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When residents of Brecken-ridge Estates needed help light-ing
their streets and were fed updealing with three garbage
col-lectors, they turned to LouisvilleMetro Council member
KevinKramer.
A Republican representingDistrict11in central-eastern Jef-ferson
County, Kramer helpedneighborhood leaders reformtheir disbanded
neighborhoodassociation that today collectsdues to pay for
streetlights andnegotiated a contractfor a singlewaste hauler that
picks up trash
for most homes in the sprawling750-home subdivision.Kramerand
theneighborhood
association have forged a closeworking relationship over thepast
six years that would bemostly severed under a new re-districting
planthat moves about155,000 people one of five Jef-ferson County
residents intonew Metro Council voting dis-tricts this year.
I cant imagine not havingKevin as our councilman, saidDebbie
McKnight, who is incharge of theassociations block-watch program
and its garbage-collectioncontract. Hehas beenthere for everything
we need. Idont want to change.
The change is a result of statelaw that requires
redistrictingevery 10 years to ensure thateach of the 26 Metro
Council dis-tricts has roughly the same pop-ulation. This is the
first redis-tricting since the 2003 merger of
Under proposal, 1 in 5 Louisville residentswould change Metro
Council representatives
Vicky Markell looks over a redistricting map being laid out by
Jeff Noble, CouncilmanBrent Ackersons legislative aide, last week.
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By Dan [email protected] Courier-Journal
SeeREDISTRICTING, Page A9
DISTRICTS IN DETAIL
A breakdown of all 26districts current andproposed numbers.
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If Bud Schardein remains the executive di-rector of the
Metropolitan Sewer District forthe next 15 months, he will be
entitled to$200,000 in deferred compensation.
The money is being paid into a trust fundquietly established in
2008 and is on top ofSchardeinsannual salary of $181,147 and
bene-fits, including a government pension.
News of the trust came as surprise to someLouisville Metro
governmentofficials, who suggested itmight be excessive for a
civilservant.
Kelly Downard,a Republi-can Metro Council memberand certified
public accoun-tant, called it unconsciona-ble. Tina Ward-Pugh,a
coun-cil Democrat, called it a
golden
parachute.NeitherSchardeinnorcur-rentMSDboardPresidentAr-nold
Celentano, who was alsoon the board in 2008, woulddiscuss the trust
fund and why it was created.Celentano said the agencys policy is
for allboard members and staff to refer all questionsfrom the media
to spokesman Brian Bingham,MSDs director of regulatory services.
Wehave this procedure and we are trying to stickwith it, Celentano
said.
Bingham defended the trust fund in anemail, saying, Mr.
Schardein has led MSDthrough one of the most productive periods
inthe organizations history.
Bingham said the MSD board has used theagreements to seek to
retain executive staffwith the experience and longevity to
success-fully oversee the business of the MetropolitanSewer
District.This allowedfor,andpromoted,continuity to develop and
implementthe wastewater, drainage,and floodprotection
programsthroughout the community.
Such deferred compensation packages arecommon for top executives
in the private sec-tor but are less likely to occur in public
agen-cies, according to several experts and political
MSD
set uptrust fordirectorSchardeins $200,000 funda surprise to
some officialsBy James Bruggers [email protected]
Courier-Journal
MSD ExecutiveDirector BudSchardein
See MSD, PageA8
Thisis thefirstin aseries ofprofiles ofthecandidates for
Kentucky governor in theNov. 8 general election.
Supporters view him as a maverickwho provides a much-needed
challengeto mainstream political conventions.Critics dismiss him as
a spoiler, a pot-head, a perennial lost cause.
And despite four unsuccessful bidsforgovernor (three times as a
Democrat,once on the Reform ticket), failed runsfor
stateagriculturecommissioner,state
attorney general and Congress, Gate-wood Galbraith has again
entered thegovernors race an an independent.
Until now, Galbraith said, spreading
his message has been as important aswinning.
Winning is more important this year,he said, because
anti-incumbent atti-tudes among voters have peaked and people
arenewlyaware ofjusthowdys-functional this system has become.
And in running, Galbraith, a 64-year-old Lexingtoncriminal
defenseattorney,businessman and activist, gets
anotherchancetofulfillavowhemadetohimselfin 1971 at a Lexington
protest over theU.S. bombings in Cambodia.
Galbraith, whowas then24, had spent
GATEWOOD GALBRAITH |KY. GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE
Independent is out to make the system workBy Mike
[email protected] Courier-Journal
SeeGALBRAITH, Page A12Gatewood Galbraith
When I take an oath ... I am going to do it.
LEARN MOREListen to Gatewood Galbraith in his ownwords in videos
in the online version of thisstory at
www.courier-journal.com/gov2011and read more about his stand on
importantissues, as well as those of other candidates,at
www.courier-journal.com/voterguide.
RILEY AS RUNNING MATESee story on Dea Riley, independent
candi-date for lieutenant governor. A12
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