Councilwoman Shameka Parrish-Wright
601 W. Jefferson Street
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Ben Harlan
Legislative Assistant
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Dre Dawson
Community Engagement Strategist
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In this Issue...

• July 2024 Updates
• District 3 in The Community!
• Neighborhood Walks!
• Community Corner
• Friends of the Shively Library Book Sale
• Back to School Fest 1st Neighborhood Place
• City-Wide Back to School Events
• Upcoming Summer Events!
• Shively Job Opportunity!
• MSD Community Meetings
• Odor Reporting

July 2024 Updates

We hope everyone has been staying safe in the hot weather and enjoying their summer. (Because of the holiday, we did not send a newsletter on July 5th, but the newsletter is BACK!) After passing the annual budget on June 20th, Metro Council has been on a "break". There have been no meetings, but we have still been working in the community, as you'll see below. Council meetings resume next week with committees, and the week after that with a full council meeting on July 25th. 

During this time, the District 3 team has also started a Legislative Priorities initiative. We know our office will always help with public service tasks, like sidewalks and speed humps, but we WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU about legislation. While a large majority of Council's responsibility is to manage money, Council also writes local ordinances or rules. That said, how can we either improve existing ordinances or draft new ones to improve your life? We want to take your ideas to the county attorney and pass rules that work for your life, and your community, and our whole city. Please use THIS LINK to complete the short online survey. (If you have neighbors who don't have the ability to complete the survey online, please let us know and we can deliver paper copies.) We plan to start compiling survey results at the end of August. 

As always, If you see problems in your neighborhood, like speeding, abandoned properties, or overgrown grass, please report them to our office or to 3-1-1. Our office is in contact with the County Attorney's Office to determine the best course of action for care for Schardein Cemetery. 

District 3 in The Community!

The District 3 team worked with the District 21 team and the amazing staff and volunteers to help distribute free A/C units to all those who qualified!

Councilwoman Parrish-Wright attended and the Black Wellness Summit at the Muhammad Ali Center and presented a proclamation to the Black Wellness Project recognizing June 24th as Black Wellness Day!

Councilwoman Parrish-Wright joined the Louisville Democratic Party and other elected Democrats to do a reading of the Declaration of Independence for July 4th.

The D3 team joined Council Districts 1,2, 4, and 7 for the press conference addressing the early closure of the Kroger on 28th and Broadway. In District 3 and indeed in West Louisville, South Louisville and Southwest Louisville, there is a lack of grocery stores, farmer's markets, and access to fresh food. We are working with several community partners to fix that as best we can.

The District 3 team hosted its July 3DAB meeting at New Century Fellowship Church on July 8th, Thank you to Dr. Pope for being such an amazing host! And thanks to Shawn and Alex at TARC for their great presentation!

The District 3 team toured the location of Sowing Seeds with Faith!

Neighborhood Walks!

D3 wants to walk in your neighborhood! Our team has heard concerns from several neighborhoods and we want to take a walk with you! In conjunction with our survey, we'd like to do neighborhood walks and are tentatively thinking about 6-8pm during the weekdays (except for the Thursday council day). Please let us know which works for you!

Community Corner

Sowing Seeds With Faith summer camp tour: With over 175 kids, Sowing Seeds has been serving the community for 7 years assisting youth with curving the "summer slip".

Algonquin AVC: just received some of the material from their first disbursement of funds for community safety. They have steering wheel locks as well as Narcan kits, and are working on motion sensor lights for the neighborhoods.

Shively City Council Meeting: discussed the new Shively city budget. They have allocated funds for new programs as well as old and are looking to find new things to invest in in the city of Shively.

Discussion with TARC executives: What next steps look like for the organization and how it effects bus riders through it the city.

District 21 and 3 are collaborating on a district soccer tournament coming in September.

District 3 presented a proclamation for Black Wellness Week at the Muhammad Ali center. They recently hosted a black wellness matters summit where attendees got a stipend to come experience different ways of learning holistic health tactics for relieving trauma and its effects.

Food insecurity press conference at Kroger on 28th and Broadway held by a collaboration on council districts. Looking to find new ways to bring food business to under-resourced communities.

LMPD 2nd division Meet your Beat officer was this month. They will be hosting more in the near future, stay tuned.

West Louisville Trailblazers awards hosted by West Louisville LIBA. Honoring black business owners and entrepreneurs who have given significantly through their talents to help support west Louisville and beyond.

Had a great first meeting with Trees Louisville discussing tree ordinances in Louisville and how we can work to better serve property owners, improve policy, and increase the overall tree canopy in the city.

Friends of the Shively Library Book Sale

Back to School Fest 1st Neighborhood Place

City-Wide Back to School Events

Upcoming Summer Events!

Shively Job Opportunity!

CITY OF SHIVELY

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Shively Public Works Department is currently accepting applications for the full-time position of laborer/operator. Applications can be printed off our website, www.shivelyky.gov,  and submitted by email to steve.lingerfelt@shivelyky.gov or in person weekdays between 8:30 A.M. and 4:00 p.m. at Shively City Hall, 3920 Dixie Highway, Shively, KY. 40216. The deadline for receiving applications will be June 21, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.  Applicants must:  Be 18 years of age, have high school diploma or GED and possess a valid operator’s license and be able to obtain a Class B CDL License. Must not have been convicted of a felony or have any criminal action currently pending.

The City of Shively is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer

MSD Community Meetings

Odor Reporting

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