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District 9 Events and Legislative News and Neighborhoods and Volunteer Opportunities 8:20 am
Coffee with a Cop – Tonight! Friday, Oct 20 2017
Louisville Metro and Neighborhoods 1:04 pm
Street Closures for the Urban Bourbon 1/2 Marathon on Saturday, Oct. 21 Wednesday, Oct 18 2017
Louisville Metro and Neighborhoods 7:08 pm
The following streets will be closed between 6:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. for the 2017 Urban Bourbon 1/2 Marathon on Saturday, October 21.
All street closure information is posted online at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/public-works/services/road-and-street-closures.
- Main Street from First Street to Ninth Street
- Witherspoon Street from First Street to River Road
- River Road from Witherspoon Street to Witherspoon Street
- Roy Wilkins from Muhammad Ali Boulevard to Main Street
- Clark Memorial Bridge (2nd Street Bridge) – northbound until the last runner in done, southbound traffic will be diverted to Third Street
- Preston Street from Witherspoon Street to Muhammad Ali Boulevard
- Muhammad Ali Boulevard from Roy Wilkins to Chestnut Street
- I-65 North at the Muhammad Ali Boulevard exit ramp
- South Wenzel from East Liberty Street to Muhammad Ali Boulevard
- Baxter Avenue from East Chestnut Street to Broadway
- Lexington Road from East Liberty Street/Baxter Avenue to Grinstead Drive
- Lexington Road (southbound lanes only) from Grinstead Drive to Alta Vista
- Cherokee Park/Scenic Loop – entire length of roadway
- Alexander Road from Scenic Loop to Willow Avenue
- Cherokee Parkway from Willow Avenue to Grinstead Drive
- Grinstead Drive from Etley Avenue to Cherokee Road
- Cherokee Road from Grinstead Drive to Baxter Avenue
Paper Shredding and Drug Toss Event – Oct. 28 Friday, Oct 13 2017
Louisville Metro 6:36 pm
Louisville residents are invited to bring unneeded documents and prescription drugs to be shredded and disposed of at a free event on October 28, 2017. The Drug Toss/Shredding Event is in partnership with Louisville Metro Police.
Citizens can protect themselves from identify theft and divert unused medications from the waste stream or misuse by bringing items to:
Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center
Lot W on Phillips Lane
Saturday, October 28, 2017
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Businesses may not participate in this event. All paper materials will be shredded on site and recycled. Shredding donated by the Louisville Branch of Shred-It Louisville. The Drug Toss will be done as a drive-through event.
Black out all personal information on all medication containers that will be tossed. For safety reasons, we cannot accept sharps, needles, lances, cosmetics, personal care or hygiene items. Medication products should never be flushed down the toilet or drain, burned in the open or thrown in the trash because they can contaminate the environment if they get into the drinking and ground water.
Councilman Hollander reminds drivers MSD construction will change traffic flow on Mellwood Avenue until December 1st Monday, Oct 2 2017
Louisville Metro and Neighborhoods 12:56 pm
Beginning Monday, October 2nd, a section of Mellwood Avenue will be closed to traffic as MSD continues its work on the Clifton Heights Combined Sewer Overflow Basin.
“Drivers need to be aware of the change, which is expected to last until December 1,” says Councilman Bill Hollander (D-9). “At the same time, we want to make sure that everyone knows that all shops along the construction area remain open and accessible.”
The construction area is Mellwood Avenue, between Brownsboro Road and Muncie Avenue.
All shops at the Mellwood Arts Center (www.mellwoodartcenter.com), Mellwood Antiques & Interiors (http://www.mellwoodantiques.com) and Mom’s Music (www.momsmusic.com) will remain OPEN throughout the closure.
For those traveling from Brownsboro Road, new signs direct local traffic to the businesses via Drescher Bridge and Thompson Avenues. The businesses are also accessible from Zorn Avenue and from River Road via Edith Road.
Muncie Avenue remains open.
The Clifton Heights CSO Basin will capture seven million gallons of combined sewer overflow, in an average rainfall year. This underground-covered basin will offer the public and Beargrass Creek protection from combined sewer overflows during periods of wet weather. When completed, the project will be largely invisible to the public.
Underground storage is part of MSD’s larger endeavor to prevent sewage from overflowing into Louisville’s waterways. These underground storage areas retain the mixture of rainwater and sewage until the rain subsides and capacity is available for treatment, then gradually release it back into the sewer system.
