City of St. Matthews 3940 Grandview Avenue P.O. Box 7097 St. Matthews, KY 40257-0097 Hours: M-Th 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. F 7:30 -11:30 a.m.

AUGUST 2016

St. Matthews: City with a small town heart Long before it was incorporated after another local tavern owner, into the City of St. Matthews, Daniel Gilman. residents of the gently rolling hills Around 1854, the area was first surrounding Beargrass Creek called St. Matthews when the developed the land and its post office was named for the St. resources to create a thriving Matthews Episcopal Church, built community. in 1839. The community When Colonel John Floyd, a developed around the surveyor and pioneer from intersection of present-day , made his home in the Breckenridge Lane, POTATO BOOM area in 1779, Shawnee and Shelbyville Road, and Iroquois tribes were living on the Westport Road. St. Matthews was known as the As farms were Potato Capitol of the World established, the area from about 1910 to 1946. was referred to as the Farmers began planting “garden of the state.” potatoes in the fertile soil before By the early 1900s, the turn of the century. By 1921, millions of pounds of 13 million pounds of Irish Irish potatoes were potatoes were dispatched shipped all over the annually by railroad from St. land. Killed in a skirmish with United States and beyond Matthews to every section of Native Americans in 1783, Floyd is (see sidebar) thanks to the the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and buried near the present site of railroad that connected the Cuba. Jamestown Apartments on area to Louisville, Cincinnati, The St. Matthews Produce Breckenridge Lane. and Lexington. Exchange (pictured at left) grew In the early 1800s, the area was In 1905, the area’s first to become the second largest referred to as Sale’s Precinct for financial institution, Bank of potato exchange in the world. Edmund Sale, a tavern owner. As St. Matthews, opened for One of its five warehouses was settlers continued to migrate business. It was so small that a frost-proof building for west, they bought land and began its employee, G.T. Dick, storage of 10,000 barrels of to farm. In 1832 Shelbyville stated that he was the second crop potatoes. The Turnpike, a hard-packed gravel cashier, teller, bookkeeper, railroad warehouse building road was completed. In the and janitor all rolled into one. survives today and is occupied 1840s, the area became known as The area comprising the by The Colony shopping center Gilman’s Point or “The Point” at Westport Road and Clover Continued on p. 10 Lane. A Message From… Budget items approved Club, Relay for Life events, The 2016-2017 budget was Boy Scout events, and area passed by the City Council, residents who want to walk effective July 1, 2016. Some of for exercise. The gates remain the special items included in open 24 hours a day. the budget were: a $3-4 Waggener Athletic Director million expansion to the St. Jamie Dumstorf said that the Matthews Eline Library, $10,000 to $15,000 a year upgrades to the City Hall needed to keep the track in building, permanent repair is easily within the bathrooms in Brown Park, the $130,000 raised by the budget of the school. improvements to bring school to refurbish it. The Primrose Drive up to current track has deteriorated Rumpke contract standards, and surface significantly since it was renewed drainage and pedestrian safety constructed in the early 1980s On April 19, the City began improvements. and does not meet any of the taking bids for garbage official requirements for track contracts. Only Rumpke chose City matches Waggener meets. to bid. The monthly rate funds to refurb track Besides students of increased to $15.12 from Because the Waggener High Waggener High School, the $14.68 per household. The School track is frequently used track is used by St. Matthews three-year contract includes by community groups and Elementary and Barret Middle two one-year optional residents, the City will match School, Ken Combs Running extensions. Hometown History 1922

Where do you think this picture was taken in 1922? See p. 11 to solve this issue’s Hometown History mystery.

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Sign up for Reach Alert Sign up for Reach Alert to get Notification options include text, notices from the City. It’s FREE! email, and/or phone. Two levels of communication Home, apartment, and business provide either emergency notices residents may register for Reach Sign up online at only or both emergency and Alert notifications at no charge. www.reachalert.com or by community notices. Some Residents may also register loved calling 1-877-307-9313. A link examples of alerts are: ones. may also be found on the ▪ Street closures Take a moment to sign up online City’s website at www.stmatthewsky.gov. ▪ SMPD crime trends at www.reachalert.com or by ▪ Safety alerts calling Reach Alert at 1-877-307- ▪ Community event notices 9313.

