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Clifton Heights News
October 1, 2017 www.cliftonheightsnbrhd.org Vol. 18, No. 4
From District 9 Councilman Bill Hollander:
One of the things I check every year is the number of work orders Metro Public Works and Assets closes in District 9. Last year it was 1,352, making District 9 the fourth busiest Metro district.
I’d like to see that number go even higher because there is so much to do. Potholes, downed stop signs, missing or broken street signs, inoperable streetlights and all other maintenance needs get addressed because “someone” reports the issue.
Our office reported hundreds of issues last year. But it's impossible for me and my assistant, Kyle Ethridge, to quickly see every problem in a district that runs from Butchertown to Hubbards Lane and Bowman Field to the Ohio River -- and that's where “you “come in.
If you see something that needs work, report it! Contact MetroCall by dialing 311 or 574-5000. Reports may also be made through an online service request at www.louisvilleky.gov/government/metrocall-311 or you can download a smartphone application at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/metrocall-311/services/download-311-app.
Contacting Metro Call will give you a service number and allow you -- and our office - to track the service request and the progress being made on it.
Of course, you can always contact our office at 574-1109, [email protected] or [email protected]. We're here to help with any issue but we especially want to know if you make a request through MetroCall and a problem is not fixed.
Making Clifton Heights and the rest of District 9 shine takes EVERYONE! Help us by regularly reporting maintenance needs!
Bill
Clifton Heights October Meeting Fifth Division Major Aubrey Gregory Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 7:00 p.m. Mellwood Arts Lobby 1800 Mellwood Ave.
Due to construction: Drive in from Zorn Ave. or take Drescher Bridge Ave., then turn left at Delmont Ave. drive downhill to Mellwood Arts parking lots.
Mellwood Arts and Antique Mall are both open for
business despite the MSD project that has blocked the
Brownsboro Road entrance to Mellwood Ave.
Follow the driving directions at the top of the page to
the center and shop and eat as you always do.
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Waterfront Botanical Gardens Springs to Life! On an auspiciously sunny mid-September morning, about 200 Louisvillians, other Kentuckians and Southern
Indiana folks came together to formally but joyously begin the creation of the long-planned Waterfront
Botanical Gardens, with a beautiful education center as the first building to rise.
Major donors; past-and-present governmental leaders, including Jerry (and Madeline) Abramson; Rep. John
Yarmuth; C.M.s Bill Hollander and Angela Leet; as well as Ky. Agriculture Secretary Ryan Quarles (who has
partner-pledged a native prairie grasses meadow as a
highlight there) and many citizens were present.
Botanica leaders, Yarmuth, Quarles and Hollander gave
enthusiastic addresses, and several faith leaders offered
reflections and prayers, one offering a poem by Kentucky’s
legendary Wendell Berry.
Continued on Page 4
October 1, 2017 Clifton Heights News 3
After School Program for Elementary School Students
During the after-school program at United Crescent Hill Ministries, Associate Director Katie Litanga, joined
with older students, some volunteers, and Regina Harris, supervisor of after school activities, to tutor students.
Fresh off the school bus, students -mostly from Lincoln Elementary School and one from Meyzeek Middle
School, snacked on sliced apples and some crackers.
Then, two fifth graders with math homework, went to a classroom with two
large write-on boards to work out problems. When they are being tutored, the
write-on board made it easier to finagle numbers, erasing with their fingers or a
standard eraser, until the answer was right. Then they copied their work onto
math paper that they could turn in the
next day.
In another room, a student worked
with an adult tutor on a reading
assignment.
In yet another room, two different
students worked with computers,
keying information very quickly and
precisely.
More Activity
After an hour, they gathered again
to have a group session with
theater director Darren Harbour, whose company “Imagine Blind
Players,” has produced several plays in Louisville. Harbour lost his
eyesight a few years ago due to an illness. He is a graduate of the
Kentucky School for the Blind and the University of Louisville.
Today he is helping these children formulate ideas for their own play,
over the next few weeks.
