District 20 eNewsletter - January 27, 2025

Stuart Benson Metro Council District 20 eNewsletter
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Councilman Stuart Benson
601 West Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202
502.574.1120
Legislative Assistant

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2025 Metro Council Committee Assignments

I am thrilled to announce that I'll be vice-chairing the Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health & Education Committee this year and well as serving as a member of the Labor & Economic Development & Public Works Committees.  I am very excited to work with my colleagues to drive positive change and ensure effective governance. Stay tuned for updates on our progress!

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Neighborhood meeting for a proposed Conditional Use Permit (“CUP”) for a private proprietary club to allow an event venue, and a CUP to allow a short-term rental, all on property located at 2612 S. English Station Road



Dear Neighbor:

We are writing to invite you to a meeting we have scheduled to present neighbors with our CUP plan to allow an event venue and an associated short-term rental to be located as above.
Accordingly, we filed the “event venue” plan for pre-application review with Louisville Metro Office of Planning (“Office of Planning”) that was assigned case number 25-CUPPA-0002 and case manager Molly Clark. We will also soon file a pre-application plan for a CUP for the “short-term rental” with the Office of Planning. The applicant is proposing to convert the former riding stables’ building into a multiple venue event center. The exterior of the building will largely remain as it is today. The applicant will construct two patio areas behind the existing building and two parking lots for guests. The applicant is also proposing to construct a carriage house to be used as a short term rental. The existing access will be relocated to align with Echo Trail, with an additional access further south on S. English Station Road. The relocated access at Echo Trail will eliminate the existing crossing of the Louisville Loop multi-use trail. We would like to show and explain this plan to neighbors so that we might hear what thoughts, issues and concerns you may have.

In that regard, a meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Eastwood located at 16122 Eastwood Cut Off Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40245. (Park in the upper parking via the frontage road that runs in front of the church. Access the frontage road from either Eastwood Fisherville Road or Eastwood Cut Off Road. Enter the Multipurpose Building located in the rear of the parking lot through the door located on the left side of the building. Go down the stairs to the meeting room. Wheelchair access is available through the back door.)

Enclosed for your review are the following:
1. The development plan sheet
2. LOJIC site location zoning map sheet showing the location of the site
3. Detailed summary sheet of the project
4. Contact information sheet and Information on how to obtain case information online from Office of Planning online customer service portal
5. Office of Planning’ “After the Neighborhood Meeting” sheet If you are unable to attend the meeting, or have any questions or comments, please feel free to email or call me at the number listed above. We look forward to our opportunity to visit with you.
Sincerely, Nicholas R. Pregliasco

Please click on the link below to see attachments:
A meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Eastwood, located at 16122 Eastwood Cut Off Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40245
The attached invitation is being forwarded to you on behalf of the applicant for the development proposal described. This is for an informational meeting the applicant is required to conduct before a formal application can be made with Louisville Metro Planning and Design Services for this development proposal.

Letter and Proposed Plan


BBB Warns: Fraud Alert – Reshipping Employment Scam

 

January 21, 2025 – BBB serving Greater Kentucky and South Central Indiana warns of a reshipping employment scam targeting individuals searching for work-from-home opportunities. Listings from an organization calling itself Prime Path LLC and claiming to be a logistics company located in Louisville, KY have appeared on sites such as Indeed.com. The listings advertise work-from-home job positions that involve receiving and reshipping packages. Multiple individuals from across the United States have reported to BBB that after accepting a position with Prime Path LLC, they never received payment from the company.

BBB Arkansas has also seen an influx of reshipping scam reports; these reports name a business called Prime Pack Logistics. More information on these instances and those reported in Louisville can be found here: https://www.bbb.org/article/warnings/31235-bbb-warns-job-seekers-to-use-caution-when-looking-for-work-from-home-positions

In many cases, reshipping scams involve purchases made using stolen credit cards. Job applicants are often unaware that once accepting a “position,” they are assisting in reshipping stolen merchandise, and they will never receive a paycheck for their work. Additionally, there is the potential for job applicants to become victims of identity theft since they submit personal information such as social security numbers under the guise of completing new hire paperwork.

It is important to remember that there are no legitimate work opportunities that involve receiving packages and shipping them to a new address from your home. There are steps you can take to protect yourself from a reshipping employment scam:

  • If you come across a reshipping job listing (also sometimes listed as “package handler” or “package inspector”), report the suspected scam to the United States Postal Inspection Service (www.uspis.gov) and to BBB’s Scam Tracker (https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker).

 

  • If the job listing appears on a third-party employment site such as Indeed.com or Monster.com, report the listing as a scam to the site.

 

  • Do not accept packages at your home address from people you do not know.

 

  • Do not accept phone calls or respond to messages from people wanting you to reship their mail.  

  

ABOUT BBB: For more than 100 years, the Better Business Bureau has been helping people find businesses, brands and charities they can trust. The International Association of Better Business Bureaus is the umbrella organization for the local, independent BBBs in the United States, Canada and Mexico. BBB's Louisville and Lexington offices merged in 2022 to form BBB Serving Greater Kentucky and South Central Indiana, which serves 108 counties in Kentucky and 10 counties in Southern Indiana.


Notice of Public Meeting (5711 Old Heady Road)

Notice of Public Meeting (5711 Old Heady Road)

You are invited to attend a review for a WAIVER.
Subject Property: 5711 Old Heady Road
Case Number: 24-MPLAT-0121
Case Manager: Sydney Fawcett (Sydney.fawcett@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: Development Review Committee
Meeting Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Time: Meeting will begin at 1:00 PM and continue until all cases are heard
Location: 514 W Liberty Street, 40202 (OLD JAIL BUILDING)
Learn how to watch and participate online at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/upcoming-public-meetings
To view documents related to this proposal, please visit https://aca-prod.accela.com/LJCMG or:
Louisville Metro Office of Planning (Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM)
444 S. 5th Street, 3rd Floor, Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 574-6230
Or visit https://louisvilleky.gov/government/planning-design for:
• More information on zoning processes
• Public comment opportunities
• Applications for a petition for a night hearing, including procedures to change the time and/or location of a public hearing to 6:00 pm or later downtown, or to a convenient location.
• Visit https://louisvilleky.primegov.com/public/portal for meeting agenda and staff report.
A list of persons notified of this proposal is available in the case file.
Persons who desire special accommodations should contact the Planning Commission office at (502) 574-6230 at least one week prior to this meeting. TDD users please use the Relay Service, 1-800-648-


Louisville Metro Planning & Zoning Weekly Activity Report


Jeffersontown Youth Soccer Spring 2025 Registration

Jeffersontown Youth Soccer Spring 2025 Registration will be held on 

Saturday, January 25, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 

at 

The Jeffersonian (Jtown Community Center)

10617 Taylorsville Road 40299

 

Age groups for players with birth years 2006 through 2020

 

*NOTE - You do not have to be a resident of J-town to play.

 

For more information: 

www.jysarec.com

email   jysarec@gmail.com



Cafe Louie Events for 2025 - Meet Your Legislators

The January 11th Events are Canceled due to inclement weather.

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Louisville Local Business Expo

This B2B Expo features 50+ local businesses, reusable bags for the first 250 attendees, personalized “Quick Learns” and lots of prizes - all in a fun, festival atmosphere. Attendees can expect to go home with new connections and new tools for their business. Shifting our purchasing habits towards local, independent businesses can have big effects on our local economy, keeping more dollars circulating locally. This applies to both our personal AND business purchases. Make it your business to buy local! Find out more at KeepLouisvilleWeird.com/Expo.

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