Community input sought for building of new Southwest Regional Library Tuesday, October 26, 6:30 p.m. at the Southwest Library Planning continues for a new 40,000 square foot state-of-the-art Southwest Regional Library, to be located in the 9900 block of Dixie Highway next to Meijer. This new resource library will be more than twice the size of the current library and will enhance service for nearly 100,000 people in southwestern Jefferson County. Please join us for the Public Building Program scheduled for October 26, 6:30 p.m. at the current Southwest Library, 10375 Dixie Highway. The library especially encourages families and teachers to attend the session to give suggestions for what services the regional library should include for students and pre-school children.

BBB Free Shredding Event

Saturday, October 23, 2010

7:00 AM – Noon

Tyler Center Shopping Cent in the Kroger parking lot

12611 Taylorsville Road

Your local Better Business Bureau and Consumer Credit Counseling Services are encouraging consumers to fight identity theft by taking part in the 3^rd Annual Protect Your Identity Week (PYIW), October 17 – 23.

Part of the week will include a FREE local shredding event, sponsored by your BBB, Consumer Credit Counseling Services, Cintas, and Kroger. The event will be held Saturday, October 23, 2010, from 7 am to Noon at 12611 Taylorsville Road, in the Tyler Center Shopping Center, in the Kroger parking lot. Cintas Corporation, national shredding partner for PYIW, will provide the FREE shredding. Consumers are allowed to shred up to 3 large boxes or bags of documents for free. Workers can remove the items from the vehicle. Consumers don’t even have to get out of their cars!

Consumers are encouraged to drop of any documents that contain bank account numbers, social security numbers, birth dates, or pin numbers.

Identity theft continues to be a growing problem; the number of victims in the U.S. reached $11.1 million in 2009, a 12.5 percent increase over the previous year, according to Javelin Strategy and Research. Threats abound both online and offline and no one is completely safe, but there are steps you can take to protect yourself against identity theft and limit the damage.

Identity Theft Tips

• Do not keep Social-Security card in wallet or purse
• Do not put bills or checks in home mailbox for pickup
• Check credit reports, bank statements and credit-card statements often for irregularities
• Shred all documents with personal information
• Never give personal information to someone on phone, internet or email claiming to be your bank.
• Do not store credit-card number on shopping websites

More tips can be found at www.ProtectYourIDNow.org.

“Fighting identity theft is a constant battle,” says Reanna Smith-Hamblin, VP/Communications, for the BBB/Louisville. “We are all potential victims, so it’s important that we all take steps to fight identity theft, and Protect Your Identity Week is a great place to start. You can participate in a free shredding event to protect yourself now.”

The shredding event, to be held October 23, 2010 will also include cell phone recycling. Thieves have been ramping up their efforts to steal personal information through electronic devices. This drop-box will offer consumers a safe way to dispose of old cell phones. There will be no charge for this service. Wireless Alliance will remove content from the phones, but consumers can also remove their data. For instructions on how to erase data, go to www.recellular.com/recycling/data_eraser/.

Tuesday, October 19^th

6 pm – 8 pm

Stuart Middle School

4601 Valley Station Road

For more information, please call Al Thrasher at 609-5102

Jefferson County:

Eastbound Interstate 64: Roadway will be closed at the Cochran Hill Tunnel (mile point 8.1) due to cleaning and lighting repairs.  Roadway will be closed from 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 23^rduntil 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 24^th. Motorists should follow the signed detour via Grinstead Drive to Lexington Road to Cannons Lane and then reconnect with eastbound I-64.

Interstate 264: Lane closures and delays possible at Bardstown Road (mile point 15.6) due to bridge painting.  Lane closures are scheduled in the evenings from 8:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. the following morning and on weekends from 8:00 p.m. on Friday until 6:00 a.m. on Monday.

Southbound Interstate 71: Construction delays possible at exit ramp to westbound I-264 (mile point 5.2) due to bridge deck repairs.  The ramp will be reduced in width from 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 15^th until 6:00 a.m. on Monday, October 18^th.

Westbound Interstate 64: Shoulder closures and delays possible between Hurstbourne Parkway and I-264 (mile points 15.0 and 12.2) due construction of auxillary lane. 

Interstate 64: Construction delays possible between I-265 and the Jefferson/Shelby County line (mile points 18.8 and 23.9) due to roadway widening.  Lane closures are scheduled October 18-23 from 7:00 p.m. each evening until 6:00 a.m. the following morning. The speed limit is reduced to 55 MPH in the construction zone and this is a double fine work zone.  Construction is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2010.

US 60A (Lexington Road): Lane closures and delays possible between Alta Vista Road and US 60 (mile points 8.7 and 10.5) due to sidewalk repairs.  Lane closures are scheduled daily from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

KY 146: Lane closures and delays possible near Interstate 265 between Nelson Miller Parkway and Springs Station Road (mile points 6.9 and 7.8) due to construction of turning lanes.  No left turns allowed from the northbound I-265 exit. Motorists should follow the signed detour via the Old Henry Road exit.  They can turn left at the end of the ramp, then turn right onto Nelson Miller Parkway and finally left onto westbound KY 146.

