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The Call ofThe Pewee
Volume 47, No. 12 www.peweevalleyky.org December, 2015
May each and every day of the New Year bring youlots of love, happiness and prosperity.
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DECEMBER COUNCIL MEETING The regular meeting of the City Council of Pewee Valley, Kentucky was held on Monday, December 7, 2015. In attendance were Mayor Bob Rogers, Council Members Henry Walser, Norman Schippert, Bethany Major, and Dick Filippini. Also in attendance were John Singler, City Attor-ney and Laura Eichenberger, City Clerk. Council Member Rex Florence was absent.FINANCIAL REPORT The Profit& Loss vs.Actual, and BalanceSheet through December 2, 2015 reports from the Treasurer were distributed in the Council Mem-ber meeting packets. Mayor Rogers reported less than 40 2015PropertyTaxBills have not beenreceived.
our TownMayorBob Rogers 241-7340Roads&Drainage/[email protected]
Council MembersTracey WilliamsEnvironmentalBoard
Dick Filippini [email protected]
Otis “Rex” Florence 243-3405Finance/Insurance/[email protected]
Norman Schippert 241-8448Sidewalks/[email protected]
Bethany Major 243-6120TownHall/Festivities/[email protected]
Henry Walser 241-3010PublicSafety/Communication/[email protected]
City ClerkLaura [email protected]
EditorPaula Kennedy [email protected]
The Call of the Pewee is available online at www.peweevalleyky.org
OLDHAM COUNTY DISPATCH222-0111 or 911 for emergencies
POLICE REPORT Chief Larimore reported two complaints re-ceived about contractor services (such as treeremovalservices)wheredamagetothepropertytook place and the contractor’s insurance had lapsed. Be sure to check a contractor’s insurance coverage (even contact the insurance companydirectly)beforeallowingworktobegin.
RESIGNATION OF COUNCIL MEMBER WILLARD CHAMBERS Will Chambers submitted his resignation from the City Council on November 2, 2015.HisresignationwaseffectiveasofDecember7,2015. A motion to accept Willard Chambers’ resig-nation was made and seconded, with all Council Memberspresentvotinginfavor.
APPOINTMENT AND SWEARING-IN OF NEW COUNCIL MEMBER Amotionwasmadetoapprovetheappoint-ment of Tracey Williams as a City Council Mem-ber. The motion was seconded, with all Council Memberspresentvotinginfavor. JohnSingler recited theOathofOffice,of-ficiallySwearing-InTraceyWilliamsasthesixthMember of the Pewee Valley City Council.
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OPEN COMMENTS Resident Don Helton stated he has twice do-natedaflagrecognizingourtroopstobeflownontheCity’sflagpole.Thelastflagbecamefrazzledand was taken down. Mr. Helton presented the Council a replacement flag to honor thosewhoareservinginourmilitary,aswellasthoseinourcommunity with family serving in active dutyand in the Kentucky National Guard. Mr. Helton further committed to replacing the flagwhen itbecomesfrazzled. A motion was made and seconded to accept theflagdonation,withallCouncilMemberspres-entvotinginfavor. Ann Helton inquired about the replacement of trees along a large section of Highway 146 nearDogwoodLane.EnvironmentalBoard(TreeBoard)ChairandCouncilMemberTraceyWil-liams responded that there are 30 trees coming in bytheendoftheweekandseveralofthosearereplacements for that corridor. DonHeltonrequested that theEnvironmen-tal Board rotate each year between St. Aloysius and the Pewee Valley Jr. Academy the annual tree planting and Arbor Day ceremony.
Criminal Arrests – 1DUI Arrests – 1CriminalInvest.–11Warnings – 186School Patrols – 51
TrafficStops–186Complaints – 30Motorist Assist – 3Citations – 46Accidents – 2Code Enforcement – 16
Total police activity for November:
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Mayor Rogers thanked Donna Russell for working the Museum during the Yule Log. Mayor Rogers thanked Kevin Louden forproviding the Yule Log bonfire, monitoring itduringthefestivities,andstayingaftertobesurethefirewasout.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTSDick Fillippini(PublicSafety):Noreport
Henry Walser (Communication/Website): No report.
Norman Schippert (Sidewalks/Park): NormanSchippert has received requests from residentswanting to complete the sidewalk along Central Avenue.TocompletethesidewalkbetweenCen-tral Place and Peace Lane will require working around a very large tree.The options are to re-move the tree or build awoodenwalkwayover
Chief Larimore reminds residents to stay vigilant.ItistheChristmasseason.Traditionally,thefts increase this time of year. Be sure to keep vehicleandhousedoorsandwindowslocked.
The City was awarded a Kentucky League of Cities Safety Grant for sidewalk repair. Mayor Rogers thanked the United State At-torney’sOfficeinLouisvillefordonating5fold-ing tables to the City. MayorRogershasdiscussedwithTimGrav-iss, JRA Architects, about drafting a plan for con-structing Town Square in phases. The floodingissue has to be addressed with or without grant monies. Oldham County is holding a Special Election forawet/dryvoteonTuesday, December 29, 2015.
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NEW BUSINESS
Upon approval of payment of outstandingbills,theCouncilvotedunanimouslytoadjourn.
the drainage ditch in order to go around the tree. Tracey Williams will look at the tree to de-termine if it is anAsh (which may need to beremoveddue to theEmeraldAshBorer), and/oridentify the type and health of the tree.
Rex Florence (Finance/Insurance/StormWater):Absent from meeting.