Louder Than Life Music Festival Street Closures and No Parking Areas – Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 Thursday, Sep 28 2017
Neighborhoods 4:30 pm
The following streets will be closed during the following times;
10:00 a.m. Thursday September 28th Until 5:00 p.m. Monday October 2nd
Edith Road from River Road to Mellwood Avenue
The following streets will have no parking during the following times;
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday
- River Dell Drive – 800 block
- Highwood Drive – 800 & 900 block
- Lake Avenue – from Mellwood Avenue to N. Birchwood Avenue
- Winifred Lane – from Mellwood Avenue to Callabell Road
- Warren Road – the entire length of the road
- Pauline Road – from Winifred east
- Kenil Court – from Kenilworth Road to Winifred Lane
- Callabell Road – from Kenilworth Road west (both forks)
- Edith Road – from Mellwood Avenue to Kenilworth Road
- Emily Road – from Edith Road to Kenilworth Road
- James Road – from Edith Road to Edna Road
- Edna Road – from Kenilworth Road to Thompson Road
**No Stopping or Parking in grass Saturday and Sunday** River Road — Zorn to Louisiana Dock
D9 Community Conversation – TONIGHT Monday, Sep 18 2017
District 9 Events and Neighborhoods 2:12 pm
Have questions or comments about crime or policing, how Louisville Metro enforces property maintenance codes or drainage and sewer issues? We’re bringing people together next week to listen to you!
Join us on Monday, September 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Louisville Water Tower, 3005 River Road, for our bi-monthly D9 Community Conversation. Representatives from Louisville Metro Police Department, Codes & Regulations and MSD will speak briefly about their agency and then provide an opportunity for attendees to ask questions.
As with all D9 Community Conversations, discussion of any other subjects is welcome and I will be available to talk with constituents about any questions, comments or concerns. Mark your calendar – and bring along a friend or neighbor.
Reservoir Park & Village Manor Access Thursday, Sep 7 2017
Neighborhoods 2:57 pm
Road Under Construction
Work is now underway on a new access road to allow Reservoir Park and Village Manor residents access to and from their homes when a stopped train is blocking Fenley and Blackburn Avenues. The road is being built to solve a long-standing problem in the neighborhoods.
Emergency vehicles (police, fire and ambulances) have always been able to use a gate near the end of Claremont Avenue to access the neighborhoods when trains are blocking the tracks. When the new road is completed and a new gate and lock system is installed, any vehicles or pedestrians will be able to come and go when both roads are blocked by a stopped train.
The road is expected to be completed next week, with the gate and lock system following in the near future. Reservoir Park and Village Manor residents have already been informed about how to get the gate opened, using volunteers in the neighborhoods.
West Nile Virus has been found in District 9 Monday, Aug 28 2017
Louisville Metro and Neighborhoods 6:19 pm
A Metro trap located near Grinstead Drive has yielded both very high trap numbers and, more importantly, tested positive for West Nile Virus. The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness has taken steps to reduce the mosquito population in this area by treating catch basins with larvicide and fogging with adulticide. But there are many things residents can do to help prevent or reduce mosquito borne vector disease:
1. Use insect repellant
2. Wear long sleeved shirts and pants
3. Empty standing water in your yard every 5-7 days. That includes water in flower pots, children’s toys, swimming pools, tires, gutters, & bird baths, and pet bowls.
4. Keep windows shut when using air conditioning
5. Use screens in windows and doors when air conditioning is unavailable
6. Utilize fans while in a stationary position on your porch or deck
The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness asks YOU to help us help you in preventing mosquito borne vector disease!
Traffic Changes Coming to Mellwood Tuesday, Jul 25 2017
Louisville Metro and Neighborhoods 4:25 pm
Work continues on MSD’s Clifton Heights Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) basin located between Mellwood and Drescher Bridge Avenues. As part of that work, beginning on Monday, July 17, Mellwood Avenue will be closed between the Mellwood Arts Entrance (just west of Delmont Ave), and 200 feet west of Muncie Avenue. All traffic will be detoured during these times.
The closure is expected to last through November 1. During the events occurring on September 8-10, September 23-24, and September 30- October 1, the Contractor will not be working, and will make sure the lanes will be open to be used during the events.
Click here for a map of the construction area and for a project overview flyer.
Questions, please contact the Project Manager, Meskerem Eshetu at meskerem.eshetu@louisvillemsd.org.
