District 14 Weekly eNews April 11, 2024

Louisville Metro Government sent this bulletin at 04/11/2024 12:39 PM EDT

District 14 Councilwoman

and

Vice Chair of Democratic Caucus

Contact Cindi Fowler

Legislative Assistant

Amy Stewart

Office Locations:

CityHall
601 West Jefferson St.
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 574-1114

Southwest Government Center
7219 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY 40258

2024 Committees:

Chair of Parks & Sustainability

Budget & Appropriations

Visit Councilwoman Fowler's website

In This Edition...

Litter Survey Open Through April!

The Waste Management District would like insight into Louisville residents' opinions on the effects, prevalence, and consequences of littering, and litter prevention and abatement efforts. Please take this survey about litter in Louisville. It will take less than 5 minutes!

Take the survey by clicking here.

Riverside Plant Sale April 12-13

Treefest this Saturday!

Louisville Zoo Calling Volunteer Gardeners!

Orientation for the Zoo’s Adopt-a-Garden set for April 13

The Louisville Zoo is seeking experienced gardeners: individuals, families (ages 16+) and groups with green thumbs to participate in its Adopt-a-Garden program. This unique volunteer opportunity allows participants with a passion for gardening to contribute to the beauty of the Zoo by adopting specific garden sites within the Zoo and caring for them throughout the 2024 growing season.

A required orientation session, which includes an overview of the Adopt-a-Garden program, will be held on Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m. at the MetaZoo amphitheater.

Once enrolled, volunteers will be required to submit a plan for their plot and will be responsible for planting, weeding, watering and maintaining the garden throughout the growing season, from mid-April through mid-November, including spring and fall bed clean-up.

Volunteers may purchase their own plants, with the added benefit of a 10 percent discount at Frank Otte Nursery and Garden Center locations at 2930 Bardstown Road and 12902 Shelbyville Road. Alternatively, with prior approval, volunteers may bring plants from their own gardens.

Longtime Adopt-a-Garden volunteer, Anne Ramsey, shared her enthusiasm for the program, stating, “I enjoy participating in this program. I have had my little patch of the Zoo near ZooVision that I maintain with limelight hydrangeas, daylilies and shasta daisies. I take pride in my little garden as I watch kids and families walk by building memories at the Zoo. Devoting two hours per week to this peaceful endeavor allows me and my husband, Jerry Randoph, to connect with nature, contribute to the beauty of the Zoo and immerse our hands in the enriching soil of the earth.”

Please RSVP to mary.taylor@louisvilleky.gov by April 11 to attend the required orientation session scheduled for April 13.

For additional information, please visit louisvillezoo.org/adoptagarden.

For other volunteer opportunities at the Louisville Zoo, visit louisvillezoo.org/volunteer.

Zoo Hours

The Zoo is open daily year-round. Spring / summer hours are 10 a.m. ─ 5 p.m. (enjoy until 6 p.m.). The Zoo is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Visit louisvillezoo.org for more info.

Southwest Community Ministries Giving Back Gala this Saturday

Join us Saturday, April 13th, 2024 as we celebrate Southwest Community Ministries 40th Anniversary of giving back at our Giving Back Gala! Click here for information and tickets.

Arson Investigation Stories

Healthy Kids Day at the SW YMCA

Change of Zoning Informational Meeting April 24

Notice of Zoning Change

Follow-up Informational Meeting

Site: 9101 John Hicks Way

Project: VOA Veterans Village

Case # 24-ZONE-0025

You are invited to an informational meeting regarding a zoning change for the property located at 9101 John Hicks Way. This property is located at the north-east corner of Stonestreet Road and Dixie Highway. The meeting will take place at the Southwest Government Center, located at 7219 Dixie Highway, Louisville KY 40258, on April 24, 2024, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Click here for more information.

kNOw Waste: Backyard Composting

Join the kNOw Waste Education team for a class all about Backyard Composting! The class is free, but please register so we know how many participants to expect.

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day 2024

“One World... One Breath"

Each year, on the “last Saturday of April”, in hundreds of cities in over 80 countries, people come together, to breathe together, provide a healing vision for our world and celebrate. The Year of the Green Wooden Dragon will bring evolution improvement, prosperity, good fortune and abundance . This is the perfect time for rejuvenated beginnings and setting the foundation for long-term success. Please join TaiChiForeverLouKy1 & NuChapter Tai Chi & Qigong Institute for a Free Community Event. Saturday, April 27 , 2024 Starting at 9:15 a.m. Sun Valley Community Center 502-937-8802 6505 Bethany Lane Louisville Ky. 40272

Harbor House Ken-Ducky Derby

Win a Car, Support Adults with Disabilities

For $5 a duck, people have the chance to win a BRAND NEW CAR! The Ken-Ducky Derby is Harbor House's largest fundraiser of the year. Each duck adoption goes back to supporting the adults with disabilities that Harbor House serves from all over our community.

Adopt a Duck!

Community Outreach at Meadowlawn Baptist Church

Mayor's Derby Brunch at Riverside

Call Riverside to make your reservation at 502-935-6809.

