 Our office will be hosting two town halls for District 6 residents to provide feedback on the Mayor’s proposed budget for FY2027:
- Wednesday, June 3 at 6PM, Parkhill Community Center (1703 S 13th St)
- Monday, June 8 at 6PM, Jubilee Field (529 E Burnett Ave)
Read the proposed Executive and Detailed Budgets
Submit online comments on the proposed budget
Prevent tick bites this spring and summer
As warmer weather arrives, the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW) urges residents to protect themselves from tick bites and tickborne illnesses—and to help improve local surveillance by submitting ticks they find.
“Ticks are common in wooded, brushy and grassy areas, and even in backyards,” said Connie Mendel, director of LMPHW and chief health strategist. “In Kentucky, the most frequently reported tickborne diseases are Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and ehrlichiosis. While most tick bites don’t lead to illness, these infections can cause serious health problems.”
Being T-I-C-K smart
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T — Take precautions: Use insect repellent and wear protective clothing.
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I — Inspect: Check your body (and pets) for ticks after being outdoors.
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C - Carefully remove: Use tweezers to remove the tick close to the skin and clean the area.
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K — Keep watch: Monitor for fever, aches, or rashes, and seek medical care if symptoms appear.
“While the majority of tick bites do not result in infections, prevention should be taken seriously because tickborne diseases can lead to some pretty significant health complications,” Mendel said. “We want people to live active lifestyles and enjoy the great outdoors, but we want them to do so safely and be tick aware.”
Help us track ticks: Spot a Tick and Share
Since 2022, more than 500 ticks have been identified and tested through LMPHW’s Spot a Tick and Share Program. To date, Lone Star ticks make up 77% of submissions, followed by American Dog ticks at 18%. A few ticks have tested positive for disease over the past 4 years, but more samples are needed for a clearer picture.
How to submit a tick
- Place the tick in an airtight container (not a plastic bag).
- Cover it with rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer.
- Label the container with your name and contact information.
- Attach the submission form (available on louisvilleky.gov) to the container.
- Deliver to LMPHW, 400 E. Gray St., Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Protect yourself when enjoying the outdoors—and help keep our community safer by submitting any ticks you find. For more information about ticks, prevention tips and proper removal, visit LMPHW’s webpage.
Know Your Numbers: Blood Pressure and Stroke Prevention Event
Saturday, May 30 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Republic Bank Foundation YMCA 1720 W. Broadway Louisville, KY 40203
This free event is focused on helping community members better understand their blood pressure numbers, reduce their risk of stroke, and connect with valuable health and wellness resources.
Attendees will have access to FREE:
- Blood pressure and blood sugar screenings
- Stroke prevention and warning signs education
- Heart-healthy lifestyle tips
- Hands-only CPR demonstrations
- Exercise class at 10:30am -1 p.m.
- Primary care and community resources
A zone change application to request a change from the M-2 zone to the C-2 zone to allow commercial uses, including a bar/restaurant, the address below was filed with the department of Louisville Metro Office of Planning on 8/8/2025
ADDRESS: 1217 Logan St.
CASE NO: 25-ZONEPA-0091
CASE MANAGER: Zack Jones
CASE MANAGER EMAIL: zachary.jones@louisvilleky.gov
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6
APPLICANT: Craig Hoverman
In accordance with the procedures of Louisville Metro Office of Planning, we have been directed to invite you 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 this application will be held on:
DATE: July 21st @ 6pm
LOCATION: 983 Goss Ave. (Private Dining Space) Louisville, KY 40217. Enter through rear entrance from Parking lot off Kreiger.
You are invited to attend an Old Louisville Architectural Review Committee hearing for the review of the after-the-fact installation of a metal fence in the front yard of the property.
Subject Property: 227 E. Ormsby Ave.
Case Number: 26-COA-0012
Case Manager: Drake Watson (drake.watson@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: Old Louisville Architectural Review Committee (ARC)
Meeting Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Time: Meeting will begin at 4:30 PM and continue until all cases are heard
Location: Metro Development Center — 444 S. 5th Street, Room 101
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.
We’re deep into budget season here at the Louisville Metro Council. The Mayor introduced his budget proposal to the council on April 23rd, and there is only one more week left of departmental hearings ahead of the June 25th final budget vote. Despite not being a member of the Budget Committee this year, I have attended a majority of these hearings because the budget is the single most important piece of legislation that we deal with every year.
You can read through the proposed budget here. The Mayor’s proposed budget has historically formed a significant basis of what was eventually passed by the Metro Council. Some highlights of this year's budget is an overall reduction in spending compared to last fiscal year, while Louisville Metro Police Department’s budget line has received a nearly 6% increase, going from $245.9 million to $260.1 million. This does not include money spent elsewhere in the budget like the millions allocated to the Cop City style training facility in the southwestern corner of Jefferson County, which is on top of the $6 million that was transferred from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund’s allocation last year for that project.
If passed, we will now spend nearly two and a half times as much on policing and incarceration as a city compared to the first post-merger budget. LMPD is the largest line item in the Mayor’s proposed operations budget, and it has been for the entire history of Louisville Metro Government. Mayor Greenberg proposes that we spend roughly $178 million less on the second largest expenditure, which is the Louisville Fire Department ($82.4 million). The third largest line item is Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, at nearly $65 million. Parks ($28.1 million), Louisville Free Public Library ($28.6 million) Public Health ($32.4 million) and Public Works ($58 million) combine for less than half of what we’re spending on cops and jails. At a time where more and more people are struggling to make rent, feed their families and give their children the resources they need to be safe, the Office of Social Services is facing a proposed 18% cut in this budget.
Like I wrote above, overall spending in the proposed budget is down. An increase to the police budget, already the largest item in last year’s budget by far, means that the pain will be felt all the more acutely elsewhere. We must ask: what should be the upper limit on what should be spent on policing? Is this 23 year history of never-ending increases to spending producing a safer city than what we experienced in 2003? What investments in our future are we sacrificing for easily-sold stories of being “tough on crime”? When is enough enough?
The public comment form for the whole Metro Council closes on June 6th. While our District 6 comment form will remain open until the final budget vote has taken place, I highly encourage people to make their voices heard in the general form while they can. To date, the majority of comments have been about Mayor Greenberg’s cuts to the Soil and Water Conservation District and the Agricultural Extension Office, followed by concerns about inadequate funding for the Louisville Free Public Library and affordable housing. These comments are monitored by Metro Council staff and reported to elected officials, especially when there are clear issues that stand out as widely-shared.
District 6 will hold two townhalls on the budget, on June 3 and June 8. The details are at the top of this email. We had great engagement last year discussing the budget as a moral and political document last year, and we hope that will continue. If you have any thoughts or questions about what is and isn’t funded in the Mayor’s proposal, please come and talk to our office and our neighbors around the district.
Solidarity,
Councilman JP Lyninger
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