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PROSPECTCITY NEWSLETTER
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Our City is in good shape in many ways. Our finances are sound. We consis-tently operate below budget. Our various neighborhoods are beautiful, each in its own way, and the City works hand-in-glove with the various neighbor-hood associations to keep them that way. Our City parks also are beauti-ful, thanks to the foresight of the mayors and council members who initi-ated them, and the many volunteers who continue to work to develop and
maintain them. A pair of Bald Eagles has been checking out Putney Pond. The new Orange Trail of Harrods Creek Park, just opened, is amazing! Annual community events such as the Fourth of July Celebra-tion at Cowley Park and the Fall Festival at Little Hunting Creek Park are very popular and well attended. Various neigh-borhoods also have their own annual and even monthly events. Several of our neigh-borhoods have their own swimming pools,
clubhouses, and tennis courts. The Hunting Creek Country Club, established in 1964, ten years before the City, provides the opportunity for an excellent 18- hole golf course, fine dining, a pool, tennis courts, and a beautiful clubhouse. Your government, including the police force, is running smoothly and effectively, with good people. The City Council of six operates openly with civility and sometimes good humor. Resident participation, in parks, library, forestation, environ-mental services, compilation of a Prospect History Book, code enforcement, and ethics compliance, as well as neighborhood associations, is high. Although not part of City government, the Harrods Creek Fire Department, located here, is a valuable, indispensable asset for both fire protection and emergency medical needs. We repaved a substantial number of our streets this year, and will do more in the coming year. Practically everyone I know here wouldn’t live anywhere else. There still is room for improvement in several areas. Some have been ad-dressed recently, and some will be. We now have two full time maintenance workers: the City has grown and there always is much to be done. We needed, and got, through the competitive bidding process, a new snow removal con-tractor. During the recent last snow of about 5 inches, we received no com-plaints and several compliments. At this writing we have just contracted with a new landscaping company, choosing from four bids on a rewritten contract. Following interviews with three of them, the one we thought to be the best, happily also turned out to be the lowest bidder. They will begin work in March. The Landscaping and Beautification Committee, formed last year with representatives from every one of our neighbor-hoods, consistently has set as the first priority making our U.S. 42 corridor more attractive. In December and January, we interviewed firms which have experience designing and implementing such improvements, in places such as Anchorage, Jeffersontown, and the University of Louisville. I expect this initiative will continue for several years, in steps or phases, fol-lowing City Council and resident input, and the design and planning phase. We continue to deal with forces which are largely outside our control. The East End Bridge project has imposed an army of big trucks, mud, and traffic holdups for two years. It finally will be completed in late 2016. The bridge construction’s heavy truck traffic will end before that, and the contractor will repave the badly worn Timber Ridge Drive between U.S. 42 and River Road. Then last June and July we experienced unprecedented intense rainfall and flooding, and had MSD here
Volume 1, 2016
These two American Bald Eagles were spotted at Putneys Pond on Monday January 11th. According to several eye witnesses they are be-ing seen together on a regular basis!
The train ride was a well received new addition to last year’s Fourth of July celebration
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Mayor Evans 2016 State Of The City Report
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Prospect Business Spotlight
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That Pothole Was So Big.......
Are you wondering what to do with those old brooches you inherited? Did you stop wearing your favorite neck-lace because it doesn’t match your current wardrobe? Did you break the face of your best watch...again? Whether you’re looking to create your own custom design, choosing a fine diamond or gemstone fashion, or need your sig-nature accessory repaired, at Prospect Jewelers you can always count on friendly, individualized attention based on a relationship of trust and impeccable personal integrity to meet your jewelry needs. As a full service jew-elry retailer staffed with experienced diamontologists, a GIA-certified gemologist, custom designers and bench jewelers on site, we offer jewelry and watch repair, appraisals, consignment, stringing, and engraving services. Stop by Prospect Jewelers in the Prospect Point Shopping Center to shop the hundreds of custom, one-of-a-kind jewelry designs by designer Rob Prince or call 502-292-2022 to schedule a design consultation. We are open Wednesday-Saturday starting at 10am. Closed Sunday-Tuesday for design production.
Prospect Jewelers
for two public meetings; now MSD is implementing various corrections and improve-ments. Some have been done, but others will take time. Currently, the Louisville Water Company is in the beginning stages of working along the south side of U.S. 42 between Timber Ridge Drive and Happy Hollow Road to bury a new 16 inch water main, and we have been working with them to make this go as smoothly as possible. As a final note – the last filing date to run for City Council is the second Tuesday this coming August. The Council ultimately sets all City policies through its enactment of the City’s annual budget. In addition, it is my practice to bring to the Council any significant matter, for discussion and, sometimes, a vote. If you want a real say in what goes on, consider running for City Council. Feel free to call me any time if you want to discuss any of these things.
