Gone Fishin'

I will be on vacation next week, so I won't be posting much unless something large appears on the horizon. This will be an open thread for you to discuss anything you like until I get back.

Until then, thanks for reading The Valley Report @ southwestlouisville.com.

Southwest Dream Team News

The Southwest Dream Team will meet at the Holiday Inn Southwest in Shively on Friday, June 5th from 10:00-11:30. There will be presentations and updates from the committees.

Also from the Dream Team:

Dixie Business Fair
Opening Doors to promote, network your business and find new places to do business!
Thursday, June 11, 2009 9 – 2 PM
Holy Cross High School - Gymnasium
5144 Dixie Highway

Promote your business on Live Radio Show
Big Talk on Small Business
With Steve & Kelly Kuersi
10 – 12 Noon

Booth Space available to display your products and services
$50.00 rental includes (1 Individual) 6’ Table and 2 chairs!

For more information or booth rental contact
Faye Simpson – Mary Kay Cosmetics 502-368-5103 or
Marykayfay@bellsouth.net
Booth fee is required upon registration, checks payable to PRPABA,
Mark ‘Dixie Business Fair or pay online at www.prpaba.org
(click Meetings/Events June 11, 2009)

This event is sponsored by
Pleasure Ridge Park Area Business Association


Food Service provided by Shively Area Ministries

Free CPR Training @ SW Gov't Center

Folks, I have been thinking about obtaining CPR certification for a while, and I have put it off for too long. Now there is no excuse. Thanks to CM Hawkins and the Red Cross for putting this class together. I will be there. You should be too.

Two free classes are being offered:

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 from 5:30 PM to 9:00PM

Southwest Government Center
7219 Dixie Highway

Councilman Doug Hawkins is partnering with the American Red Cross to offer two CPR-Adult classes. After successful completion of the training, the American Red Cross will issue you a card certifying you in CPR for one year.

Seats are limited so you must register to attend the class.

The registration number is 561-3605

Please mention that you are interested in attending one of the classes being held
at the Southwest Government Center sponsored by Councilman Hawkins.

CPR-Adult Course Information:

Purpose
Train lay responders to overcome any reluctance to act in emergency situations and to recognize and care for life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies in adults.

Prerequisites
None

Learning Objectives:
Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency.
Describe the purpose of the Good Samaritan Laws.
Describe the difference between consent and implied consent.
Describe the three emergency action steps.
Identify when and how to call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number.
Explain when and how to move a person from a dangerous scene.
Identify how to minimize the risk of disease transmission when giving care.
Demonstrate how to minimize the risk of disease transmission when giving care.
Demonstrate how to check an unconscious person for life-threatening and nonlife-threatening conditions.
Demonstrate how to check a conscious person for life-threatening and nonlife-threatening conditions.
Identify the signals of shock and describe how to minimize its effects.
Recognize the signals of a breathing emergency.
Demonstrate how to care for a person who is choking.
Demonstrate how to recognize and care for a person who is not breathing.
Recognize the signals of a cardiac emergency.
Identify the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.
Describe how to care for a heart attack.
Demonstrate how to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Identify prevention strategies to decrease the risk of breathing emergencies.
Explain what defibrillation is and how it works.
Explain the role of CPR in cardiac arrest.

Certification is good for one year.

Volunteers Needed for Stream Clean Up

Councilwoman Ward-Pugh seeks volunteers for Louisville Xstream Clean-up
15 Sites in Metro areas targets for Saturday, May 30th event

Louisville –On Saturday morning, volunteers in Kentucky and Indiana will get to work cleaning up local waterways for a healthier and safer community. That’s when the Louisville Xstream Clean-up will get underway as part of a nationwide effort spearheaded by Living Lands & Waters.
“This is something every community should focus on,” said Ward-Pugh. “It is a chance to renew our concern about our environment and at the same time restore our waterways as beautiful piece of land and not a garbage dump.”
The Louisville Xstream Cleanup will get underway from 9:00am to 12:00pm on Saturday, May 30th. Volunteers of all ages are needed to assist with the cleanup effort.
At many sites, there will be a clean –up by removing trash such as tires and junk that may have been dumped. Volunteers will also clear out invasive species of plants as well as put in native species.

Sites locations in the Metro Louisville area:

• Falls of the Ohio
• Portland Wharf Park
• Eva Bandman Park
• Butchertown Greenway
• Lexington & Payne
• Bluegrass Trail
• Cherokee Park –Willow Pond
• Cherokee Park – Big Rock
• Louisville Nature Center
• Greasy Ditch
• Wilson Creek, Fairdale Road & National Turnpike
• Salt River- Fort Hill Park in West Point Ky

Joining as co sponsors of the event with Living Lands & Waters are the Metropolitan Sewer District, Brightside, Metro Parks, American Commercial Lines, Natural Resource Conservation District, Salt River Water Watch, Jefferson County, Jefferson County Soil Conservation Science, Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Louisville Nature Centre.
“If we are serious about being good stewards of the environment, then this event is one way to show our commitment,” said Ward-Pugh. “I hope everyone will get involved.”
To learn more about the Louisville Xstream Clean-up, you can go on line to:
www.livinglandsandwaters.org/XStreamLouisville/default.htm. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged as all sites have a volunteer limit and can fill up quickly.
For specific questions, please contact Shanon Reineke, Louisville Xstream Cleanup Coordinator, at 309-236-5627 or at shanon@livinglandsandwaters.org.

This Week's Southwest Events

- There will be a meeting of the Auburndale Neighborhood Group at 7PM this Tuesday in the Kenwood Elementary School cafeteria, 7420 Justan Ave. Topics: bylaws, election of officers and board of directors, and a speaker from the Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness Department on mosquito control.