Recycling is collected every other week on the same day as trash on weeks highlighted in red. Holidays are marked in blue and will delay recycling and trash one day.

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PAGE 3 Police Beat years’ ▪ Office Wayne Kaufman will experience and work on a part-time basis and has since been is a retired Louisville Metro working for the K9 officer. Shelby County In addition to hiring new Sheriff’s Office. officers, the department ▪Officer Darren promoted four officers to the Shepherd logged rank of sergeant. Sergeant 23 years with Jonathan Smith, Sergeant Louisville Metro, Officers Bolyjack, Richardson, Shepherd, Bratcher, mainly in the and Ratliff were hired by SMPD in April. Hikes Point area, In order to continue to keep before retiring. the residents of St. Matthews ▪ Officer Joshua Bratcher was safe and to serve the commu- previously with the Bullitt nity better, the St. Matthews County Sheriff’s Office and Police Department has hired the Shepherdsville Police seven new police officers over Department. the past four months. ▪ Officer Scott Ratliff began his Officers George Jetter (left) and ▪ Officer Jermeco Bolyjack justice career by serving as a Wayne Kaufman were hired by began his law enforcement detective with the SMPD in June. career with the Sheriff’s Administrative Office of the Office followed by a 16 year Courts. He served with the Eddie Parsons, Sergeant Norm stint as an officer with the Pike County Sheriff’s Office Mayer II, and Sergeant Jeff Louisville Metro Police prior to coming to St. Hancock were promoted from Department. Matthews. within the department after ▪ Officer Mark Richardson ▪ Officer George Jetter came passing strenuous oral and retired a few years ago from to SMPD from the Bullitt written qualifying exams. Louisville Metro with 22 County Sheriff’s Office.

SMPD Anonymous Tip Line If you have seen something suspicious, you can alert the police anonymously by calling 498-CLUE (2583), Option 1. To report a crime in progress, call SMPD directly at 893-9000. You Newly promoted SMPD sergeants pose with Chief Norm Mayer and do not have to give their families. From left: Chief Mayer, Officer Norm Mayer II, Officer your name. Jeff Hancock, Officer Jonathan Smith, and Officer Eddie Parsons.

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Crime Buzz Prevent car theft officers saved the life of a person officers used the kits three times The St. Matthews Police have re- dying from a drug overdose. and saved two lives. cently handled a number of car Naloxone, which is sold under the Free house watch brand name Narcan, is a thefts where keys or key fobs SMPD offers free house watches prescription medicine that were left in cars. To prevent car for residents on vacation or away reverses an opioid overdose. theft, lock your car and take your from home for other reasons. Just Opioids can slow or stop a keys with you. This is especially telephone 893-9000 to schedule. important for cars with keyless person’s breathing, resulting in entry. death. Naloxone helps the person ID this person Remove valuables from your ve- wake up and keeps them If you believe hicle unless it is absolutely neces- breathing. Naloxone cannot be you can identify sary that they remain. Computers, used to get high and is not a person golf clubs, wallets, cameras, and addictive. involved in handguns are all easy picking for Recently, SMPD officers were criminal activity, check out opportunistic criminals. supplied with Narcan kits to IDthisperson.com. New pictures prepare for times when called to are posted daily. Anonymous Narcan kits save lives the scene of a drug overdose. tipsters who help identify After only 48 hours of carrying During the first two weeks, criminals may receive a $25 Narcan kits in their cruisers, SMPD reward. City awaits results of PVA assessments As required by law, the Jefferson government; consequently, the to the ad valorem tax rate and/or County Property Valuation City of St. Matthews has no tax discount offered to City Administrator’s (PVA) office has jurisdiction over PVA residents this year. completed its assessments of assessments. As a result of the properties in St. Matthews. Over new assessments, taxes owed this the past few months, residents fall will reflect a different amount were given opportunity to appeal due than in 2015. The City of St. their assessments. Matthews is currently awaiting PVA assessments fall under the the results of the assessments to jurisdiction of the county finalize any possible adjustments Medicare seminar to be held Oct. 4 A free Medicare seminar will be individuals turning 65 within the Community Center at 310 Ten Pin conducted by Medicare next year and for those over 65. If Lane. Though the seminar is free Simplified, an independent you are already enrolled in of charge, reservations are organization with a simple mission Medicare, open enrollment is required due to material to educate individuals about their coming and this is a great time to preparation and meeting room Medicare options. Medicare review your options for 2017. accommodation. Please call 513- Simplified does not sell insurance. The program will be held Oct. 4 382-8533 to make a reservation. The program is designed for from 6-8 p.m. at the St. Matthews