John E. Evans - Mayor
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It’s that time of year once again. No not spring, at least not yet anyway, it’s pothole season! The constant cycle of freezing temperatures and consequent warm-ing causes those pesky little menaces to rear their ugly heads. Potholes form when water gets in the cracks in the roadway, freezes and expands. While the city does its best to fill potholes as they occur, sometimes they slip past us. To report a pothole on a “city owned street” please call City Hall at 228-1121 or email it to [email protected], and we will take care of it as soon as we possibly can. To report a pothole outside
of the city or on US 42 you can call “Metro Call” at 311.
Through “City Mail” residents can be alerted to everything from meetings and city events to special situations that may require temporary street closings. Another advantage is that you can receive the city newsletter before it hits the mail. One thing that makes “City Mail” so unique is that unlike the spam that you inevitably receive through your e-mail, ‘City Mail’ can be directly responded to by simply clicking your reply button. This gives our residents yet another direct line of communication with City Hall. Any Prospect resident who would like to sign up for this free service should e-mail Ron Cundiff at [email protected] with their name and street address. The City Mail program is available only to persons living inside the City of Prospect city limits.
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No, we’re not talking about golf! We are talking about inconsiderate pet owners who do not clean up after their dogs do their...umm.. “busi-ness”, leaving it for others to deal with. Please remember to clean up after your dogs while out for a walk in this great spring weather. It’s not just considerate, it’s the law! According to City of Prospect ordinance number §51.03, taking “Spot” out for a walk “without possessing a suitable device for the collection and sanitary disposal of animal waste” could cost you up to a $50 fine.
A Good Walk Spoiled
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Numero Zero, by Umberto Eco, manages to com-bine, in fewer than 200 pages, an International mystery (was Mussolini really hung near the end of World War II or did he escape to Argentina?), a satirical send up of popular journalism (easy crossword clues – who was Eve’s husband?), and a shadowy character, a media mogul who is also a flamboyant politician. While readers may be thinking Donald Trump, it’s actually the former Italian premier Berlusconi. The resemblance is striking and purely accidental on Eco’s part, having written the novel before Trump’s meteoric
rise. Add a paranoid editor, the Mafia, and a love affair and you have a very busy plot. Kate Williams’ Young Elizabeth, the Making of a Queen, targetaudience must be the kind of people who follow Kate Middletonin People magazine and send christening gifts to her children.Most of the book is pure f luff, repetitious, and dull, probably because the young Elizabeth had a very bor-ing life, sheltered and badly educated. Her parents wanted only that she be polite and have good hand-writing. Prospect parents probably spend more time
prepping their offspring for preschool. Elizabeth’s young life doesn’t give a biographer much to work with. Fans of McCall Smith’s #1 Ladies Detective Agency novels will be pleased to find his latest iteration, The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine. Not much changes in these novels, but they serve the same function for adults as bedtime stories do for chil-dren – there’s comfort in the sameness and repeti-tion of a favorite story.
Neil Gaiman has written a series of what might be bedtime stories, leavened with a few poems, for grown-ups. The title, Trigger Warning,
is exactly that, a warning that some of his stories might trigger some anxiety in some readers. Gaiman has kindly provided an introduction that hints at the nature of each story, so cautious types can pick and choose. Braver readers can just plunge in. Gaiman is the author of some terrific kids’ books, Coraline and The Graveyard Book, and one of my favorite adult novels, Good Omens. The Washington Post aptly describes him as “a one man story engine.” The characters in his stories are always a bit ambiguous, neither clearly harmless nor dangerous, good or evil. He keeps readers on their toes. Sandy Tucci
Prospect Police Department (General Information)....228-1150
Prospect Police Dispatch................................228-COPS(2677) Police,Fire & EMS Emergency .............................................911
City Hall, Police And Library HoursMonday ..........................8:30 - 6:30
Tuesday - Thursday...........................8:30 - 5:00 Friday.................................8:30 - 3:30
City Hall..............228-1121
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City of Prospect9200 U. S. Highway 42Post Office Box 1Prospect, KY 40059
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Coffee with the Mayor You are cordially invited to come meet with Mayor Evans and Chief Sherrard and voice any concerns or issues that involve the city.
The Mayor and Chief will be available every Friday from Noon to 1 PM at the Prospect Starbucks.
Jeff Stovall333-5656
Stuart Miles 777-5042
Frank Fulcher228-5128
Sandy Tucci 228-6200
Sandra Leonard [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
Luke Schmidt
City Council
Month Ended Actual YTD 15/16 15/16 Budget December 2015 (through Dec. 31st) Total Income $89,239.15 $2,373,131.93 $3,064,317.00 Expense General Government $ 80,781.23 $507,243.30 $831,495.19 Police Dept. $ 102,558.17 $438,440.10 $976,413.78 Public Works $ 147,924.36 $535,274.69 $1,189,598.50 Total Expense $331,263.79 $1,480,958.09 $ 3,064,317.00 4800 – Municipal Road Aid Income $7,813.62 $48,319.70 4810- Interest Income – Restricted $ 0.48 $ 17.60 Total $7,790.98 $48,337.30 (A complete detail of these financials can be seen on our website www.prospectky.us or you may stop by City Hall for a paper copy.)
John EvansMayor