On Thursday, June 22, Metro Council unanimously approved the Budget Committee’s amended $1.3 billion city budget , which will go into effect Saturday, July 1.
Mayor Craig Greenberg presented his spending plan in April, and since then, the committee has held 36+ hours of special meetings to dissect the spendage, hear feedback from the public, and propose changes.
Without adding any additional debt to the mayor’s spending plan, here’s a breakdown of the four adjustments made to the budget to help fit the needs of Louisvillians.
Homeless resources
- $3 million to Goodwill Opportunity Campus in West Louisville
- $200,000 for an expansion of Goodwill’s Another Way program
- $200,000 for Volunteers of America Unity House
- $200,000 for homeless outreach outside the Watterson Expressway
Infrastructure
- $4 million added to the $26 million pot dedicated to general revamping across the county
- $1 million to improving alleys
- Increased funding by $1.5 million for bridge and road repair
- $1.8 million appropriation for sidewalk extensions and connections + completion of Alberta Jones, Ward Avenue, Shelbyville Road, and Beckley Station
- $1.1 million for pavement markings
Parks and recreation
- Additional $4.9 million will go toward maintenance of parks recommended by Parks for All
- $1.1 million for continued improvement of Elliot Park , a 4-acre Olmsted Park in the Russell neighborhood
- $1.5 million toward improvements and expansion of Jefferson Memorial Forest
- $1.5 million for the Kentucky Street Master Plan implementation
- $1 million for California Parks & Community Center upgrades
Pools
- Increased funding at $3.1 million to enhance both the Algonquin and Campy Taylor public pools
Read the budget in its entirety will last until June 2024.