clarification from Gary Muller:

The special capital boundary (South Frankfort) and discussions have not been voted on or finalized.   The draft document mentioned below is for across the river in the SH district. 

However, it is likely that that version may be considered to be applicable for the remaining Special Capital district (if it is reduced) and would be good to compare.   Staff had suggested at the last South Frankfort meeting that if the boundary was reduced as much as some has requested, then the remaining areas might ought to follow the same as the Special Historic  – proposed draft – guidelines.  

Because a grant was awarded for the draft SH district guidelines – it has a specific time-frame to keep the funding, so we are concentrating on that , then we can compare it to what we have in South Frankfort to see if it would be appropriate to make them the same, or reduce the boundary and use them, or to draft an entirely different set for South Frankfort.   I hope this helps explain where we are.

new Historic Design Guidelines for the SH local historic district.

Under a grant from KY Heritage Council the consultant has prepared a finalized draft of Historic Design Guidelines for the SH district.

It is available on our department’s website and a color copy is being provided at the Public Library.   Our first zoning update meeting is scheduled for August 3^rd, beginning at 5:30 p.m.  at City Hall.

Link to website document:   http://www.frankfort.ky.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/full%20draft%20%281%29.pdf

 Department website link: http://www.frankfortpbc.org/

 Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me.   Special thanks to Kentucky Heritage Council’s – CLG grant award, being utilized to hire a consultant for this project/document.

The Special Capital Historic guidelines topic is anticipated to resume following the SH design guideline discussions during future meetings in late summer/early fall.

Gary.

Gary Muller
Planning and Building Codes Director
City of Frankfort
315 W. Second Street
Frankfort, Ky  40601
502-352-2100
www.frankfortpbc.org
gmuller@frankfort.ky.gov

July 23^rd Back to School Night Frankfort High School

5:30 – 7:30 families can pick schedules/census forms and pay fees

6:00 – we will be having hotdogs and so forth in the café

6:45 – Short meeting in the auditorium (staff introductions – short)

7:00-7:30 continue with the schedules/census forms and fee payment

30 July 2015 FHS Football and the SFNA will be having a joint fundraiser night at Casa Fiesta at 5:30pm, come support two great organizations

The next South Frankfort Neighborhood Association quarterly meeting will be 20 Aug 2015. This meeting will feature information on the new Aquatic Center and other Parks & Rec opportunities presented by Jim Parrish and Larry Montgomery.

Holiday trash pickup schedule – no pick up today, pick up for garbage & recycling is Monday July 6th.

You can download the complete 2015 schedule here:

http://www.frankfort.ky.gov/document/trash-holiday-schedule-free-weeks-2015

South Frankfort Neighborhood Association, Liberty Hall, WalkBike Frankfort, and the Folkbike ReCyclery invite everyone to the Historic Downtown Frankfort area for a day of patriotic celebration and an old-fashioned good time.

In this collaborative effort, the SFNA and Walk/Bike Frankfort will begin the annual kid’s bike, trike, stroller parade from the parking lot at Second Street School on Saturday, July 4 at 1 p.m. We will carefully and safely guide the group to Liberty Hall to enjoy refreshments and a cool treat. At 2:15, Liberty Hall will begin registering individuals for their Patriotic Wheels contest and parade starting at 2:30. Participants will be judged, during Liberty Hall’s bike parade, on their patriotic decorations the first prize winner will receive two tickets to Kentucky Kingdom from Froggy 104.9 and other participants will receive a prize from Liberty Hall.

Stick around Liberty Hall to listen to the 202nd Army Band, participate in one or both scavenger hunts, or jump through the sprinklers. For dinner, go a few blocks over to one of our local restaurants and discover a new favorite dish. Finish the evening in our historic city watching the annual fireworks show presented by the VFW Post 4075. WalkBike Frankfort has requested that the top level of the Capitol Annex parking garage be closed to vehicles (parking available on levels 2-6 with access from Old Lawrenceburg Road).

For additional information please visit the Facebook pages or websites of Liberty Hall, South Frankfort Neighborhood Association, WalkBike Frankfort, or the Folkbike ReCyclery.

have you seen the SFNA video?!?

Frankfort River Blast which will celebrate the re-opening of the Kentucky River locks in Frankfort takes place June 26th and 27th.

Helpful information for boaters is offer by Port KY / boatlocal here:
http://www.boatlocal.com/louisville/articles/2015/2015-river-blast

Frankfort River Blast now also has its own dedicated facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/FrankfortRiverBlast

Frankfort/Franklin County Tourist & Convention Commission:
http://www.visitfrankfort.com/

The South Frankfort Neighborhood Association is pleased to announce the  2015 Randy Bacon Memorial Scholarship winners:

Jalen Washington
Sara Ferriell
Zach Paul

Congratulations!

2 upcoming meetings of note, courtesy of Envision Franklin County:

Brownfield Grant Program Public Meeting:  June 2, 5pm, Library
The city will be applying for a grant to assess and mitigate brownfields around Frankfort.  They will talk about redeveloping these properties.  There will be light refreshments served.

City Commission Meeting:  June 8, 5pm, City Hall
Two topics of interest.  First, Envision has been encouraging the city to get funding to design the reconstruction of Holmes Street.  This is the next logical step in implementing an area plan that had been done in 2006 by the city.  The commission will talk about this and whether they want to pursue.

Second, there will be a presentation and discussion about making West Main Street open to two-way traffic.  The state will present a traffic model that shows how traffic would flow if this change was made.  City staff will present their concerns and arguments against it.  Interested citizens will be presenting why they should move forward with this.  Currently, there is a remaining $43,000 in state funds that can be used for purchasing traffic signals, signs, and striping.  It is a proposal that Envision supports.

A good chance to learn about what’s happening on the river in Frankfort.

An Introduction to Frankfort’s Trail Town Project
Tuesday, May 26 @ 6:30pm