Cable 10 will broadcast the SFNA Candidates Forum on Wednesday Oct 29th 7:00 pm and Thursday Oct 30th 9:00 am.

Please tune in, it was a great event!

October Envision Meeting
Tuesday, October 28
6-8PM
Paul Sawyier Public Library

I hope that you can join us for our October Envision Meeting this coming Tuesday.  We will be speaking with some of the candidates for the Frankfort City Commission, and it will be a great opportunity to share our work with them.

Also, there is a great conference, “Pipelines, Fracking, and Kentucky’s Future Beyond  Fossil Fuel’s” coming up on November 8.  There is more info about the conference below.  Please help spread the word.

Pipelines, Fracking, and Kentucky’s Future Beyond Fossil Fuels
November 8, 2014
Locust Trace AgriScience Farm
Lexington, Kentucky

Landowners and others affected by the proposed Bluegrass Hazardous Liquids Pipelines announce a summit to educate Kentuckians about the issues of natural gas liquids (NGLs), fracking, landowner rights, and local options for communities seeking a sustainable future.

Dr. Jim O’Reilly of University of Cincinnati will give the keynote address.  An expert on law and public health, Dr. O’Reilly is currently writing a book on gas fracking for Thomson-Rueters-West Publishers.  Andy McDonald of the Kentucky Conservation Committee will speak about the transformative possibilities of renewable energy for Kentucky.  Other speakers and panelists will discuss fracking in Kentucky, repurposed NGL lines, legislative priorities, and choices for ensuring that land is protected and communities remain vibrant for future generations.  See below for a working agenda for the day.

Thanks to many sponsors and supporters, this will be a free event.  You are encouraged to preregister, however, so we can have a count for lunch.  Chef Susie Quick of Honest Farm in Midway will be making roast turkey, lamb moussaka, and vegetarian pasta.  Attendees are invited to bring a side dish or dessert to contribute or to make a donation towards the meal at the event.  You can preregister at www.stopbluegrasspipeline.us or www.nobluegrasspipeline.com.

This event was inspired by the successful grassroots opposition to the proposed Bluegrass Pipeline in 2013-2014.  While Williams and Boardwalk companies have suspended their operations in Kentucky for the moment, they hold many easements along the swath of the pipeline and can exercise their option on those easements for up to three years.  Fracking continues to boom northeast of the Commonwealth and we remain in “pipeline alley” between the production to the north and the processing facilities to the south of us.  In addition, Kinder Morgan and Mark West companies continue progress on repurposing the Tennessee pipeline through Kentucky from natural gas to natural gas liquids.  This decades-old pipeline is slated to begin transporting hazardous liquids late in 2016.  Affected counties include Greenup, Carter, Lewis, Rowan, Bath, Montgomery, Clark, Madison, Garrard, Boyle, Marion, Taylor, Greene, Hart, Metcalf, Barren, Allen, Simpson and possibly Lincoln and Casey.

We hope that this summit will serve Kentuckians by supplying much needed information about this significant issue.   Additionally, we hope that the summit will clearly articulate safe, renewable, and economically viable energy alternatives to fossil fuels.

Sponsors of the summit include Kentucky Resources Council, Food and Water Watch, Kentucky Conservation Committee, Envision Franklin County, New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future, Dominican Sisters of Peace, Kentucky Heartwood,  Sisters of Loretto, Earth Tools, Inc., Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, The Sisters of Mercy South Central Community, The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Shelby County Fiscal Court, and Kentucky Waterways Alliance.

We welcome additional sponsors!

Sponsorships are $25 and up, with $100 recommended.  Sponsors are invited to table at the event.  Sponsorships can be sent to No Bluegrass Pipeline Fund, P.O. Box 4573, Frankfort KY 40604.

See below for our working agenda for the day.

Registration  8:30am-9am
Opening Session 9am – noon
Welcome — Chris Schimmoeller — 5 minutes
Overview –Susan Classen : “A New Energy Vision: The Time Is Now!” — 10 minutes
Keynote — Dr. James O’Reilly :  ” If You Break It You Own It:  Dealing Today with Tomorrow’s Fracking Cleanup Costs”                  45 minutes, then 15 min Q & A
10 min break

Panel:  Pipelines and Fracking in Kentucky, 40 minutes of presentations then 20 min Q&A
Presenters:
NGL pipelines — Bob Pekny
Geology/Karst — Ralph Ewers
Repurposed lines — Dick Watkins
Fracking in KY — Tim Joice

Speaker Andy McDonald — “Beyond Fossil Fuels” —  30 minutes

Lunch — 1.5 hours

Afternoon Session 1:30-5:30pm

Breakout workshops from 1:30-3pm and 3:15-4:45pm with a 15 minute break in between with the same topics offered at each session so participants can attend at least two of what’s offered.

