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Welcome to the regularly scheduled meeting of the planning and zoning committee.

It is Tuesday, September 1st, and it is 103 p.m.

I am chair of the committee, Andrew Owen.

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I'm joined by my uh my vice chair Scott Reed online.

I'm joined by uh Josie Raymond uh virtually, joined by uh Councilman Batchan, Councilman Hudson, Councilwoman Rui, and Councilman Benson in Chambers.

Um I'm assuming that Councilwoman Shamica Parrish right will join us shortly.

Um we're holding a couple of items today.

Item number one is gonna be held.

Uh item two at um item two is also gonna be held.

Item three, uh-241-26.

Um hold on, let me step back and say this meeting is being held pursuant to KRS 61.826 and council rule 5A.

That makes us official with our virtual attendees.

Um item number three, O-241-26, an ordinance relating to the closure of the portion of East Jacob Street between South Brook Street and South First Street, containing approximately 0.261 acres and being in Louisville Metro, case number 26 street closure 0008.

Can I get a motion?

Properly moved and seconded.

Julia Julia Williams, Office of Planning.

Uh, this is uh 26th Street Closure 0008, East Jacob Street.

Uh so this is uh for a closure of East Jacob Street between South Brook Street and South First Street in Council District 4.

Uh this is an aerial view of the proposed area to be closed.

The zoning map.

Uh the request is a closure of a public right-of-way.

Uh they're proposing to close approximately 190 feet of right-of-way on East Jacob Street between South Brook and South First Street.

The closure is being requested for the I-65 Central Corridor Project to facilitate construction of improvements.

Uh so this is the subject area.

This is the street closure plat.

The development review committee held their meeting on June 17th, 2026.

The planning commission held a public hearing on July 30th, 2026, where there was a motion to recommend approval of the street closure passing by a vote of eight to zero.

Are there any questions?

Um this is probably a uh not a very bright question, but um is this do these does this street closure carry with it a certain time frame, or is it a permanent street closure?

And if we want to reopen it, we go back through the same process.

What does that look like exactly?

So it's my understanding that this is a permanent street closure.

Uh the Department of Transportation or the Kentucky Department of Transportation wants to fill in the entire area.

Uh so it'll be more like an embankment rather than uh having uh an underpass.

Okay.

Uh so I would I can only assume that that's permanent.

Yep.

Okay.

That's very that's that's good.

Uh want to make sure that that's uh on the record.

Um so councilman Herndon reached out and said he was supportive of this, and this is in his district.

Anyone else have uh councilman Vincent?

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Uh did they tell why they wanted to close uh other than save money?

I guess they're just trying to save money.

If you if we do that all the way along, we could go to Indiana and come back and go on the other side of the expressway.

Or I'm being sarcastic a little bit.

You know, we don't have that many openings, you know, when you got an interstate that you're going through through the community.

It seems like all the ones we have, we I mean, I've been through that a lot of times.

I mean, I don't know how you get old Brook Street or how you uh I mean I guess you can go four or five blocks maybe and maybe there's an opening someplace.

I mean, I just wondered is it because of money or is it uh for safety or what are they trying to do here?

Stable.

Well, I mean, well then fix it, you know.

Uh we've we fixed some other bridges.

Uh it seems like I don't is there an explanation why it's my understanding it's for safety uh because of that.

Um I guess the Brook Street exits pretty close by.