attendance.
U.S. Presidential Knowledge Answers:
1. Franklin D. Roosevelt
2. John F. Kennedy
3. "Read my lips"
4. James Buchanan
5. Coconut and licorice
6. James Polk
7. Andrew Johnson
8. Lyndon Johnson
9. Warren G. Harding
10. William Henry Harrison
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