Please check back often, as I will be rolling out a comprehensive set of initiatives in the coming weeks. The variety of issues is many but there are common threads running through all of them: innovation and job growth; open and transparent government; and the belief that Louisville Metro can define national and international excellence in many of our community policies and practices.
Seven years ago, we merged city and county governments with the promise of a new government to represent all the people of Jefferson County. Today, that promise remains a work in progress. Louisville Metro is the business and cultural capital of a metropolitan community of more than a million and a quarter people....
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Unemployment in Louisville Metro is almost 10%. Almost 5,000 homes were foreclosed on in Jefferson County in 2009. Amidst these very challenging times, we need to do everything possible to identify opportunities to move us forward. There is a new generation of jobs to be won: blue, white, and green-collar jobs.
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Providing for the safety and security of our citizens is the most important responsibility a mayor has. I believe the citizens of Louisville Metro have the right to live, work, and play in a community that is safe. I will be a visible and strong supporter of police, prosecutors, courts, corrections, and our criminal justice personnel....
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Transportation and logistics have long been the lifeblood of our local economy. Today, Louisville Metro is a critical link in the global transportation network. To secure our place in the world economy and continue to create jobs based on the movement of goods and growth of related services...
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Education is the single most powerful weapon against poverty and joblessness. To compete for the professional and technical jobs of the 21st Century and attract knowledge workers and the "creative class," we must act now to drive higher educational attainment in Louisville Metro. We must start by increasing our high school graduation rate...
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Climate change is a global problem that requires local solutions. In our own community, we have experienced drought, flooding, an ice storm, and a hurricane in just the past two years. Major changes in temperature, rainfall, snow, and wind patterns are creating unprecedented challenges that affect society at all levels....
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Fresh food is more than just an important part of a healthy diet. Food is a social, environmental, and economic issue that affects us all. Louisville Metro has the natural and cultural resources to build a sustainable food economy that delivers fresh, healthy, local food to every neighborhood and creates hundreds of food-related jobs...
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The recession and foreclosure crisis has affected many families across our community and, with it, many families' pets. Families under financial strains often feel they have no alternative except to leave their pets at area shelters or, even worse, abandon them to the streets. The costs of failing to control abandoned or feral animals....
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