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Tomorrow, Scott Harrington, my
legislative assistant, will be out of the office to take a non-paid voluntary
furlough day.He will return to work the
following Monday (April 16). If you need
assistance on Friday, please call MetroCall by dialing 311 or 574-5000. You can also call 574-1100 to talk with someone
at the administrative desk in City Hall.
All members of the Louisville Metro
Council’s Minority Caucus and their staff are participating in furloughs days
to help with the city’s budget shortfall.
I took five days last week as furlough days as my part to help resolve
the city’s shortfall.
The monthly business meeting of the Middletown City Commission will hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at 7:30 P.M. at the Middletown Community Center located at 11700 Main Street.
Middletown will have a second reading of Ordinance 12-01 – “Palisades of Middletown” development of Hills Communities - Docket Number 16134. .Attorney Bill Bardenwerper is the applicant for the zoning change for property located at 12950 Shelbyville Road.
Volunteers are needed to help with
a painting project as part of the Mayor’s Give-a-Day program.Melanie Cox, Executive Director of the YMCA
Berrytown Family Branch, is seeking volunteers to paint the concession stand at
Berrytown Park located at 1300 Heafer Road on Friday, April 20, 2012 from 9:00
a.m. to noon.
Special Thanks to Marty Storch with Metro Parks for providing volunteers with paint supplies.
Ms. Cox is also seeking volunteers
to help with the Brightside Clean-up around the surrounding neighborhood on the
same day.
Volunteers will gather at the YMCA
Berrytown Family Branch that Friday morning at 9:00 a.m.
For more information, please call
Melanie Cox at 244-6187.
Twelve
innovative “First Mobility Vehicles” – or MV1s – are now part of the TARC fleet
serving people with disabilities.
The MV1s,
which resemble a small SUV and began operating in Greater Louisville last
month, are the first designed, factory-built and assembled vehicles to meet
guidelines of the Americans With Disabilities Act. TARC’s MV1s were assembled
by Vehicle Production Group in Mishawaka, Ind.
“TARC3 is
among the first paratransit agencies in the country to use these new vehicles,”
said J. Barry Barker, executive director of TARC. “We’re excited about the
potential and we have heard positive comments so far from our TARC3 customers.”
Most TARC3
vehicles are minivans or small buses. With its lower floor, electric ramp
and roomy interior, the MV1 accommodates a wider variety of wheelchairs and
scooters than a minivan, said Priscilla Rao, director of paratransit and customer
service for TARC.
Another
improvement is better gas mileage resulting in fuel savings and environmental
benefits. New gas-powered paratransit buses typically travel eight miles per
gallon while the MV1 vehicles get 12.5 miles per gallon.
TARC’s MV1s,
which each cost about $44,000, were purchased with funding from the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2008.
TARC3
provides about 390,000 trips a year for people with disabilities who are unable
to use TARC’s fixed-route bus service. The system transports multiple
passengers in the same vehicle going to different destinations. For more
information on TARC3 Paratransit Service, visit www.ridetarc.org.
Click here to view crimes reported between April 1 and April 7, 2012. The link will open an excel document.
Two Helpful Links:
Below is a great link to view reported crimes around an address on your smart phone! View Louisville Metro Police crime maps formatted for smart phones by visiting http://tiny.cc/lwh7bw.
The Louisville Metro Police Department has posted Kentucky Derby Information on their website. Learn what streets will be closed during Thunder Over Louisville, what you can't bring, and tips on navagating traffic by following this link.
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