Louisville Metro Council District 4 E-News
Councilman Jecorey Arthur | Legislative Assistant Brianna Wright
601 West Jefferson Street, Louisville, KY 40202 | (502)574-1104
The Mayor has proposed his city budget for fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 through June 2025). Metro Council will be reviewing the budget in public hearings to make changes by July 1. To read the proposed budget, see the hearing schedule, and give feedback, go here.
Petition: Louisville leaders must support solutions to end homelessness
On Monday, April 22, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments for Johnson v. Grants Pass to decide whether it's cruel and unusual punishment to penalize people for sleeping outside when they have nowhere else to go. Regardless of what the Supreme Court decides, we know the truth: it is cruel—and ineffective—to criminalize homelessness, especially when shelters are full and there is not enough housing. Housing ends homelessness. To sign the petition go here.
Petition: Tell Mayor Greenberg and Louisville Metro Council to Get on the Bus and Fund TARC!
For far too long, Louisville leaders have not prioritized public transportation. The current funding model for the Transit Authority of River City (TARC) implemented in 1974 is archaic and insufficient. TARC needs adequate and consistent funding to make it a reliable and effective service for its riders, many of whom are going to work or school. These riders—primarily working class and people of color—are experiencing service cuts and delays, waiting at uncovered, poorly marked stops for buses—if they show up at all!—with outdated technology and inadequate accessibility, driven by underpaid drivers. Louisville Metro residents need and deserve more. To sign the petition go here.
Petition: Shelters are full. Where are people supposed to go?
Louisville's overnight emergency shelters are full most evenings, and there are about 500 unsheltered people on any given night. We call on Metro Government to adopt a new approach to solve the issue of homelessness, rather than clear camps without a place for people to go. To sign the petition go here.
Metro Council District 4 Neighborhood Advisory Board
Councilman Jecorey Arthur is looking for more constituents to serve on the District 4 Neighborhood Advisory Board. They meet monthly, both in person and virtually, to discuss issues in neighborhoods and work together on policy to better the district and Louisville as a whole. To learn more about the board and apply, go here or call (502)574-1104.
District 4 Tele-Town Hall
This month's District 4 Tele-Town Hall will be focused on the mayor's proposed city budget.
Tuesday, May 21st 6:00-7:00 PM
Video-In: https://louisvilleky.webex.com/meet/D4
Phone-In: (415)655-0001
Access Code: 180-005-6522 #
Note: You do not need to download WebEx to join by video on a computer. Once you press 'cancel' on the link's popup there is an option to join by browser at the bottom of the screen. If no one attends by 6:15, the tele-town hall will end early.
Legislation
- FY24 District 4 Sidewalk Repairs — Louisville Metro Council District 4 has about a million dollars worth of unfunded sidewalk repairs. Councilman Jecorey Arthur is paying for repairs through the Capital Infrastructure Fund (CIF). To review the order of repairs please go here.
- Capital Infrastructure Funds — Councilman Jecorey Arthur is funding new trash cans throughout District 4. Please contact the office for requests.
- Amnesty Funds — An ordinance in support of amnesty docket restitution.
- CARR Resolution — A resolution in support of the Crisis Aversion and Rights Retention (CARR) Act being considered by the Kentucky General Assembly to prevent gun deaths.
- Sustainability Commission — An ordinance to create a Louisville Metro Sustainability Commission of impacted residents, nonprofits, and government agencies.
- Ban The Box Ordinance — An ordinance amending hiring discrimination law to include protections for people who are unhoused
- Affordable Housing Trust Fund Ordinance — An ordinance amending which households are prioritized by the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
- Fair Housing — An ordinance amending our local fair housing law to align with recent state changes.
- Louisville Slugger Field Landmark Resolution — A resolution asking for a review to consider landmarking Louisville Slugger Field as a historic site.
- Opioid Settlement Ordinance — An ordinance funding the next round of grants for organizations addressing the opioid crisis.
Some of the legislation above is drafted but may not have been filed. We welcome input from constituents, experts, and stakeholders. To learn more about what's coming up on Metro Council please go here.
11th annual How-To Festival returns to the Main Library
As Louisville gears up for 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, the Louisville Free Public Library is busy laying the finishing touches on the 11th annual How-To Festival. Taking place on the second Saturday in May, the Library’s How-To Festival has become an annual tradition for thousands of Louisvillians looking for something entertaining, interactive, and educational to do after Derby is over. The How-To Festival offers attendees the chance to learn how-to-do more than 50 different things in five hours, all for free! To learn more, click here.
Mayor Greenberg Releases Derby Guest List
In seeing through his commitment to transparency, Mayor Craig Greenberg today released the official guest list for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby taking place Saturday, May 4, 2024. To learn more, click here.
Metro Council Meeting Highlights for Thursday, April 25
The Louisville Metro Council held their regularly scheduled Council meeting tonight after Mayor Craig Greenberg’s Budget Address. Here are some of the highlights from the meeting. To learn more, click here.
Mayor Greenberg’s $1.1 Billion Proposed Budget Puts Louisvillians First; Invests in Public Safety, Early Education, Affordable Housing
To further see through his goal of building a safer, stronger and healthier Louisville, Mayor Craig Greenberg shared his $1.1 billion budget proposal that focuses on addressing the urgent priorities of residents from across the city: public safety, affordable housing, homelessness, early education, economic development, government services and quality of life. To learn more, click here.
Metro Council Budget Committee Announces Hearing Schedule for FY 2024-2025 Capital and Operating Budgets
The Louisville Metro Council’s Budget Committee has released its schedule for reviewing Mayor Craig Greenberg’s recommended Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Capital and Operating Budgets. To learn more, click here.
Legal Aid Society Guide to Protections Against Landlord Discrimination
Please view the short legal guide to protections against landlord discrimination based on lawful source of income. To learn more, click here.
Land Development Code Reform
The Land Development Code (LDC) is a set of rules and laws that defines how land can be used, how a development such as a new shopping mall or apartment must be designed, and the procedures for approval. The LDC Reform is an equity focused approach to revise the LDC consistently with Plan 2040 to allow for increased housing choices and opportunities in new and existing neighborhoods, to create procedures and regulations that are easier to use, and increase the quality of life by reducing the concentration of environmental hazards near housing.
Work to reform the LDC began in the summer of 2020. Initial recommendations, including accessory dwelling units, notification procedures, and urban agriculture were all adopted within the first year. The work continues and we encourage you to participate!
To learn about the currently proposed amendments to the LDC, please click HERE to view the content or copy the following link into the address bar of your web browser: https://arcg.is/05LCLX0.
Please contact Joel Dock, Planning Coordinator at 502-574-5860 or send an email to ldcreform@louisvilleky.gov with any questions or comments.
Shakespeare in the Parks: A Midsummer Nights Dream
Kentucky Shakespeare's multiple parks tour returns this spring 2024 with A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Grab a blanket or chair and join us! In A Midsummer Night's Dream, residents of Athens mix with fairies from a local forest, with comic results. In the city, Theseus, Duke of Athens, is to marry Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons. Bottom the weaver and his friends rehearse in the woods a play they hope to stage for the wedding celebrations. To learn more, click here.
Sunday, May 19 at 2:00PM | Alberta O. Jones Park (744 S 23rd St)
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