Louisville Metro Police Step Up the Fight Against Meth
Mayor Jerry Abramson and Chief Robert White announced that the Louisville Metro Police Department is the recipient of a federal grant totaling nearly $450,000 that will be used to purchase equipment for the Metro Narcotics Unit and launch a community-wide anti-meth media campaign.
Enhancements for the department will include:
- An ion spectrometer that assists officers in detecting the presence of methamphetamine
- Lap-top computer and projector for education presentations
- 2,000 hours of directly funded overtime
- Clandestine lab investigation training for 15 Metro Narcotics officers
The grant will also pay for billboards, bus shelters, TARC advertising and public service announcements featuring messages on how to report someone using or manufacturing methamphetamine.
"Over the next year and a half, we plan to use every medium available to raise the public's awareness about the hazards of meth and how to report a suspected problem," White said.
Metro Louisville led the state in meth busts last year. So far this year, Metro Narcotics officers have busted 65 meth labs. That's compared to 46 busts for the same time period last year and a total of 56 meth lab busts for all of 2006. As in previous years, many of the busts are located in the southern part of Louisville
MSD Update For District 11
Maintenance Work Orders completed (January - July 2007)
Total Work Orders: 1,191
Sanitary/Support; 552
Preventive Maintenance 512
Floodwall Protection 1
Project DRI
Projects completed: 16
Investment to Date: $1.9 million
Current Projects: Mamaroneck Road
Six Mile Lane
District 11 Historical Homes Forum Currently Airing on Metro TV
Metro TV (Cable Channel 25) is currently broadcasting a program that features a forum on District 11 history. The "District 11 Historical Homes Forum" was filmed in April of this year and featured a panel of owners of historical homes in District 11. Highlights of the forum have been converted into a thirty minute television special. You can check the Metro TV listings guide at Metro TV Schedule
Metro Council Continues Library Discussion
The Louisville Metro Council pledged to develop a bipartisan plan by mid-January to finance a major expansion of the Louisville Free Public Library. Two Republican and two Democratic council members will figure out how much money the city has available and then let library officials propose how to spend it.
The bipartisan effort is an attempt to end the political bickering that surrounded a proposed library tax that was defeated 2-1 in a countywide referendum Nov. 6. Most Democrats on the council supported the tax, while most Republicans favored selling bonds to finance a massive plan that would have built three regional libraries and renovated many others.
Councilman Hal Heiner, who represents the 19th District, said he will table ordinances that would have sold $25 million in bonds this fiscal year to build a first wave of library capital projects and increased the library's operating budget by $750,000. He said he will replace them with an ordinance no later than mid-January that will outline a multiyear financing plan for the library's expansion.
The library's existing master plan calls for spending $175 million over seven years to build three new regional libraries, two new smaller branches and to renovate or replace nearly all the existing branches and the main library.
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Jim Host to Speak to Buechel Area Business Association in January
Jim Host, Chairman of the Louisville Arena Authority, will speak to the Buechel Area Business Association on Wednesday, January 9 at 11:30 am at the Buechel Fire Station (4101 Bardstown Road.) For information on attending the luncheon, please contact Crysten Minzenberger at 491-0222.
Metro Council Raises Funds for Breast Cancer Research and Awareness
Teams from the Louisville Metro Council raised over $2,000 during the month of October for breast cancer research and awareness. Thanks to Butler Books, Bad Monkey Productions, and the Louisville Bats Baseball Club for their help with the fundraising effort.
Canaan Community Development Corporation Seeking Volunteers
Canaan Community Development Corporation offers the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program January-March each year in conjunction with the Louisville Asset Building Coalition and the Internal Revenue Service. CCDC needs at least 20 volunteers to make next year's program a great success. We will begin tax training shortly and would love to have persons from the district volunteer to help with the program. Interested volunteers can contact Dawn Sanders at dsanders@ccdcky.org or 776-6369
ElderServe Needs Your Help
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ElderServe, Inc. is Louisville's oldest and largest nonprofit senior services agency. The agency's mission is to improve the quality of life for older adults in the community. ElderServe is in need of the following:
For Our Client Needs
- Bath towels, hand towels, and wash rags
- Canned goods
- All purpose note cards and books of stamps
- sleepwear and lounge wear, especially in large and extra large sizes
- vacuum cleaner
For Our Volunteer Needs
- Ceramics teacher
- health education program teachers
- mow lawns and deliver meals to clients
- choral group leader
- escourt to court hearings for crime victims
- callers for telephone reassurance program "TeleCare"
- Home repair for the elderly
If you can help, please call Jennifer Welscher at 587-8673, ext. 255
Upcoming Events
December 31
Mayor’s Family Friendly New Year’s Eve Bash
8:00pm – 12:00am
Louisville Gardens
Ring in the New Year with activities and entertainment geared towards children from 2-18. Call 574-5220 for more info.
Committee Meetings
Councilman Kramer serves as the Chairman of the Public Safety Committee. He is also a member of the Budget Committee, Government Administration Committee, and Committee on Committees. In addition, Kramer serves as the Vice-Chair for the Metro Council Minority Caucus. Committees meet the first and third weeks of the month and are broadcast live on Metro TV (cable channel 25.) Councilman Kramer is also a member of the National League of Cities Information, Technology, and Communications Steering Committee and the Kentucky League of Cities Legislative Committee.
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