PAGE 5 Park Place Ash borer beetle present 2002. Adult beetles nibble on in City parks ash foliage but cause little damage. However, beetle In August of 2015, the City larvae feed on the inner bark of hired Abundant Tree Care to ash trees, disrupting the tree’s analyze and treat all of the ash ability to transport water and trees in the City parks that nutrients, causing the tree to could be salvaged from the die. emerald ash borer beetle Treatment of the trees is The treatment will protect the infestation. based on the diameter (width) trees for approximately two This exotic beetle, native to of the tree. To date, the City years. Trees that cannot be Asia, was first discovered near has treated almost 2,000 salvaged will be cut down and Detroit in the summer of diameter inches of ash trees. removed. Code Words If you are aware of an aban- and model as well as its loca- define a junked vehicle as one doned vehicle or trailer parked tion. that has no license tag on its on City property, please report St. Matthews Ordinance plates or tags that have not it to the City. Besides being an 90.01-90.03 defines an aban- been updated and “is wrecked, eyesore and possibly blocking doned vehicle as “any automo- partially dismantled, has one or traffic, these vehicles could be- bile or machine or parts left on more flat tires, or is not func- come traps for young children property under circumstances tional as a vehicle.” or homes for rodents. When indicating a desertion, relin- Residents wishing to keep a you call to report the vehicle, quishment, nonuse, or divest- junked vehicle may do so by be prepared to give its make ment so as to indicate discard.” housing it in a building where it The ordinance goes on to will not be visible. Hot Off the Press Fire Prevention Week Why focus on smoke alarms we’re addressing smoke alarm three years in a row? Because replacement this year with a NFPA’s survey data shows that focus on these key messages. the public has many miscon- Smoke alarms should be This year’s Fire Prevention ceptions about smoke alarms, replaced every 10 years. Make Week campaign, “Don’t Wait – which may put them at sure you know how old all the Check the Date! Replace Smoke increased risk in the event of a smoke alarms are in your home. Alarms Every 10 Years,” home fire. For example, only a To find out how old a smoke represents the final year of our small percentage of people alarm is, look at the date of three-year effort to educate the know how old their smoke manufacture on the back of the public about the basic but alarms are or how often they alarm; the alarm should be essential elements of smoke need to be replaced. As a result replaced 10 years from that alarm safety. of those and related findings, date.

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Third graders visit City Hall A total of 120 3�� grade students from St. Matthews Stratman shows the students materials Public Works Elementary had a successful field trip to City Hall. employees use to do their jobs; SMPD Officer Tony Students visited four areas on their tour (clockwise, Cobough shows students equipment used by the starting from top left): Mayor Tonini explains how City Special Response Team; and Officer John Norton government works; Public Works Director Kenan demonstrates K-9 Jake’s abilities to locate drugs.