Continued on Page 5
Danny Mac’s
Pizza Now Delivering
Sunday-Thursday 4 to 9 pm
Friday-Saturday 4 to-11 pm
(502) 890-6331
Dine-in and Carry-out
Mellwood Art Center On the Courtyard
1860 Mellwood Avenue
Monday - Thursday, 11 am to 9 pm
Friday-Saturday, 11 am to 11 pm
Sunday, 1 to 9 pm
Davis Wilmes, a Freshman at
Trinity High School, tutors a
student in 5th Grade Math.
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Champions Park Update On August 7, 2017, a meeting was held to discuss a new agreement reached with Danny Hayes (Louder Than
Life promoter) and the Metro Louisville and Metro Parks. Councilman Bill Hollander, Marty Storch (Metro
Parks), Danny Hayes (CEO Wimmer Productions) and approximately 30 residents from the area attended the
meeting. Some were there to support the festivals and some had concerns about the impact to Champions Park.
The tentative agreement that the City has made with Danny Wimmer includes:
1) There will be limited park user access during set-up and take-down from the concerts.
2) Wimmer Productions may have up to three concerts/festivals per year under a 10-year contract.
3) One 10-foot wide road will be created to decrease damage from the heavy equipment that is used to set up
for concerts. Another 10-foot wide road may be added.
4) Wimmer Productions will be paying $500,000 over a
10-year period towards improvements for the road and
possibly a permanent pavilion and restoration after the
concerts. The $500,000 is not necessarily for damages but
for “enhancements” for the park.
As of the date of the meeting, residents were informed that
the final contract had not been signed. An open records
request was submitted on 8/29/17 and as of 9/15/17 the
records are not yet available. These agreements were made
by the City and Metro Parks without any input from
residents and park users.
Suggestions were made that some of the funds could be used to increase the green areas of the park, planting
more trees and natural grasses/wildflowers. If a pavilion were to be created, it could be near the dog park, where
there is already a hardscape, and not decrease even more green space.
Currently the park has been heavily graveled for parking by the Edith
Road soccer fields and another large area close to that. Putting in one or
two additional roads for Wimmer Productions will decrease even more
green space in the park.
Some residents have begun to set up an advisory committee which,
hopefully, will enable us to meet with Metro Parks and submit
recommendations before Metro Parks makes any decisions about
changes to Champions Park. A draft of the advisory committee’s
recommendations has been sent to Councilman Hollander.
Mary Brady
Botannica Groundbreaking Continued from Page 2
Waterfront Botanical Gardens is a beacon of hope in our heat-desert city. It
represents the major pendant in our River Road corridor’s splendid necklace
of jewel-like parks and wooded preserves, and highlights clearly the nurturing
we anticipate for our nearest neighbor, the multi-use Champions Park.
David Vislisel
October 1, 2017 Clifton Heights News 5
After School Tutoring and Care Continued from page 3
Litanga continued to explain the program. On a different day, the children have late afternoon time with
Penelope Quesada, who teaches them rhythmical Orff music, that incorporates drums and other instruments.
On Mondays, a student from Manual High School teaches the children some basics about robotics.
“We’re moving toward having more a 1-to-1 tutor ratio and we
have the space to be able to work with up to 20 children,” she
said. Currently 14 elementary and middle school students are
enrolled, so UCHM will have room for six more students once
they have built a strong volunteer base.
In all, there are three high school students and seven volunteers
who help in this after school program. On Wednesday afternoon,
Bellarmine nursing students come over to help tutor students.
“Our priorities are academic achievement, skill building around a
theme of ‘Community and Compassion,’ also, social and
emotional learning, to have better interaction with their peers
and parents.”
To volunteer in this program, call 893-0346. They request
that peer tutors and volunteers commit to at least one day
each week during the school year to volunteer with the
program.
Anne McMahon
Katie Litanga tutors a student at the computer.
United Crescent Hill Ministries
Before 9:00 a.m.
Meals on Wheels cooks arrive and begin to prepare meals. Meals are taken out about 10 a.m.
Senior Activities
Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30 a.m. Exercises
11:15 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday. For registered seniors over 60, eat a communal meal prepared by volunteers. Sometimes there is a speaker, music, or other entertainment. Call 893-0346 to be registered.
