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- Charlie Vettiner Park Master
Plan–Phase One Construction to Start By February 1
- Louisville
Loop – Northeast Trail First Public Meeting/Open House – February 4th
- Mark Your Calendars! Shoe, Shred, E-cycling and Drug Toss Event February 16
- JYSA Soccer will hold registration for the spring season at the
Jeffersontown Police Station
- Weekly Planning
& Design Activity Report
- MSD's Jan-Feb IOAP Meetings
- Fern Creek Library Events
- Eastern Area
Community Ministries Irish Ceili
- ROADSHOW for the week beginning
January 28, 2013
Charlie Vettiner Park Master Plan–Phase One Construction to Start By
February 1
Work addresses priority
issues developed by park users during planning process
Construction is scheduled to begin by February 1 on the first phase of work
outlined in the Charlie Vettiner Park Master Plan, finalized last year through
a public planning process. The $690,000 phase one project includes a new
walkway, new parking spaces, speed humps, and drainage improvements.
The project scope includes improvements along Charlie Vettiner Park Road,
including 34 curbed parallel parking spaces, a wooden rail to prevent off-road
driving and parking, and speed humps to reduce driving speed through the park.
A concrete walk will also be constructed, extending from the Easum Road entry,
approximately 1,500 feet into the park to connect to the walking loop.
Stone headwalls will be added at culverts under the roadway to stabilize and
help protect the road bed from erosion. The culvert inlets and outlets
will be cleared and excavated where needed to improve drainage under the
road. Plunge pools and step pools will be added to the two largest stream
channels to slow the runoff and reduce erosion.
Additional parking areas are planned at the lake overlook and along the disc
golf loop which will be repaved. The new parking areas will be
constructed of permeable asphalt and grass cell paving. The disc golf
area will have 33 parking spaces; the lake overlook area will have 17 parking
spaces.
The project was designed by Environs Inc., Landscape Architects. The
project contractor is Advanced Paving. The project budget is provided by
the Louisville Metro Capital Construction Fund. Work is due to be
completed by June 1. Louisville Metro Parks is the managing agency.
The park is located in Louisville Metro District 20, represented by Councilman
Stuart Benson.
“Charlie Vettiner Park is one of our community’s great assets,” said
Benson. “I am proud to have the support of neighboring Councilmembers
Kevin Kramer (District 11), Robin Engel (District 22) and our Metro Council
colleagues as we have worked, since 2006, to secure $215,000 in Council
Infrastructure Funds and $460,000 in added General Funds for Phase I of park
improvements.”
The park will remain open during the construction period. The disc golf
loop will be closed during construction. Disc golfers may park in the
hilltop parking area or on the pavement along Charlie Vettiner Park Road.
Louisville Loop – Northeast Trail First Public Meeting/Open
House – February 4th
Seeking input on design for
Middletown–Eastwood Trail segments
Louisville Metro Parks
will hold the first public meeting/open house to seek input from local
residents and businesses on the design of the planned Middletown–Eastwood Trail
(MET) portion of the Louisville Loop. The meeting will be held Monday, February
4, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Middletown Fire Department, 108 Urton Lane,
Louisville KY.
The first segment of
the MET shared-use path begins at Eastwood Cutoff and extends west to the Gene
Snyder Freeway (Interstate 265). The second segment begins at the Gene Snyder
Freeway and extends west to Old Shelbyville Road.
When completed, the MET
shared-use path will provide a continuous and safe bicycle and pedestrian
connection along one of the city’s busiest streets from Eastwood to Middletown.
Along its route, the MET will connect residential neighborhoods, such as the
historic village of Eastwood, to the Parklands at Floyd’s Fork, commercial
centers, eateries, and the historic downtown and shops at Middletown.
The meeting will be an
open house format from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a brief presentation at 6:30 p.m.
Residents will be able to view project materials and provide input to
Louisville Metro Parks and the design team.
About the Louisville Loop:
When
complete, the Louisville Loop will be a 100-mile shared-use path encircling
Louisville, linking existing and new parks and neighborhoods to civic,
business, retail and recreational attractions, while promoting healthier
lifestyles by providing safe and accessible opportunities for walking, jogging,
cycling and, in some areas, horseback riding.
For More Information about the
Louisville Loop and its related projects:
www.louisvilleloop.org
http://www.metro-parks.com/planninganddesign/middletownloop
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JYSA Soccer will hold registration
for the spring season at the Jeffersontown Police Station on
Saturday, February 2
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more information contact
Rhoda/Nancy at jysarec@aol.com or visit our
website at www.jysarec.com
Mark
Your Calendars! Shoe, Shred, E-cycling and Drug Toss Event February 16
Bring
old shoes, documents, batteries, electronics, and Rx and OTC drugs that you
want to get rid of to the Shoe, Shred, E-cycle, and Drug Toss event from
9:00 a.m. to noon on February 16th!
