 When the public meetings for the Louisville Freight Mobility Action Plan were announced, I was disappointed to see there wasn’t a meeting in District 6. My office reached out to Public Works and noted that residents in Old Louisville and Limerick had been organizing around issues with heavy trucks for years and would want to participate.
I’m excited to say that an additional meeting has been added at the Edison Center (701 W. Ormsby Ave.) from 5-7pm on Tuesday, February 24. Please come out and make your voice heard!
Even if you can’t make the meeting, be sure to complete the survey by March 6!
 I will be participating in another Cafe LOUIE event at 9am on February 28. Since the Main Library is currently closed for renovations, this year's event will be at the Spalding University Columbia Gym Auditorium, located at 824 S. 4th St.
 Repair Fair 2026 will be March 7 at Molly Leonard Portland Community Center. They need handy volunteers to help them pull this off. Can you fix a hem? A toaster? Greet people? Fill out this form to be contacted by an event organizer today!
 Louisville Metro Government continues its push to find individuals eager to give back to their community by hosting a career fair allowing the public to interact with over 25 Metro Government departments looking to fill over 55 vacant positions. The event will be held on Tuesday, March 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Louisville Slugger Field, 501 East Market Street.
 COMPETITION: The Congressional Art Competition is an officially sanctioned bipartisan event designed to encourage the artistic talents of high school students nationwide. Winning artworks from each congressional district hang in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year. With millions of visitors passing through the Capitol each year, the exhibition is among the most viewed student art displays in the country. For the KY-03 competition, a runner-up Community Winner will have their artwork displayed in Congressman McGarvey's Louisville office for one year.
ELIGIBILITY: This competition is open to all high school students residing in KY-03 between grades 9-12. Students should participate in the art competition taking place in the district where they reside, not where they attend school. You can find your Member of Congress here.
OVERVIEW: The competition is hosted online with public voting for the winning artwork. Two winners are selected - an overall winner and a community winner. The overall winner will receive two roundtrip tickets to Washington, D.C., to attend the national award ceremony and have their artwork displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year. A runner-up community winner will also receive prizes including having their artwork displayed in the Louisville office for one year.
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Review the 2026 Rules and Regulations BEFORE submitting.
- Review submission instructions and required paperwork on our website, including the Student Information and Release Form.
- Fully complete this form by March 29, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET to enter the 2026 Congressional Art Competition. Submissions are only accepted through this form. Your artwork does not need to be framed to enter the competition. Only the winning pieces will need to be framed.
- You may enter multiple pieces into the competition. Please submit one form for each entry.
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AI generated artwork is strictly prohibited. Students may not collaborate on an entry.
KEY DATES:
- Submission form opens: February 2nd
- Deadline for submissions (completing this form): March 29th by 11:59 PM ET
- Public online voting portal opens: March 31st
- Public online voting portal closes: April 23rd at 12 PM ET
- Overall and Community Award winners notified: April 28th
- Louisville award ceremony for both winners: TBA
- Washington D.C. award ceremony (Overall Winner only): June 25th (Winner and ONE GUEST may attend the national celebration. Roundtrip airfare for two provided. Winner is responsible for hotel accommodations and all D.C. related expenses such as excursions, transportation, meals, etc.)
Please contact ArtCompKY03@mail.house.gov or 502-582-5129 with any questions.
A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT application to provide a non-owner occupied short-term rental at the address below has been filed with the Louisville Metro Office of Planning on February 7, 2026.
ADDRESS: 511 Bertrand St.
CASE NO: 25-CUPPA-0003
CASE MANAGER: Abby Bills
CASE MANAGER EMAIL: abby.bills@louisvilleky.gov
APPLICANT: Dennis Lally
In accordance with the procedures of the Louisville Metro Office of Planning, the applicant has been directed to invite the public to discuss this proposal before a formal application can be filed. This will be an informal meeting to give you the opportunity to review the proposed plan and discuss the proposal with the applicant or its representative. We encourage you to attend this meeting and to share your thoughts. This meeting will be held in addition to the established public meeting procedures of the Planning Commission and/or the Board of Zoning Adjustment.
