November 2024

LATEST NEWS

+ Louisville Parks and Recreation launches park ranger program

From left: Deputy Mayor Nicole George, Mayor Craig Greenberg and Deputy Mayor David James

Mayor Craig Greenberg recently announced that Louisville Parks and Recreation is officially launching its park ranger program devoted to enhancing accessibility and safety within Metro parks.

In 2023, Louisville Metro was one of 10 global cities selected for the Bloomberg Harvard Cross Boundary Collaboration Program to enhance park safety through cross agency partnerships with LMPD, Metro Parks & Recreation, Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Parks Alliance of Louisville, West Louisville Tennis Club and Wilderness Louisville. Through this partnership Metro piloted an intervention in Iroquois Park, where the announcement of the program was held. The pilot’s evaluation demonstrated the benefits of focused enforcement of park hours, which are 6 a.m. – 11 p.m. daily.

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+ Mayor Launches New Infrastructure Task Force to Combat Copper Theft

From left: Maryellen Mynear, Executive Director, KYTC Office of Inspector General, Ryan Bates, LMPD Assistant Chief, Mayor Craig Greenberg, Metro Council President, Markus Winkler, Carlos Sanchez, AT&T Kentucky, Tom Jessee, LG&E and KU Vice President and Chief Operating Officer 

Joined by partners from across Metro Government, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, LG&E, AT&T, and others, Mayor Greenberg announced the formation of Louisville’s first Critical Infrastructure Task Force, aimed at tracking copper wire thefts and prosecuting criminals who steal copper wire and cause damage to public infrastructure around the city.

The task force was formed after reports of copper wire and other precious metal thefts have significantly increased in Louisville. Through August, LMPD responded to 328 reports of metal theft in 2024, with many of the crimes involving copper wire, which has seen an increase in value on the secondary market.

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+ Metro Leadership announce New Violent Crime Reduction Partnership

From left: Attorney General Russell Coleman, Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerina D. Whethers, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell, Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) Chief Paul Humphrey and Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk David L. Nicholson

Mayor Craig Greenberg partnered with Attorney General Russell Coleman, Jefferson County Commonwealth's Attorney Gerina D. Whethers, Louisville Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell, LMPD Chief Paul Humphrey, and Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk David L. Nicholson to unveil a new initiative aimed at addressing violent crime in Louisville.

At a press conference, General Coleman announced the establishment of a new Attorney General’s Office location in Louisville, initially staffed by two prosecutors and a detective, to take on violent criminal cases in the Commonwealth’s largest city. The new team will collaborate with Commonwealth’s Attorney Whethers’ Office to be assigned and prosecute cases.

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+ Mayor Greenberg unveils installation of solar panels on three city buildings

Southwick Community Center in Park DuValle

Mayor Greenberg  recently announced that Louisville Metro Government will install solar panels on three city buildings through the city’s Solarize Louisville program.

The Solarize Louisville program has helped more than 220 homeowners and small businesses go solar, utilizing city-vetted installers and wholesale discounted rates. This marks the first year that the city has used the program. Solar panels will be installed on the buildings listed below:

1. Southwick Community Center in the Park DuValle neighborhood
2. Iroquois Library in the Beechmont neighborhood
3. Fire Engine 8 in the Klondike neighborhood, near Buechel

In 2020, following advocacy by community groups including the Renewable Energy Alliance of Louisville (REAL), Metro Council passed the 100% Renewable Energy Resolution. With passage of this Resolution, Louisville joined hundreds of other cities across the nation in making the commitment to investing in clean, renewable energy for our community by establishing three goals:

• 100% clean electricity for Louisville Metro Government operations by 2030
• 100% clean energy for Louisville Metro Government operations by 2035
• 100% clean energy community-wide by 2040

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+ Louisville Affordable Housing Trust honored former Mayor Abramson at annual meeting

From left: Mayor Craig Greenberg, Executive Director Christie McCravy, Louisville Affordable Housing Trust, Former Mayor Jerry Abramson and Congressman Morgan McGarvey

Former Mayor Jerry Abramson and Mayor Greenberg in 1991.

The Louisville Affordable Housing Trust recently had their annual meeting and honored former Mayor Jerry Abramson for his commitment to affordable housing and creating the Louisville Affordable Housing Trust during his tenure as Louisville Mayor. 

+ Mayor names Andy McClinton as director of Louisville Metro Animal Services

Andy McClinton and his dog V

Mayor Greenberg announced that longtime Metro Government employee Andy McClinton has been appointed as director of Louisville Metro Animal Services. McClinton retired from the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) in 2022. He is returning to Metro to lead one of the largest animal shelters in Kentucky.

McClinton rose through the ranks of the LMPD, serving as a member of the chief’s executive staff from 2017 until his retirement from the department at the end of 2022. McClinton served as the Administrative Bureau Major, First Division Commander (which includes Downtown Louisville), and as the Assistant Chief of Police where he led all of LMPD’s investigative units, specialty units, and support units.

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