Proposed Topics:
Local Protections for Communities —    with Gwen Lachelt, other TBA

Easements and Landowner Rights —   with Tom FitzGerald and Matt Demarcus, Terry Geoghagan

Restoring Democracy and Working Effectively for Legislative and Political Change     with Jerry Hardt, Tom FitzGerald, Kentucky Conservation Committee, members of legislature

Pathways to a Sustainable Energy Future for Kentucky — with Andy McDonald, other TBA

Fracking, NGLs, and Repurposed Pipelines —  with Tim Joice, Dick Watkins, Ralph Ewers, and Bob Pekny

5-5:30pm   Concluding Remarks –Sister Claire McGowan  — “Dancing the Road Ahead”

Kentucky State University Homecoming Parade, stepping off at 9:00 a.m.

Parade begins at the CCU parking lot on High Street. Travels up High Street the wrong way, turns on Broadway, left on Washington, left on Main Street, right over the Capital Avenue Bridge, and disbands at Fourth Street.

See full schedule of KSU Homecoming events HCbrochure2014sp1

Planning Commission meets this week: Thursday night (10/16) at 5:30pm

2014-2015 Scholarship Packet now available

Randy Bacon Memorial Scholarship

NOTICE 2014 CITY OF FRANKFORT LEAF VACUUM SCHEDULE
The City of Frankfort will provide street side Leaf Collection Services. The City is divided into four work zones and each zone will be serviced for three. Operations will not service a zone before the scheduled date. Should a zone be completed before the three-day allotment, crews will back track into previous zones. If a zone is not completed within the three-day period, the leaf crew will move into the next scheduled zone. Residents should have their leaves raked as close to the edge of the street as possible, without causing a traffic hazard or blocking drainage structures. All leaves should be by the street, at 7:00 A.M., on the scheduled period for collection. Leaves with trash and sticks will be tagged until owner corrects it. All sticks should be placed in your yard waste cans and trash should be placed in city issued trash carts.

The City will make every effort to collect all leaves during the scheduled zone (barring weather or equipment delays). The leaf vacuum crews will return to each subdivision after the original schedule. NO PLASTIC BAGS ALLOWED. You may dispose of the leaves in your yard waste cans or brown biodegradable bags. Please call Public Works Department at 352-2088 with questions about the Leaf Collection Schedule or visit  www.frankfort.ky.gov.

http://www.frankfort.ky.gov/document/leaf-schedule-2014

Zone 1: South Frankfort, Meadows, Westwood, Gardenpoint, Westgate, Juniper Hills,  Holly Hills, Parkview, Riverbend, Cavelawn, Buttimer Hill, Bellepoint, Fort Boone,  Leestown, N. Frankfort and Holmes St.
Scheduled Collection Dates: OCT. 27, 28, 29 NOV. 13, 14, 17 / DEC. 4, 5, 8

The following days will be used for clean-up and all leaves must be to the curb during  these dates: December 22, 23, 29, 30 & 31

Zone 2: Tanglewood, Thistleton, Cloverdale, Arlington
Heights, Montrose Park, College Park, Hickory Hills, Rolling Acres, Bellview, and Thornhill
Scheduled Collection Dates: OCT. 30, 31 NOV. 3
NOV.18, 19, 20 / DEC. 9, 10, 11
Zone 3: Fairview Heights, Crestwood, Colony, Landings, Allnut, Lee Ct.,
Pickett Ave. Franklin Heights, Franklin Acres, Capital View, Cardinal Hills, Butler, Grandview Heights, Country Club Heights,
Tierra Linda, and Inverness
Scheduled Collection Dates: NOV. 4, 5, 6 / NOV. 21, 24, 25
DEC. 12, 15, 16
Zone 4: Indian Hills, Ridgeview, Arnold Ridge, Silver Lake, and Woodlands
Scheduled Collection Dates: NOV. 7, 10, 12
DEC. 1, 2, 3 / DEC. 17, 18, 19

The following days will be used for clean-up and all leaves must be to the curb during  these dates: December 22, 23, 29, 30 & 31

The next meeting of the JLUS Implementation Committee will be held on Thursday October 9, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. Our meeting will be located at Frankfort City Hall in the Council Chambers, which is located at 315 W. Second Street, Frankfort, KY 40601.

If you have any questions or would like to speak with staff directly, feel free to contact Robert Hewitt at (502) 875-8701, Gary Muller at (502) 352-2100 or Chermie Maxwell at (502) 352-2088.  Thank you.

JOINT LAND USE STUDY “JLUS” IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE MEETING
October 9, 2014 – 5:30 pm
City of Frankfort-Council Chambers

1. Welcome.

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes from 9/11/14 Meeting.

4. JLUS overview

5. Map review

6. Q & A response

7. Adjournment.