Good Neighboring Watch for children picked up at City Hall during pet out for a walk, remember to School is soon to begin. Please business hours. keep it on a leash and to pick up watch for children walking to and Be visible to EMS after it. waiting at school bus stops. Ensure your family’s safety. Take a Remove your signs No plastic bags moment to look at your house If you post a temporary sign as a As you begin to clear gardens, number. Posted house numbers notice for a yard sale or regarding a flower beds and should be at least four inches tall, lost pet, please other plantings, Arabic style, and visible from the remove the please street. This could be a matter of life signs as soon as accumulate the and death in an emergency. possible. Signs debris in clutter the reusable Pet tips environment, containers or in Are Fido and Fifi talking late into hinder pole paper yard waste bags. Rumpke the night and keeping the accessibility by will not collect yard waste in plastic neighbors up? Curtail excessive utility workers, bags. Free Yard Waste stickers for barking for the sake of nearby and are actually illegal. your reusable containers can be residents. And when you take your

PAGE 7 Seasons Greetings Alexander Hamilton Historical Society of The Alexander Hamilton Making of a Great Nation by Oct. 15 Historical Society of Kentucky James MacGregor Burns. Dr. Aaron Hoffman, Professor of (AHHS) meets in the second Sept. 17 Political Science at Bellamine floor meeting room of the St. This month’s AHHS meeting will University, will review The Matthews-Eline Library at 10:30 be held at DAR Headquarters at Supreme Court: the Personalities a.m. All meetings are open to 809 West Main. AHHS member and Rivalries that Define the public. Dr. William Nash will review The America by Jeffrey Rosen. Dr. Aug. 20 Glorious Cause: the American Hoffman will confine his AHHS Board Member Bill Riley Revolution 1763-1789 by Robert comments to chapter one, “The will review Wedding of the Middlekauff. Virginia Aristocrats John Waters: the Erie Canal and the Marshall and .” Beargrass Historical Society To learn more about your com- ▪ St. Matthews: Images of free to visit and peruse them munity, the Historical Society America by John E. Findling there. recommends checking out and Tom Morton. 976.991 ▪ St. Matthews Makes its these books from the Louisville FIN 2015 Bow by James Speed. KHR Free Public Library. ▪ Beargrass Christian Church, a 917.6991 S742 ▪ St. Matthews: the Crossroads History (1842-1967) by David ▪ History and Pictures of St. of Beargrass by Samuel W. B. Winkler. 289.2 W577 Matthews compiled by R.O. Thomas. 976.991 THO ▪ Holy Trinity Church, 1882- (Bob) Dorsey. KHR 917.6991 ▪ St. Matthews Firefighters: 84 1982. 282.76944 H747 ▪ Some Contributions of Par- Years of Firefighting in St. The following books are ents and Teachers to the De- Matthews, Kentucky: located in the Kentucky History velopment of Greathouse established 1919 by Al Room on the 2nd floor of the School, St. Matthews, Ken- Ring. 363.37092 RIN, 2004 Main Library at 301 York tucky by Ruth Osbourne. KHR Street. You may Feel 379.769 O81 The Woman’s Club of St. Matthews Trivia Night there. Questions will Upcoming programs cover a wide range of topics. Woman’s Club of St. Matthews Programs are held at 11 a.m. at Along with several silent (WCSM) will host a Trivia Night St. Matthews Community auction items, there will also on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. Center. Contact WCSM be a raffle for a beautiful hand- at the St. Matthews President Beverly Potts at 896- made quilt. A variety of food Community Center, 310 Ten 6575 for more information. items will be available for Pin Lane. Net proceeds will Aug. 22: Conservation Field purchase so there is no reason fund the club’s scholarship Trip to worry about eating dinner program. Admission is $15 per Sept. 22: Field Trip/Workshop before coming. person. Bring your own eight- at Supplies Over Seas For more information, call person team or join others Oct. 24: Public Issues – speaker Jean Duncan at 931-4222. to be announced

