Dear friends,
I am honored that you have entrusted me with the chairmanship of the South Frankfort Neighborhood Association. My vision for our neighborhood is that it retain its rightful place as the center of residential life in the Capital City.
I hope to continue the fine leadership provided by past chairs; and I will pursue our common interests with great energy and passion. With your help, we can create a vibrant place to live and raise our families. Many thanks!
Below is some information that the SFNA Board has discussed and are planning. We look forward to meeting you around the neighborhood and if you have any ideas or topics that you feel we need to consider, please respond to this e-mail.
— Scott Tippett, Chair
- The attached zip file (SFNA_Attachments_2014829) contains five documents:
- JLUS information x2
- SFNA Membership Application
- City information on proposed new signage
- Simon House information on Kroger Card program
Tonight, August 29 – Last of the downtown summer concert series for this season!
Saturday, August 30 – Lets Move! Sprinkler Saturdays. Cool off on a hot summer day the old-fashioned way–by running through the sprinklers! Behind the Orlando Brown House, 202 Wilkinson, 12:30-2:00 p.m. FREE event. (Program may be cancelled due to weather or a conflicting event in the garden. Please visit their Facebook page for up-to-the-minute updates.) Info: 227-2560
Saturday, August 30 – Family Fun Saturday. Spies and Disguise: Civil War Spies. 1:00-4:00 p.m. at Kentucky Historical Society, State Arsenal, 125 W. Main. Discover the perils of being a Civil War spy as you decode messages using ciphers employed during the war. For children ages five to 10 and their families. Come anytime between 1 and 4 p.m. Admission is free and separate from attending a KHS museum, which has paid admission. Info: 502-564-1792
September 2-7 – Kentucky Senior Games. The Kentucky Senior games are a multi sport medal competition for seniors age 50+. Twenty-two different sport competitions will be held over 7 days. (All competitions held on Friday, September 5 will be concentrated downtown and will include Senior Fun Day at the Old Capitol, 10:00 a.m.) If your interested in competing click http://kentuckyseniorgames.com
If you are interested in volunteering or have additional questions, call 875-1675.
September 4 – JLUS Implementation Committee (see attachment). Also attached is a document that has been compiled by a citizen familiar with the JLUS project and the SFNA representative on the committee will be keeping some of these points in mind when attending the meetings. Here is a link to the study.
Additional information can also be found on the airport’s website at Kentucky: Capital City Airport – Home.
September 8 – City Commission Work Session one of the agenda items will be a discussion regarding historical regulations. http://frankfort.ky.gov/blogs
September 11 – Public Meeting, Hear a presentation and give your input on the proposed wayfinding signage for Frankfort! Thursday, September 11. 5:30-8:00 p.m. at the Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping St. Info: Maya at 875-8500 (see attachment) http://frankfort.ky.gov/blogs
September 12 and September 19 – Liberty Hall Open House from 6-7 p.m. and the play Two Loves and River at Ward Oates Amphitheater at 7. Capital City Museum
September 21 – Gospel on the Grounds of the Governor’s Mansion. Starting at 2:30 p.m. This is going to be an incredible event! Admission is free, but tickets are required. The show is expected to “sell out” very soon, so get your tickets right away at Gospel Music at the Governor’s Mansion. Call 502-564-3000 for more information.
September 22 – City Commission Regular Meeting
September 25 – SFNA membership meeting. Doors open at 6 p.m. for dinner and social time and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at South Frankfort Presbyterian Church. Please enter through the West Third Street doors to the Fellowship Hall. The members will hear a presentation from Jonathan Mays who has completed several rehabilitation projects within South Frankfort.
Monday, September 29 – October 20 – Frankfort Independent Schools‘ Fall Break
Friday, October 3 – WeWannaPlay.org is sponsoring its annual Black Cat golf scramble at Longview Golf Course in Frankfort. This fundraiser benefits our local high school student athletes by supplementing their expenses to play sports.
Saturday, October 18 – KSU Homecoming Parade – some streets within downtown and South Frankfort will be closed in the morning hours to showcase Frankfort’s university!
Thursday, October 23 – SFNA will sponsor a City Commissioner Candidate Forum from 7-8:30 at the Frankfort High School Auditorium. If you have any questions or issues that you would like to have asked of the candidates by our emcee, Al Cross, then please submit them to the SFNA Board via e-mail to sfna.news@yahoo.com or on our Facebook page.
The SFNA Board has designed and purchased some neighborhood pride t-shirts, we hope to have these available for sale at the next membership meeting on Thursday, September 25. There will be a discounted price for SFNA members! Proceeds will go to benefit the Randy Bacon Memorial Scholarship that SFNA provides yearly to at least one deserving graduating senior at Frankfort High School who lives in South Frankfort.
Check out the Simon House attachment for when you do your next shopping trip to Kroger.
An update from the KY Transportation Cabinet regarding Riverview Trail – Due to construction, a section of the River View Trail between Leestown Lane and the entrance to Buffalo Trace Distillery is currently closed to cyclists and pedestrians. All portions of this paved path along Wilkinson Boulevard will be restored back to its original configuration before the project is complete. Weather permitting, the contractor plans to have the path fully repaired by the end of September.