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On Thursday, June 20th the Louisville Metro Council unanimously passed the Capital and Operating Budgets for our city. The budget, which came as a result of dozens of hearings and even more negotiation, sets our community’s spending priorities for the coming year. While most of Mayor Greenberg’s spending was kept intact, changes were made to address areas that most concerned members of the Metro Council.
Heading into the FY25, I and many of my colleagues placed a heavy focus on funding safety, roads, and parks. Unfortunately, after getting the mayor’s budget, it became apparent that funding for paving, safety enhancements and parks maintenance were significantly underfunded. As a result, I and others on the Metro Council began working to find a means for adding nearly $12 million in support to help reach our goals.
The Council’s amendment to the Mayor’s Budget Proposal achieves the following:
- $30 million in total road paving (as recommended by Public Works as part of our ten-year plan for fixing our streets)
- $4.3 million in total for street markings and signage to improve safety for motorists
- $2.9 million to address deferred maintenance at our parks (play equipment, paving, lights, restrooms)
- Reinstating cuts made to the Soil and Water as well as partial funding for Cooperative Extension Offices
- Increasing funding for Community Ministries to adjust to changing population demographics within cutting funding from some areas.
If you have any questions about the contents of the Louisville Metro Budget, please know that a copy will be posted online at https://louisvilleky.gov/news/metro-council-approves-fy-2024-2025-operating-and-capital-budgets
Councilwoman Parker worked with Metro Public Works to initiate the installation of “Type Two speed reduction markings” on Dorsey Lane near Ward Avenue. Dorsey Lane is the first road in Kentucky to have these Speed Reduction Markings installed and will serve as a test study for Metro Public Works in speed awareness!
Councilwoman Parker continues to work with Metro Public Works to find acceptable methods to curb speeding on Dorsey Lane making it safer for everyone!
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