- Check out the "Indoor Yard and Bake Sale", Saturday, May 30, 2009, starting at 9AM at Lees Lane Baptist Church, 3309 Lees Lane. Breakfast and Lunch Available: Sausage Biscuits, Biscuits and Gravy, Chili, Hot Dogs, BBQ Sandwiches

- The Olmsted Parks Conservancy invites you to come and enjoy a walk in one of our historic parks. Walk in the Woods @ Iroquois Park (Meet at the Amphitheater) May 30, 10am-12pm. Be prepared, this is a moderate to difficult hike. For more information: 432.2677 or www.olmsteadparks.org/events

- Visit the Valley Masonic Lodge #511 Fish Fry, 9619 Dixie Highway. Every Friday from 11:00 A.M. - 8:30 P.M. Call-in orders are welcome (502) 937-3978. It's GOOOOD!

Thanks to Trevor @ The Local Weekly for some of this information. Check out the site and pick up Southwest Louisville's only paper at a local retailer near you.

"Shovel-Ready" Projects for SW Louisville

The following is a partial list of "shovel-ready" stimulus projects for Southwest Louisville listed in a .pdf file on the Louisville Metro Government website:

Valley High School:Phase 1 Renovation & construction of a new auditorium with gymnasium: HVAC replacement or upgrade, roofing, ceiling & lights in corridors & classrooms, windows, painting, paving, floor tile replacement, office renovation, and lock conversion JCPS Priority Project.

Greenwood Elementary: Removal of portables, classroom conversion of existing media center, roofing, ceiling & lights in corridors & classrooms, windows, paving, painting, floor tile replacement, & lock conversion; Purchasing of a new elevator.

Johnsontown Road Elementary: Removal of portables, classroom conversion of existing media center, roofing, ceiling & lights in corridors & classrooms, windows, paving, painting, floor tile replacement, and lock conversion.

Mill Creek Elementary: Removal of portables, classroom conversion and expansion of existing media center, roofing, ceiling & lights in corridors & classrooms, windows, paving, painting, floor tile replacement, and lock conversion.

Wilkerson Tradition Elementary: Removal of portables, classroom conversion of existing media center, roofing, ceiling & lights in corridors & classrooms, windows, paving, painting, floor tile replacement, and lock conversion.

Southern HS Phase 1 Renovation: HVAC replacement or upgrade, roofing, ceiling & lights in corridors & classrooms, windows, lock conversion.

Louisville Clean Energy - this project would clean up, stop methane gas leakage and turn waste into a renewable energy source, at the Lees Lane landfill. The organic material would be converted into a renewable energy source, using a technology that would yield zero emissions. The lack of organic material in the landfill would alleviate any methane gas byproduct.

Riverview Park (restaurant and adventure playground) – Extensive site preparation to replace the current playground at Riverview Park has been completed. The replacement play area would be finished with this project. Additionally, site preparation for an adjacent restaurant would be completed, a much sought amenity in southwest part of Louisville Metro. Once a restaurant is located on the site, a positive cash flow of $100,000 – $140,000, going directly to park maintenance, would be realized.

Penile Road Bridge Replacement (1113)

Blevins Gap Bridge Replacement (4410)

Blevins Gap Bridge Replacement (4021)

Blevins Gap Bridge Replacement (2700)

Bearcamp Road Bridge Replacement (10803)

Bearcamp Road Bridge Replacement (10911)

Bearcamp Road Bridge Replacement (11200)

Bearcamp Road Bridge Replacement (11417)

Mill Creek shared use path – A portion of the Louisville Loop - 24,000 linear feet between Sylvania Park and Sun Valley Park

Ohio River Levee Trail – A portion of the Louisville Loop - 13,000 linear feet between Riverside Historic Site and Mill Creek generating station.

West County Waste Water and Treatment Plant Pump Station Improvements and Additions: The scope will provide modifications to the Raw Sewage Pump Station (RSPS), a new Screening Facility, a new Wet Weather Pump Station (WWPS), and the Short-Term Detention Basins and related electrical and instrumentation equipment. Upgrading the sewer system to better accommodate the additional flow into the sewer system will result in a significant amount of wet weather flow conveyed to the WCWTP.

South Louisville Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation & Replacement Project: Significant rehabilitation of existing sewer lines and manholes along with replacement of pipes.

Shively Interceptor Project: The Shively Interceptor Project will install approximately 19,000 linear feet of gravity sewer pipe ranging in size from 10 inches to 27 inches in diameter.

Farnsley-Kaufman House: Restoration of a historic home to enhance the educational experience of middle school students

Riverside Landing: Water Supply, Electric Supply, Septic System, and Paving

Riverside Landing: Water Supply, Electric Supply, Septic System, and Paving - Construction of remaining utilities; sewers, electricity, telephone, and cable. Construction of roads, parking areas, walks, fire service access areas, site lighting and landscaping. Renovation and addition of two historic buildings as Green buildings.

SW Government Center: Geothermal HVAC Replace the existing energy inefficient and unreliable HVAC system with a new geothermal heat pump system; thus lowering the heating bills for the building up to 50 percent and lowering cooling bills up to 30 percent for this 30,000 s.f. facility

Fairdale Health Center: Geothermal HVAC and Playtorium – Replace the existing energy inefficient and unreliable HVAC systems with new geothermal heat pump systems, thus lowering the heating bills for the building up to 50% & lowering cooling bills up to 30% for a 7,000 s.f. facility and another 10,000 s.f. facility.

You can view the entire document and all projects Metro-wide by clicking HERE.