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Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control Board Notice of Public Meeting & Strategy Committee Meeting The Strategy Committee of the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control Board will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, via teleconference due to the COVID-19 outbreak, to consider amendments to Regulation 5.15, Chemical Accident Prevention...

Mayor Greg Fischer today announced that Louisville Metro has awarded new funding to west Louisville-based organizations AMPED and Louisville Central Community Center (LCCC) to grow their technology upskilling programs, part of the continued work by the Future of Work Initiative to provide skills to Louisville residents and tools to companies that...

Mayor Greg Fischer today signed an ordinance that formally establishes the Civilian Review and Accountability Board and the Office of Inspector General, creating a new layer of independent review to Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) disciplinary matters. “Today, we are taking a major step forward in our work to advance our goals of racial...

City needs to ‘move faster and invest more resources’ Mayor Greg Fischer signed an Executive Order today declaring racism as a public health crisis in the city. In his remarks today about the unique combination of challenges facing the city – the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic downturn, an increase in gun violence and the protests calling for...

Mayor Greg Fischer along with Louisville’s Chief Health Strategist Dr. Sarah Moyer reaffirmed their concerns that the city’s COVID-19 cases continue to increase at an alarming rate. Jefferson County set another record of positive COVID-19 cases surpassing 3,000 cases for the third consecutive week, a course that Mayor Fischer said is benefiting the...

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, Kentucky Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman and Councilman Markus Winkler today joined Code Louisville graduates and local tech leaders to celebrate the latest milestone achieved by the software training program. Code Louisville, run by the region’s workforce development board KentuckianaWorks, has now placed 543 of its...

Mayor Greg Fischer proclaimed Nov. 28 Small Business Saturday in Louisville and asked residents to support locally owned businesses throughout the holiday season. “Our small businesses are struggling right now. Just as we have come together to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we must do the same to support our small locally owned businesses...

Mayor Greg Fischer proclaimed Nov. 28 Small Business Saturday in Louisville and asked residents to support locally owned businesses throughout the holiday season. “Our small businesses are struggling right now. Just as we have come together to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we must do the same to support our small locally owned businesses...

Councilman David Yates (D-25) joined entertainer Dusty Leigh to announce more than 300 turkeys have been donated to families in the Southwest Louisville area this Thanksgiving.

Mayor Greg Fischer, joined by Public Health and Wellness Director Dr. Sarah Moyer, today declared Louisville in a state of ‘deep red’ as the amount of COVID-19 cases escalate daily. For the second consecutive week, Jefferson County reported more than 3,000 new positive cases, a trend Dr. Moyer urged needed to change course. In the last two weeks, 1...

In partnership with national nonprofit organization the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund), Louisville Metro Government announced today the launch of a free Financial Navigators program to help residents navigate critical financial issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Financial Navigators will be available remotely starting Nov...

Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control Board Notice of Public Meeting & Strategy Committee Meeting The Strategy Committee of the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control Board will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, via teleconference due to the COVID-19 outbreak, to consider amendments to Regulation 5.15, Chemical Accident Prevention...

Mayor Greg Fischer today joined the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods and One Love Louisville Ambassadors to announce the members of the 2020 One Love Louisville Youth Implementation Team, a one-year advisory board to the Mayor. “I’m thrilled that these young people have joined our team and have the strong desire to make a difference...

Mayor Greg Fischer today announced that Louisville Metro received a $42,000 matching grant from Partners for Places, a project of The Funders Network, to fully fund the construction of a sustainable, community-driven green space called Parkland Plaza. Currently, a vacant parking lot adjacent to the Parkland Community Garden at 28th and Dumesnil...

In what has become the must-see event of the holiday season, Winter Woods Spectacular, is returning for a second year to South Louisville’s Iroquois Park, where the woods will be transformed into a winter wonderland from Friday, November 27 – Saturday, January 2. “We modified plans for Jack O'Lantern Spectacular this year from a walking event to a...