Bethany Major (Festivities/Town Hall/CentralPark/HistoricalSociety):BethanyMajorthankedeveryonefortheirworkontheYuleLog.Itwasa record number turnout. The City collected $500 for the Children in Crisis program and will shop for needed items for the children.
Bob Rogers (Roads & Drainage/Tree Board):Mayor Rogers announced Tracey Williams will take over responsibility for the EnvironmentalBoard as Council Member. Tracey is currently theChairof theEnvironmentalBoard,andhasservedasamembersince2012.
Tracey Williams (Environmental Board): No report.
Oldham County Community Scholarship: Cindy Hack, Pewee Valley resident and member of the OCCS Executive Board, stated the pro-gramreceived385applicationsandawarded109scholarships in 2015. Last year the City contributed two $500 scholarships through OCCS, with stipulations of PeweeValleyresidency(withinCitylimits)andfinancialmeanstested. A motion to contribute two $500 scholarships from the City of Pewee Valley with the stipula-tions including Pewee Valley residency within City limits and financial means tested appliedwas made and seconded, with all Council Mem-berspresentvotinginfavor. Permanent Sign Permit Request:Therequesttoreplacetheold“Gravely”signwitha“Coca-Cola” sign on the Herdt Motor building was dis-cussed. Chief Larimore spoke with the tenant
submitting the request and stated that it was in-tended to sell the “Coca-Cola” sign and then hang another sign for sale. This was not clear on the permit request form. City Attorney John Singler will research County ordinance regarding outdoor sales areas, as this type request does not fall under the City’s sign ordinance. A motion was made and seconded to table the approvalof thePermanentSignPermitRequestuntil the January 4, 2016 Council Meeting. All CouncilMemberspresentvotedinfavor.OPEN COMMENTS There was no response to the call for open comments.
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NEW COUNCIL MEMBER Tracey Williams was sworn in on December 7thas a councilmember.Williamshas lived inPewee Valley with her husband Mark and their two children since 2002. She is theownerofGreensleevesDesign,alandscape designer and horticulturalist based in Louisvillewithover20yearsintheindustry.Herprojects include gardens at Brown-Forman, the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, the Fam-ily Scholar House and many regional schools. By Taylor Riley
Oldham Era News Editor
Twelve young dancers from The Dancer'sPointe, in Pewee Valley, helped usher in the Christmas season with smiles and pointed toes when they were selected to perform the classic ballet, The Nutcracker, Dec. 11-13.
NUTCRACKER PERFORMERS
Pictured L-R are: Lauren Davidson & Dory Staten as Party Girls with Katie Kellams & Sara Zoeller as Polichinelles. Also performing were: Amaranta Hayes, Rachel Zoeller, Tia Staten, Allison Van Meter, Mallory Van Meter, Hannah Legg, Lainey Van Vliet, and Zoe Oates.
HEARTFELT THANKS!
The Mayor, Town Council and residents of Pewee Valley would like to thank Willard Chambers for themany,manyyearsofservicetoour Town, as a Council Member. Willard and his wife, Arlene,
havebeenresidentsofPeweeValleyforover50years. Happy porch sitting!!
Landscaping: Design/Build Patios, Walkways Plantings Maintenance
KLC's Award program recognizes the people and programs that make our Kentucky cities models of excellence in public service
CHILDREN IN CRISIS Below are the items we are collecting this month. Items can be dropped off at Town Hall, 312, Mt. MercyDrive,Monday--Friday,9:15a.m.to12:30p.m.(oryoumaycalltoarrangeforadrop-offtimeormakeanindividualpick-uparrangement,ifnecessary--241-8343).Yourgenerosityismakingadif-ferenceinyounglivesinourcounty!
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The scholarship application for Oldham County Community Scholarships will be on-lineonFebruary1,2016attheorganization’swebsite www.occs-ky.org. The City of Pewee Valley is offering 2-$500 scholarships thru through this program. Studentsapplyingfor theOldhamEra&the Arts Association of Oldham County schol-arshipsshouldbegindevelopingtheirportfo-lios now so they can be ready by the deadline of March 1, 2016. All applicants for the organization'sscholarships must reside in Oldham County and be a high school graduating senior. More information can be found on the organiza-tion’s website or facebook page.
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Pewee Valley CemeteryEstablished 1871
Burial Sites Available
DavidGleason553-2840Bert Stoess 241-4202
Mon, Jan 4 7 pm - Pewee Valley Town Council Meeting. Pewee Valley Town Hall241-8343
Mon, Jan 18 7 pm - Pewee Valley Fire Protection District Board Meeting -8607FoleyAve,PeweeValley
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Tues, Jan 26 7 pm - Mayor’s Night In Pewee Valley Town Hall241-8343
Jan 15-16Jan 21-23
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Jan 17-18 7 pm - Auditions - All My Passions -Azanyromanticcomedywith a fun and frantic show-within-a-show.
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The Call of the Pewee is a monthly publication of the Pewee Valley City Council, Bob Rogers, Mayor, and is mailed free to all Pewee Valley residents.
Tosubmitnewsoradvertising,pleasecontactEditor Paula Kennedy at 241-4106 or email at:[email protected]. A yearly subscription for non-Pewee residents is $12.00. To subscribe,sendyourname,address,telephonenumberandpaymentto:
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The Call of The Pewee312 Mt. MercyP. O. Box 769Pewee Valley, KY 40056________________________www.peweevalleyky.org
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