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National certification indicates banking account meets over 25 features for safe and affordable consumer transaction accounts Bank On Louisville is proud to announce that Fifth Third Bank’s Express Banking account was officially certified by the national Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund) as meeting the Bank On National Account...

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING LOUISVILLE AND JEFFERSON COUNTY LANDBANK AUTHORITY, INC. The Louisville and Jefferson County Landbank Authority, Inc. ("Landbank") will hold a special meeting on Monday, October 18, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. At this meeting, an update will be given on Resolution No. 53, Series 2020 which directed an examination of all Landbank...

Notice of Public Comment Period and Hearing What action is the District taking? The Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control Board opens a public comment period October 16, 2021, on an amended Board Order and site-specific Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plan for American Synthetic Rubber Company, 4500 Camp Ground Road, Louisville...

Louisville Metro Government will host two community meetings regarding two upcoming roadway projects. The first will be an in-person open house to discuss implementation of the East Market Streetscape Master Plan. The meeting will be Tuesday, October 19, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the NuLu Marketplace Courtyard, 817 E. Market St. Louisville Metro and the...

Mayor Greg Fischer today joined partners from the University of Louisville, Seven Counties Services and Spalding University to announce plans for a pilot program to deflect a number of 911 calls to a non-police response “focused on problem-solving, de-escalation and referral to appropriate community services.” The pilot, recommended in a report...

Residents can order their free COVID-19 test kits online while supplies last Louisville, KY (October 12, 2021) –– Today Mayor Greg Fischer was joined by Dr. SarahBeth Hartlage, associate medical director for the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, and Assistant Director Connie Mendel, to provide the weekly update on COVID-19...

Louisville, KY - Members of the Louisville Metro Council’s Minority Caucus will host the first in a series of town hall meetings on the topic of Public Safety. The meeting, which is scheduled for tonight at 5:30 p.m. will feature Louisville Metro Police Chief Erika Shields as well as the Mayor’s Chief of Community Building Keith Talley, Pegasus...

LOUISVILLE, KY – The Minority Caucus of the Louisville Metro Council will meet at its normally scheduled day and time of 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 14, 2021 from the 2nd floor Caucus Room within City Hall Offices (601 W. Jefferson Street). The Minority Caucus is scheduled to meet October 28th, November 11th and December 2nd prior to regularly...

Protect yourself with free and effective COVID-19 vaccines available across the community LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Oct. 11, 2021) – The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness has teamed up with the Kentucky Nurses Association, Park DuValle Community Health Centers and the Kentucky National Guard to provide community vaccination clinics...

Mayor Fischer was joined by leaders from Louisville Parks and Recreation, the Air Pollution Control District, Evolve KY, the Louisville Sustainability Council, and Louisville Forward on Monday to celebrate the activation of the newly installed electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Tom Wallace Park, a part of Jefferson Memorial Forest. “This EV...

Louisville, KY - On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, members of the Louisville Metro Council’s Minority Caucus will host the first in a series of town hall meetings on the topic of Public Safety. The Town Hall will feature Louisville Metro Police Chief Erika Shields as well as the Mayor’s Chief of Community Building Keith Talley, Pegasus Institute...

The Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District (District) proposes to renew a FEDOOP operating permit for NHK Spring Precision of America, Inc., 10600 Freeport Drive, Louisville, KY 40258, in accordance with Regulation 2.17. The 30-day public comment period starts on October 07, 2021, and ends on November 08, 2021. A public hearing may be...

Louisville still in red alert status but cases in a slow downward trend LOUISVILLE, Ky. (October 5, 2021) –Dr. Sarah Moyer, director of the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, was joined on today’s COVID-19 briefing by Dr. SarahBeth Hartlage, the department’s associate medical director, as well as Dr. Monique Williams...

Louisville Metro Government will present its three-year paving plan to the public today, outlining $20 million in proposed investments in each of three fiscal years – FY22-24. Metro Public Works Director Vanessa Burns and Assistant Director Jeff Brown will share the plan with the Metro Council’s Public Works Committee during a meeting at 4 p.m...

Louisville Metro Government has entered into an agreement with LHOME, Louisville’s Intentionally Inclusive Lender, to administer a $2.2 million loan fund to assist small businesses in Smoketown, Shelby Park and the nine west Louisville neighborhoods that have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds have been made available...