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house all of these out-of- Oct. 3, 2:30 p. m. tow ners, Louisville has built The Louisville Orche st ra, The many hotels. F rom the old Most I nt e re st ing Orche st ra On Louisville Hotel on West Main The Plane t and several Galt Houses, to Join Deanna Hoying, LO’s Director the S eelbach and Brow n, of Education and Community through today’s Hyatt and Engagement, as she takes you Marriott, and into the future through the 2 0 1 6 -2 0 1 7 season. Aug. 1 5 , 2:30 p. m. w ith the Omni Hotel, business A special emphasis w ill be on the Hot e ls of Louisville travelers and tourists have en- A ll-Dvorak concerts on Oct. 2 1 -2 2 S teamboats, railroads, interstates, joyed local hospitality. Historian and the connection Dvorak had and planes have brought many and architect S teve Wiser w ill w ith Louisville composer and eth- visitors to our fair city. A nd to present. nomusicologist Mildred Hill. Your Works at Work The Ohio Valley weather holds ▪ Improved drainage true – hot and humid with a lot of along Lake Avenue rain. But it does not slow down ▪ Cleaned ditch at end of the City’s Public Works Crew. Kentucky Avenue near Here’s what they accomplished Warwick Park last quarter: ▪ Old gravel parking area Competed Projects greened up on ▪ Ruts and dead grass caused by Wilmington snow removal corrected and ▪ Improved drainage off restored Macon ▪ Fallen tree and storm debris ▪ Completed parking lot removed lights at Community ▪ Patched pot holes Park ▪ Continuing miscellaneous ▪ Trimmed, landscaped, mulched, ▪ Improved sidewalk on Bauer sidewalk improvements and planted Avenue, Macon, Wendover, and throughout City ▪ Completed 2015/2016 tree Wallace from Lexington Avenue planting, including more than to Dayton Future Projects ▪ 110 trees to maintain and Drainage improvements off Current Projects Brown Avenue increase City’s tree canopy ▪ Began drainage and paving ▪ ▪ Possible drainage Completed maintenance and project in alley off Hycliffe checks to all irrigation systems improvements on Girard Court ▪ Cleaning ditch along Harris and ▪ ▪ Removed graffiti and replaced Possible road widening of Lydgate Cove Primrose from Dellridge to signs ▪ Working with MSD to create ▪ Installed catch basin at corner Westport Road drainage project between ▪ Improvements to City Hall and of Kennison Court and St. Kentucky and Washburn Matthews Avenue Eline Library

PAGE 9 Small town heart Continued from p. 1 original City of St. Matthews was prosperous community, St. of any of the 17 built up during the 1920s by Matthews’ budget in 1954 was branches in Louisville’s Henry Bauer and Alex Staebler. $48,965. Today’s budget is $15.9 Free Public library The first housing boom came in million. system. Many residents the late 1920s with 25 residential In its 66 year history, the City of also know that it was lots. Prime land was selling at St. Matthews has had only five named by one of St. $3,000 an acre. The first modern mayors, two of whom served a Matthews’ leading shopping center in the area was total of 48 years. In 1994, the City citizens, A.J. (Tony) Eline, located in the present day “Vogue purchased its current City Hall, to honor his son, Sidney, Center,” between Lexington Road the former Greathouse who was killed in WWII. and Frankfort Avenue. Elementary School. Others know that the By the time St. Matthews was The St. Matthews Police land donated for Brown incorporated into a city in 1950, Department was established in Park was given by the virtually all available land had 1955 with only three officers. The Brown family, who came been developed. James Noland department today has 40 officers, to the area around 1800. was appointed the City’s first including a detective division, Brown, Community, mayor on March 22, and the first Special Response Team, accident Draut, and Warwick City Hall was his home. Already a investigation unit, and K-9 unit. In parks comprise 107.4 2012, St. Matthews Police Chief acres of land used NOTABLE RESIDENTS Norm Mayer was honored by the continuously by St. ▪ John Floyd was FBI for the development of the Matthews residents for among the first to live School Resource Officer program. relaxation and play. in St. Matthews The St. Matthews Volunteer Fire If you stand beside territory; Floyd’s Fork Department, the first of its kind in Beargrass Creek in is named for him. Kentucky, was organized in 1919. Brown Park and look ▪ Richard Mentor Johnson Currently, the city is serviced by down its winding banks, was the 9�� Vice two separate fire protection you can imagine what President of the districts, St. Matthews and the area was like when U.S. and reputed to Lyndon. John Floyd first beheld have killed the Because so many different its beauty. It is this Native American groups – settlers, farmers, imagination and the warrior, Tecumseh. realtors, businesspersons – took memory of those who ▪ Murray Haydon became the pride in their community and have gone before us that world’s third artificial heart contributed to its growth, St. will continue to make recipient in 1985. Matthews has maintained its the City of St. Matthews small town feel despite the fact what it is today – a ▪ Lance Burton, magician, that it is Kentucky’s 23�� largest thriving city with a small performed in his youth at St. Matthews Baptist Church. city by population. The City boasts town heart. two major hospitals and an ▪Ned Beatty is a well- important auxiliary hospital, yet known actor and most residents can tell you where Academy Award the “old Sears Building” is located. nominee. The City’s Eline Library has the highest book circulation numbers

