Rain on Jerry’s parade: During a committee meeting in which a senior adviser to Mayor Jerry Abramson said the city “moved pretty quickly” in picking up curbside debris after the Aug. 4 flash flood, Metro Councilwoman Judy Green, D-1, blasted Abramson and said it was was “unconscionable” he did not immediately dispatch Public Works crews to clean up the mess. The administration had put out several messages saying that individuals were responsible for hauling away their own debris until a volunteer organization criticized the city’s response.

Rain on our parade: The aforementioned flash flood poured 6 inches of rain on the city in about 90 minutes and still has many residents on edge during heavy rainfalls, but because it’s not financially or logistically feasible to rebuild the city’s outdated sewer system — at least according to Metro Sewer District director Bud Schardein — MSD officials are considering buying and destroying flood-prone homes in west and southwest Louisville. It should be noted that a flood watch is in effect for Louisville through Friday evening.

Show them the money: The city and firefighters have made a tentative agreement over millions of dollars in back overtime pay that both sides appear willing to work with after an eight-year legal battle.

Spokesperson shuffle: Gov. Steve Beshear’s spokesman Jay Blanton is leaving to work for Keenland Association, while Kerri Richardson, a spokeswoman for Mayor Jerry Abramson, is moving on up to work in the governor’s communications office.

A rabbi and a pastor walk into a gun shop: The gun-loving preacher, Ken Pagano, who gained international attention for holding an open-carry celebration at his small Valley Station church, has resigned as pastor. Now he’s working part-time as an instructor at Bluegrass Indoor Range, and has formed a new Second Amendment advocacy group called the International Security Coalition of Clergy with New York Rabbi Gary Moskowitz.