KY 148: Roadway is reduced to one lane at the Floyds Fork Bridge (mile point 0.98) due to bridge deck repairs.  Motorists should watch for a temporary traffic signal that is in place. Work is scheduled to be completed at the end of October.  Wide loads are restricted from using this bridge during construction.

KY 155 (Taylorsville Road): Lane closures and delays possible at the intersection with Landherr Drive (mile point 8.2) due to construction of the Blankenbaker Parkway extension.

KY 864 (Poplar Level Road): Lane closures and delays possible between Interstate 264 and Eastern Parkway (mile points 11.3 and 13.7) due to sidewalk ramp installation.

KY 913 (Blankenbaker Parkway): Lane closures and delays possible at the intersection with Blankenbaker Access Drive (mile point 0.9) due to roadway construction.

KY 1447 (Westport Road): Lane closures and delays possible between Hubbards Lane and I-264 (mile points 0.9 and 1.9) due to roadway widening.  Speed limit on Westport Road has been reduced to 25 MPH in the construction zone.

KY 1747 (Hurstbourne Parkway): Lane closures and delays possible between Westport Road and KY 22 (mile points 17.0 and 18.4) due to roadway resurfacing.  Lane closures scheduled weeknights from 7:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. the following morning.

KY 1865 (Taylor Boulevard): Lane closures and delays possible between Third Street Road and Berry Boulevard (mile points 2.6 and 6.1) due to roadway resurfacing.  Lane closures scheduled weekdays from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. and all day on weekends.

KY 1931 (St. Andrews Church Road): Lane closures and delays possible at the intersection with St. Anthony Church Road (mile point 4.2) due to installation of a turning lane.  Lane closures are possibleweeknights from 7:00 p.m. each evening until 6:00 a.m. the following morning.

KY 2051 (Rockford Lane): Lane closures and delays possible between Imperial Terrace and Cane Run Road (mile points 1.2 and 1.9) due to sidewalk installation.  Lane closures scheduled daily from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances may occur, so the information below is strictly of an advisory nature and is subject to change with no notice.

Pothole patching, sweeping, drain & ditch cleaning, pavement marking, and maintenance crews may work on major interstates in the Louisville Metro area only during non-peak daytime hours and at night.  Motorists should watch for roadside maintenance and pavement marking crews on interstates and highways throughout the rest of the district on a daily basis.

Dial 511 or log on to 511.ky.gov for the latest in statewide traffic and travel information in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
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Public Meeting to View the Plans for the New Southwest Regional Library

Tuesday, October 26

6:30 PM

Southwest Regional Library
10375 Dixie Highway
Valley Station, Kentucky 40272

There will be a public meeting at the Southwest Regional Library to review the architect’s renderings and plans

for the new Southwest Regional Library.

Prairie Village Baseball Try Outs

PV Redbirds Competitive Baseball Team

AGE:  7U and 8U

TRY OUTS WILL BE HELD:

OCT.16^TH at Prairie Village

OCT.23^RD at Beechmont &

OCT.30^TH at Prairie Village

TIME:  10:00

CONTACT JEREMY HAND @ 690-1082 OR handyman40272@yahoo.com IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources is seeking input from potential users of the future Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area in Meade County, Kentucky, Southwest of Louisville.   Although this is not a “vote” on what will be offered at Otter Creek, it is a form of public involvement that will help with evaluation of options and planning for Otter Creek.

To participate in the survey, please visit www.fw.ky.gov.

If you have difficulty taking this survey online, you may call 1-800-858-1549 to request a paper copy of the survey to complete and return.

The Louisville Office of Employment and Training (OET), a partner in the KentuckianaWorks One Stop at 6^th and Cedar, presents a series of free JOB/RESOURCE FAIRS in conjunction with The Higher Income Requires Education Forum(HIRE), an affiliate of Greater Louisville Inc.

The dates and locations of the Fairs are as follows:

• Thursday, October 28, 2010 from 10am until 2pm at Jefferson Community & Technical College, 109 East Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202
• Wednesday, November 3, 2010 from 10am until 2pm at National College, 4205 Dixie Highway, Louisville, Kentucky, 40216
• Thursday, November 18, 2010 from 10am until 2pm at Indiana Wesleyan University, 1500 Alliant Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky, 40299
• Friday, December 3, 2010 from 10am until 2pm at Sullivan University, 3131 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky, 40205 TARC will provide FREE TRANSPORTATION.

All Job/Resource Fairs are free and open to the public. TARC will provide FREE TRANSPORTATION to and from the event 10am – 2pm. Pick-up drop-off locations will be OET 600 West Cedar, The Louisville Urban League 1536 West Broadway, The NIA Center 29^th / Broadway and Goodwill Industries 332 West Broadway.

Employers with job openings interested in participating email mary.keltee@ky.gov

Job seekers wishing to attend should bring copies of their resumes and dress appropriately for an interview.

View all of our events at www.oet.ky.gov CLICK ON Calendar of Events

Trivia Night at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church

Saturday, October 23rd

Time: 7:30 P.M. Doors Open at 6:30 P.M. for Social Hour

Location: 7724 Columbine Drive, 40258

Teams 2-8 Players (must be 16 years of age or older)

$15 per person (one door prize ticket included with paid admission)

Concessions available or bring your own snacks (no outside beverages allowed)

For reservations and more information please call 935-4578 ext. 275 or 937-5920 ext. 10