The meeting to discuss the application will be held:
DATE: February 25, 2026 at 6pm
LOCATION: 511 Bertrand St., Louisville, KY 40203
Dennis Lally is the primary point of contact for any questions or comments. Any questions or comments will be incorporated into the meeting record. The applicant can be reached denlally@gmail.com
You are invited to attend a review for a WAIVER.
Subject Property (Propiedad Sujeta): 953 Goss Ave
Case Number (Número de Caso): 26-MPLAT-0001
Case Manager (Administradora de Casos): Tyler Pobiedzinski (tyler.pobiedzinski@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type (Tipo de Reunión): Development Review Committee
Meeting Date (Fecha de la Reunión): WEDNESDAY March 4, 2026
Time (Tiempo): Meeting will begin at 1:00 PM and continue until all cases are heard
Location (Ubicación de Reunión): 514 W Liberty Street, 40202 (OLD JAIL BUILDING)
You are invited to attend a review for a CLOSURE OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
Subject Property (Propiedad Sujeta): Portion of Wilson Avenue west of S. 12th Street for approximately 316 feet
Case Number (Número de Caso): 23-STRCLOSURE-0032
Case Manager (Administradora de Casos): ZACH SCHWAGER (Zach.Schwager@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type (Tipo de Reunión): PLANNING COMMISSION
Meeting Date (Fecha de la Reunión): THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026
Time (Tiempo): Meeting will begin at 1:00 PM and continue until all cases are heard
Location (Ubicación de Reunión): 514 W Liberty Street, 40202 (OLD JAIL BUILDING)
Community of Opportunity Neighborhood Association
The Community of Opportunity Neighborhood Association is organizing in Park Hill & Algonquin. See Park Hill - Algonquin website for more details.
Germantown-Paristown Neighborhood Association
GPNA has public meetings on the 3rd Monday of each month at 6:00 PM at the Hope Mills Building, located at 1000 Swan Street.
Limerick Neighborhood Association
Meetings on the third Wednesday of the every month at 7:00 PM Locations can vary but the calendar is updated here.
Meriwether-Fort Hill Neighborhood Association
Monthly Meetings held at The Bard's Town - 511 E Burnett Ave at 6:30 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday
Old Louisville Neighborhood Council
OLNC meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Location: the Historic Old Louisville Visitors Center (1340 S 4th Street)
Shelby Park Neighborhood Association
SPNA members meet most months on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Location: Shelby Park Community Center (600 E. Oak Street)
Taylor Berry Neighborhood Association
Meetings held on the 1st Tuesday of the month (except August) at 6 pm at the South Louisville Community Center (2911 Taylor Boulevard).
Toonerville Trolley Neighborhood Association
Meetings on the second Wednesday of the every month at 7:00 PM Location: Arthur S Kling Center - 219 W Ormsby Ave.
Our office has heard from several families impacted by the announced closure of the University of Louisville Early Learning Campus. Not only is the Early Learning Campus in our district, but we also have residents who are part of the community there. A closure would be devastating news for these families because the Early Learning Campus is an important resource for workers, students and the Family Scholar House residents.
This blow to working families at UofL is downstream of larger crises in education in our city and state. The Kentucky State budget cut SEEK in 2008 and has never recovered. JCPS has seen decades of contribution shortfalls from the state which have destroyed student transportation in public schools, delivering serious hardship to many families and directly harming access to our magnet schools.
Our city and state need a change in priorities towards public education at all levels, especially in early childhood. At the state level, in addition to budget austerity we’ve seen direct, unconstitutional attacks on our public school systems. Access to early childhood education is a stated priority of Louisville Metro Government, but we can and must go further. Thrive By 5 is a start but it’s only a start. We need publicly funded, guaranteed universal pre-k without means testing.
This should be a wake-up call that we need to focus on universal childcare as the end goal to help protect services like this from the chopping block when hard budget choices need to be made.
Solidarity,
Councilman JP Lyninger
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