After Lunch, sometimes
Tuesday, 12:30 to 1:30 pm: Bingo
3rd Thursday, 12:30:
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Bluegrass with Class
Brian Allen and Michael Cleveland performed at the
American Printing House (APH) for the Blind’s
museum in August as part of the Bards and
Storyteller’s program series. This is Cleveland’s
second appearance at the Printing House. He was the
first to introduce this annual program now in its 12th
season. “Bards and Storytellers is a series that we
have done for a long time that celebrates the history of
blind storytellers, singers, song-writers and
entertainers,” explained Mike Hudson, Director of the
Museum at APH on Frankfort Ave. “It is called a
‘narrative stage’- not quite a concert, not quite an interview,” said Hudson. At the end, he included audience
participation.
Allen is a native of Scott County, IN. His grandparents and parents did a lot to shape his early interest in
traditional bluegrass music. He is a graduate of the Indiana School for the Blind, and has played with many
groups around Louisville including Tony Meyers and The Old Louisville Express with Jim Smoke. He was in a
band with Michael Cleveland called Blue Hollow. He has played at the Kennedy Center and he was a guest of
Garrison Keillor on Prairie Home Companion.
Cleveland graduated from the Kentucky School for the Blind in 1999. “Michael is a pretty heavily-decorated
individual!” explained Hudson. He is 10-time fiddle-player of the year with the Bluegrass National Association.
Cleveland was born in Henryville, IN where his grandparents helped to start a bluegrass association. In his
young life, Saturdays were busy with shows and lots of jamming!
Jamming together
Brian and Michael both are very humble in nature. This concert feels like they are jamming and we just happen
to be present for the session! Allen’s easy manner and his relaxed approach to his playing works well with
Cleveland’s more out-going personality. He often said to us, “Listen to the way Brian plays this song on the
guitar.” With that kind of charisma, it’s no wonder that Cleveland has been the recipient of numerous awards
throughout his career.
The two musicians have known one another since Cleveland was six
years old. “The only fiddle tune I knew back then was “Boilin’ the
Cabbage Down,” he remembers with a smile. To which Allen
responds in that laid-back country drawl, “I don’t like boiled cabbage
But I like the fiddle!” They performed the tune for us with all the
fancy little runs and two-note chords.
They work together so well that it appears they are one unit. They
don’t upstage each other during solos. When it is time for one of them
to be an accompaniment for the other, it is done with equal support.
The intonation was so perfect. The fast-moving passages were played
with such clarity that I didn’t miss a note.
Barbara Henning
October 1, 2017 Clifton Heights News 7
Churches, Police & District 9 Invite Public to Events
Children enjoyed the slide and
bounce house (not shown) at
Christ Community Church
picnic this summer.
Robin Krawiec entices
guests to come over and
play a game at her booth
at St. Leonard Picnic
Booth.
Getting a closer look at a
Metro Police helicopter.
(right) Back to School
Swim Party on Sept. 8.
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Two New Parking Lots at VA Medical Center Now Open
With several ravines on the property now filled in with truckloads of rock and dirt from
several MSD sewage basins, the Robley Rex VA Medical Center can now park
employee and visitor cars on 400 new parking places in its two new big parking lots.
Cars belonging to employees and visitors began parking there August 29, even as the
contractor, MAC Contracting, is installing overhead lighting.
“This closes down the three leases on parking lots on Mellwood Ave,” announced
Irvon Clear, Chief Engineer and Facility Manager for the hospital. “Shuttle service
will end on 30 September. Now a veteran or his family can show up and park in any of
the 100 spaces available after employees fill approximately 300 parking spaces,”
announced Clear.
No longer will cars need to park along Country Club Road or on the Mellwood Avenue
lot and visitors will not need to take a shuttle bus to the hospital.
There are still trees and other plants dotting this VA Center property and more are
expected to be planted.
Clifton Heights Neighborhood News Published online at www.cliftonheightsnbrhd.org
David Vislisel, Co-Chair 897-5031,
Kevin Downs, Co-Chair
(Clifton Heights/Bradley Greenway
Dolores Collins, President, Emeritus
Mary Brady, Treasurer, 897-9107 Anne McMahon, Editor, 895-8304 [email protected], Other Board Members:
Terri Lenahan-Downs
Barbara Henning, Wilma Smith
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