REINVEST AND RECYCLE THOUSANDS OF ABANDONED PROPERTIES AND VACANT LOTS The Metropolitan Housing Coalition has documented the societal cost of redlining in Louisville: 22,000 Black families who should be homeowners are not. We [...]
IMPROVE EVICTION MITIGATION Eviction is a threat for all renters financially impacted by COVID-19 layoffs, lockdowns, or even short-term illness. Evictions should not be a permanent housing barrier for families attempting to move [...]
REMOVE BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS AND CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT Remove contract provisions, local policies, and provisions in state Law Enforcement Officers' Bills of Rights laws that: Allow officers to wait 48 hours or [...]
KEEP OFFICERS' DISCIPLINARY HISTORY ACCESSIBLE TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND THE PUBLIC Retain and make publicly available crime clearance data, particularly data on crime "cleared by exceptional means," and remove contract provisions, local and [...]
ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUESTS In-person voting is simply not safe given the prevalence of COVID-19. Kentuckians currently have the option to vote via mail-in ballot or absentee for the upcoming primary, but that process [...]
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND LAND OWNERSHIP BY RESIDENTS AND EXISTING WEST END BUSINESS OWNERS The vast majority of commercial and industrial properties and vacant parcels are not owned by West End residents. They are [...]
BUSINESS START-UP AND EXPANSION Updated: July 24, 2020 The Black community across Louisville and particularly in the West End needs support to create more jobs through business ownership. New businesses need to start. [...]
TOP-TO-BOTTOM EXTERNAL REVIEW OF LMPD AND INVEST/DIVEST Updated: July 24, 2020 We incorporate our earlier demands and request a top-to-bottom review of LMPD. While we find the Mayor’s request to be painfully delayed, [...]