I
am proud to be co-sponsoring this event again along with the Rotary Club of
East Louisville Sunrise. This year we have also partnered with Louisville
Metro Police Department to offer a Drug Toss to properly dispose of expired
drugs.
The
proceeds go to WaterStep for water treatment equipment that benefits Kentucky
and the world. Generous support from WaterStep, Paper Predator Shredding,
Bluegrass E-cycle, LMPD Narcotics, and Hagan Properties is making this possible
and we appreciate their participation.
The
event will take place from 9:00 a.m. until noon on
February 16th in
the parking lot off of Aiken Road near Target. Directions: From Shelbyville
Road and Aiken Road go North on Aiken road, right at the first drive, left at
the next drive and you'll see the trucks and volunteers.
Jason Richardson
East
Louisville Sunrise Rotary
Pres.
2012-13
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MSD's Jan-Feb IOAP Meetings
Please find attached
the flyers for MSD's January/February Integrated Overflow Abatement Program
(IOAP) public meetings. We would like to invite you to attend any and all
of the meetings. I would also ask that, if possible, you include these
meetings in any constituent communications that may be appropriate.
All meetings begin at
6:00 pm.
Tuesday, January 29,
2013
Shawnee Community
Center, 607 South 37th St
Tuesday, February 5,
2013
Moore Traditional High
School, 6415 Outer Loop
Fern Creek
Library Programs
Computer
Basics
Tuesday, January 29,
2013, 9AM
Please call 231-4605
to register.
160 popular Magazines are now available
FREE online with your library card.Titles include
Consumer Reports, Martha Stewart Living, The Economist, Newsweek and Rolling
Stone – just to name a few. Visit www.lfpl.org/eMagazines to learn more.
Eastern Area
Community Ministries Irish Ceili
·
EACM
Irish Ceili
·
March
2nd UofL Shelby Campus
·
6:30pm-10:30pm
·
Live
Band – Keltricity
·
Performance
by McClanahan School of Irish Dance
·
Ladyfingers
Dinner Buffet & Cash Bar
·
Silent
Auction – Shamrock Balloon Pop – Photo Booth & More!
·
Tickets
$50 Each / Table of 10 - $500
·
Deadline
to order tickets February 15th
·
Mail
your check to EACM, P. O. Box 43049, Louisville, KY 40242
·
Questions?
Call (502) 426-2824 or eacmmission@bellsouth.net
ROADSHOW
for the week beginning January 28, 2013
Inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances may
occur, so the information below is strictly of an advisory nature and is
subject to change with no notice.
Pothole patching, sweeping, drain
& ditch cleaning, pavement marking, and maintenance crews may work on major
interstates in the Louisville Metro area only during non-peak daytime hours and
at night. Motorists should watch for
roadside maintenance and pavement marking crews on interstates and highways
throughout the rest of the district on a daily basis.
Jefferson County:
US 31: Roadway is reduced to one lane in each direction on
the Clark Memorial Bridge over the Ohio River (mile points 0 to 1.1) due to
steel and sidewalk repairs. Lane
closures will be in place 24 hours a day for two 30-day periods, one for each
side of the bridge.
Interstate 64:
Shoulder closures and delays
possible at the Hurstbourne Parkway entrance and exit ramps (mile point 15.0)
due to interchange improvements. Watch
for construction equipment entering and exiting the roadway on Hurstbourne
Parkway between Linn Station Road and Bluegrass Parkway.
Bullitt
County:
Routine maintenance
Franklin
County:
KY 1659 (Glenns Creek Road): Roadway is closed
between mile points 1.0 and 1.7 due to slide repairs. Weather permitting, the roadway will reopen
by the end of January.
Henry
County:
Routine maintenance
Oldham
County:
Routine maintenance
Shelby
County:
Interstate
64: Lane closures and delays possible
from
the Welcome Center to ½ mile east of KY 55 (mile points 27.9 to 32.8) due to
roadway widening. Lane closures are
possible Sunday - Friday from 7:00 p.m. each evening until 5:00 a.m. the
following morning and on Saturdays from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. the
following morning. The eastbound exit to
KY 55 South (Exit 32A) is closed for several months due to ramp
construction. Motorists can use Exit 32B
to access both KY 55 North and South.
Spencer County:
Routine maintenance
Trimble
County:
US
421: Construction delays possible near the bridge over the Ohio River (mile
points 18.7 to 19.2). The Milton-Madison
Bridge is posted for a 3-ton weight limit.
Vehicles in excess of 36 feet in length are also restricted due to the
limited turn radius of the temporary ramps.
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