District 20 eNewsletter - January 22, 2024

Stuart Benson Metro Council District 20 eNewsletter
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Councilman Stuart Benson
601 West Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202
502.574.1120
Legislative Assistant

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NEW DISTRICT 20 INTERACTIVE ZONING MAP!

See zoning cases in District 20 on our on Interactive Zoning Map!

***This map is best viewed on a desktop or laptop for all information to display properly.***

Updated Weekly


Map Crime in Division 7 & 8 and Subscribe to Crime Alerts

We now have a new way for you to map crime around you. Just click here and view our new interactive crime mapping tool for Division 7 & 8 or for each beat in Division 7 & 8.  And save it in your favorites to view crime anytime it's updated daily. On the page is a Quickfind tool that allows you to put your address in and subscribe to crime trends, alerts and block watch reports for your police beat. Forward this email to your friends and family!


Jeffersontown Youth Soccer Registration

 

Spring 2024 Registration will be held on 

Monday, January 22, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 27, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

at 

The Jeffersonian (Jtown Community Center)

10617 Taylorsville Road 40299

 

Age groups for players with birth years 2005 through 2019

 

For more information: 

www.jysarec.com


Louisville Metro Planning & Zoning Weekly Activity Report

24-LANDSCAPE-0001 Life of Faith Church 14100 SPEGAL LN 20 01/09/2024 Lucia Rodriguez
A landscape plan for a church on 11.899 acres in the R4 zoning district


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Louisville Metro Animal Services Low Cost Vaccine, Microchip and Licensing Event on March 30th

Updated services will include DAPP, Bordetella as well as rabies vaccines. Licensing and microchipping can also be obtained at this event.

Come check out the new Jeffersontown Firehouse!

Sponsored by Councilwoman Parker and Councilmen Benson and Kramer.

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Cafe Louie Fern Creek Library Edition January 20, 2023 Hosted at Fern Creek High School

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Fern Creek Library Public Meeting

Please join library leadership and design architects on Monday, January 22 (6-7:30 p.m.) at Fern Creek High School when we unveil the renderings for the new Fern Creek Library and gather feedback on what services and materials the community would like to see offered. 


Notice of Public Meeting (23-COMPPLAN-0001

You are invited to attend a PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE READOPTION OF THE PLAN ELEMENTS OF LOUISVILLE METRO’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (PLAN 2040).
Subject Property: LOUISVILLE METRO
Case Number: 23-COMPPLAN-0001
Case Manager: JOSEPH HABERMAN, PLANNING MANAGER (joseph.haberman@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: PLANNING COMMISSION
Meeting Date: FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Time: Meeting will begin at 1:00 PM and continue until all cases are heard
Location: 514 W Liberty Street, 40202 (OLD JAIL BUILDING)
Learn how to watch and participate online at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/upcoming-public-meetings
To view documents related to this proposal, please visit https://aca-prod.accela.com/LJCMG or:
Louisville Metro Office of Planning (Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM)
444 S. 5th Street, 3rd Floor, Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 574-6230
Or visit https://louisvilleky.gov/government/planning-design for:
• More information on zoning processes
• Public comment opportunities
• Applications for a petition for a night hearing, including procedures to change the time and/or location of a public hearing to 6:00 pm or later downtown, or to a convenient location.
• Visit https://louisvilleky.primegov.com/public/portal for meeting agenda and staff report.
Persons who desire special accommodations should contact the Planning Commission office at (502) 574-6230 at least one week prior to this meeting. TDD users please use the Relay Service, 1-800-648-6056.


Louisville Local Business Expo

 

Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 1pm-4pm

Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center

(1860 Mellwood Ave., Van Gogh Building)

Free entry.

This B2B Expo features 60+ local businesses, free paper/hard drive shredding from A+ Paper Shredding, reusable bags for the first 250 attendees, personalized “Quick Learns” and lots of prizes - all in a fun, festival atmosphere. Attendees can expect to go home with new connections and new tools for their business. Shifting our purchasing habits towards local, independent businesses can have big effects on our local economy, keeping more dollars circulating locally. This applies to both our personal AND business purchases. Make it your business to buy local! Find out more at KeepLouisvilleWeird.com/Expo.


 Public Meeting on Future Library in Fern Creek Planned for January 22, 2024

Metro Councilman Robin Engel (District 22) will host a public input meeting for a new library that will be constructed in the Fern Creek area. Louisville Free Public Library Director Lee Burchfield, architects from Studio Kremer of Louisville and Studio Shea of New York, a representative from the Library Foundation as well as Council members Robin Engel (District 22), Stuart Benson (District 20) and Jeff Hudson (District 23) will be present.  The meeting will serve as an update on progress for the project with renderings being presented for viewing as well as comments and suggestions being accepted as Metro looks to build a library that meets our community’s needs.

 

What: Fern Creek Library Public Input Meeting

Where: Fern Creek High School (9115 Fern Creek Road)

When: Monday, January 22, 2024 (6-7:30pm)

Who:   LFPL Director Lee Burchfield,

            Library Foundation Executive Director, Chandra Gordon

            Louisville Metro Councilman Robin Engel, District 22

            Louisville Metro Councilman Stuart Benson, District 20

            Louisville Metro Councilman Jeff Hudson, District 23

“I am thrilled to be able to be part of this effort to listen and incorporate the wants and needs of the people of southeastern Jefferson County into the planning of our new library. I encourage everyone to attend this meeting and to stay involved as we work towards building a first-class library for the community.” – Councilman Robin Engel


 The  Film Premiere of "This is the Ohio: Life, Death, and Rebirth of the Beautiful River" at the Louisville Free Public Library Main Branch

 The  Film Premiere of "This is the Ohio: Life, Death, and Rebirth of the Beautiful River" at the Louisville Free Public Library Main Branch on Wednesday Jan. 24. is a free event.   The reception hosted by Kentucky Waterways Alliance and the Ohio River Way begins at 5, Morgan McGarvey welcomes everyone at 6, and after a few more introductions at 6:15 the documentary screening starts,  the evening will conclude with a panel discussion about the Ohio River moderated by Susan Griffin Ward, the panelists are Deborah Bilitski, Dr. Nancy Theiss, Dr. Perry Thomas and Frances Menone.  The Jan 24 screening of the documentary is hosted by the Louisville Free Public Library, Kentucky Waterways Alliance and the Ohio River Way.   

 

KWA and the Ohio River Way have created an event page for the screening and the Library is handling the registration