Category Archives: Metro Gov't

Water Bills To Rise in 2010

November 11, 2009 – 5:12 pm

The Louisville Water Company has announced a 4.5 percent increase effective January 1st, 2010 — a year in which the United States may witness its first resource wars with developing nations, rogue states and the people living in its borders.
The increase will add 94 cents a month to the bill of a household that uses about 6,000 [...]

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Blame it on the Republicans

October 14, 2009 – 1:00 pm

In an attempt to inspire new leadership and fresh ideas in the race for mayor, Metro Councilman Brent Ackerson, D-26, said he plans to introduce a resolution before the council that would encourage the Kentucky General Assembly to amend Louisville’s merger law and set shorter mayoral term limits. The freshman councilman’s idea has sparked a [...]

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Councilman proposes term limits for Metro mayor

October 9, 2009 – 1:05 pm

In an act that would be the first amendment to merger law since city and county governments combined in 2003, Louisville Metro Councilman Brent Ackerson, D-26, will introduce a resolution urging state lawmakers to change the number of consecutive years a person can hold the office of mayor from three terms to two.
At a news [...]

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‘Unfair’ art show shut down

October 2, 2009 – 3:07 pm

Police shut down the annual Unfair this morning, prohibiting participants from selling their artwork outside the Magnolia Bar. It turns out a relatively new city ordinance requires a special permit.
The Unfair was started years ago as an alternative to the nearby St. James Court Art Show, a large-scale event that costs at least $450 to [...]

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Metro gov’t launches 24/7 tip line

September 30, 2009 – 3:20 pm

Metro government will launch a new 24/7 anonymous tip line Oct. 1, enabling citizens and city employees to report suspected fraud, abuse and other unethical activities on the part of Metro employees, contractors or suppliers. The ethics reporting service is completely anonymous.
The city contracted the ethics reporting service with The Network Inc., a technology company [...]

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Thieneman holds lawsuit

September 3, 2009 – 3:09 pm

Local developer Chris Thieneman will withhold filing a lawsuit against the city over the $950,000 loan given to The Cordish Cos. until Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway issues an opinion on the deal.
Joined by a dozen supporters who assembled in front of the Sports & Social Club, the community activist said Metro Councilman Hal Heiner, [...]

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Main Library is (partially) reopened

August 27, 2009 – 2:37 pm

Three weeks after sustaining more than $5 million in damage due to the Aug. 4 flash flood, Louisville’s Main Library reopened to the general public today. Mayor Jerry Abramson and Library Director Craig Buthod held a ceremonial “door-opening” to mark the public’s access to the library’s first floor, which offers a full range of library [...]

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