Shakespeare at Sun Valley Park

Jefferson Memorial Summer Camps

Career Opportunities with Louisville Metro Government

Come work for Louisville Metro Government! You can search for all open positions and submit your application now. You can access career opportunities by clicking here.

Louisville Metro Government is committed to providing our employees with the tools they need to lead a fit and healthy life. Aside from community-wide initiatives like the Mayor’s Hike, Bike and Paddle event every Memorial Day and Labor Day, and the Healthy Hometown Movement, Metro Government provides employees with programs designed to enhance their life and well-being, like a Wellness Center that allows employees and their dependents with Metro health insurance to take care of their basic medical and health needs for a $5 co-pay. Louisville Metro Government understands that a team of healthy, vibrant employees is the greatest asset we have.

Note: For assistance with the application process, please contact the NEOGOV Customer Support Help Desk at (855) 524-5627 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday.

Gun Violence Dashboard is Live

The city’s new “Metro Gun Violence Dashboard” is now live on OSHN’s Louisvilleky.gov website.

The dashboard is a real-time, comprehensive reporting tool that will expand government transparency and will aim to create more collaborative work opportunities with and within the Louisville community.

The dashboard is a collaborative project between OSHN and the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) and was funded with a $100,000 competitive grant from the national Everytown for Safety Support Fund.

The dashboard will use data from Mark 43, LMPD’s record management system and will show a variety of reporting elements. For example, it will show maps and trends on where shots are fired, where homicides and non-fatal shootings happen, literal neighborhood and block reports, and historic, comparative, and detailed data starting from the year 2010.

It will give anonymized information on victims of gun violence, trend reports and provides an array of measurements, including, for example, what is shown as the likeliest or most common times and/or days for violence.

Visit the LIVE Dashboard Here!

Meals on Wheels

Reporting Potholes

We need your help reporting potholes, use one of the methods below;

Use an online form by clicking here.
Use Twitter by sending the location of the hole to @LouMetro311 and include the hashtag #502pothole.
Call Metro311 or 574-5000 to report potholes or any other issues.
Call our office at 574-1114, and we'll turn it in on your behalf.

To report a pothole on an interstate in Jefferson County, go to the “contact us” dropdown menu and select “report a hazard” on KYTC’s website http://transportation.ky.gov or click here.

Report a Litterer!

Get directly involved in making Louisville a more litter-free community through the Report-A-Litterer program aimed at motorists who throw fast-food wrappers, cigarette butts, soda bottles or any type of litter out their car window.

Click here to report.

Click here for more information

How Can You Help with Illegal Dumping

Illegally dumped trash is more than just an eyesore! It is expensive to clean up, it negatively impacts our quality of life and economic development, and the plastic debris may end up in our waterways and oceans. Individuals caught dumping illegally may have their vehicle impounded and face fines and fees totaling about $1,000.

We have recently posted images on social media asking for help identifying illegal dumpers caught on camera and reporting when a vehicle was impounded. WDRB also helped spread the word about the negative impacts of illegal dumping. View their story here.

Residents are encouraged to fill out this online form if they witness illegal dumping. The form can also be used to share home security camera footage or images of illegal dumping occurring with our Solid Waste Enforcement Department. Go to Louisvilleky.gov/IllegalDumping to learn more about how you can help prevent illegal dumping.

Did you know..? Many waste materials can be dropped off legally and for FREE. Up to three large household items, up to 4 passenger tires, and up to 3 electronics items can be dropped off for free at the at the Waste Reduction Center, located at 636 Meriwether Avenue. A pickup truckload of yard waste or construction debris can be disposed for only $60.00.

Residents can also utilize the free Pop-Up Drop-Off events that occur monthly, on a Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., March - November, in various parts of Jefferson County. Items must be separated into the various categories for easy off-loading. Know before you go! View the accepted items list here: Louisvilleky.gov/PopUps.

Southwest Community Ministries - Items Needed

Southwest Community Ministries is currently overwhelmed with families who have never needed assistance before but are running out of household and hygiene products! They are asking for help from members of the community, youth groups, or anyone willing to donate.

If you would prefer to give food donations, items such as ravioli, ramen, fruit cups, canned meats, soups, and peanut butter crackers are always good options. Things like Ensure and pull top lids are good for seniors as well!

Needed Household Items:

Toilet Paper
Deodorant
Soups
Ravioli
Ramen Noodles

Items can be dropped off at the Ministry (8504 Terry Rd.) Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. For more information please call (502) 935-0310.

Donations can also be made by visiting SouthwestCommunityMinistries.org/donate.

Meriweather Waste Reduction Center

At the Waste Reduction Center, Louisville/Jefferson County residents can dispose of tires, household bulky waste such as metals, appliances, electronics, tree limbs and stumps up to three feet in diameter, unbagged yard waste, construction debris, and furniture.

Hours of Operation

Tuesday - Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Appointments available Tuesday - Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Up to three household bulky items per day may be dropped off at no charge. Bulky loads or drop-offs exceeding three items will be charged according - CASH ONLY.

Examples of single items