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St. Matthews Trivia

▪ Theodore Brown, lay ▪ The City’s Gallopalooza horse, located in Arthur K. preacher and builder of Draut Park, is yellow and painted with a map of St. what is today known as Matthews, showing historical photographs. Woodhaven Inn, had ▪ Louisville Mayor Greg Fisher graduated in 1976 20 children. It was said from Trinity High School in St. Matthews. that he never lacked a ▪ Kentucky’s first Trader Joe’s store is located in St. congregation. Matthews. ▪ Present day streets got their names from the ▪ The City has four small historic cemeteries, none original farm owners in the area: Brown, Rudy, of which are available for burials. Chenoweth, Monahan, Bullitt, Nanz, Aterburn, and ▪ Bernard Bowling, Sr., Breckenridge. There are 220 roads/streets within former mayor of St. the city limits. Matthews and owner of ▪ St. Matthews was a notorious center for Plehn’s Bakery, had donuts cockfighting. On Osa Lentz‘s farm, some men bet delivered to Louisville as high as $1,000 of their potato money on a single government offices nearly rooster fight. every day he was in office ▪ Breckenridge Lane was named after Alexander to foster good relation- Breckinridge, but is spelled differently today ships. because of an error compounded by a succession ▪ St. Matthews Station, located at the corner of of street sign painters. Frankfort Avenue and Breckenridge Lane, is not in ▪ Mall St. Matthews opened in 1962 as Jefferson St. Matthews. County’s first indoor shopping mall and is the ▪ Robert Ripley of Ripley’s Believe It or Not second largest shopping mall in Kentucky. commented in 1949 that St. Matthews was the largest unincorporated community in the U.S. Free computer repairs first Saturday each month A free computer tune-up and you need parts to complete a and the keyboard. If you are repair service is offered the first repair, the technicians will show bringing a laptop, please bring the Saturday of each month from you where you can purchase battery charger as well. For more 1-4 p.m. in the second floor them and do the installation for information, visit www.computer meeting room above the St. you. tuneupandrepair.weebly.com. Matthews library. There is no If you have a desktop computer, charge for the service. However, if bring the computer, the mouse, Hometown History - 2016 THEN The Floyd’s Station Springhouse, pictured on p.2 in 1922, was on the John Floyd property and later the Breckinridge family property. It was a one- story structure when built in 1779. NOW The Floyd’s Station Springhouse is located at the dead end of Stratford Lane in the Jamestown Apartment complex, one of the few original structures standing today in St. Matthews.

PAGE 11 City of St. Matthews STD PRST 3940 Grandview Avenue U.S. Postage PAID P.O. Box 7097 Louisville, KY St. Matthews, KY 40257-0097 Permit #976

Your Elected Officials for REACH ALERT the City of St. Matthews: To receive emergency and/or community service notifications Mayor Richard J. Tonini through St. Matthews’ Reach Alert Government Access system, sign up at www.reachalert.com or call City Council City Hall Office: 895-9444 1-877-307-9313. Bernard Bowling Code Enforcement: 899-2512 Frank Flynn Need to know? Police Department: 893-9000

Tim Holland Call St. Matthews City Engineer: 899-2518

Stuart Monohan Automated Service Public Works: 899-2517

Mary Jo Nay 24/7 Information Line Property Taxes: 899-2511 Martha Schade Police Records: 899-2537 638-4STM (4786) Tony Weiter Anonymous Tip Line: Administration Press 1 Patrick Wissing 498-CLUE Council meetings begin at 7 p.m. on Services Press 2 (2583) the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. News Press 3 Emergency: 911 City Council meeting minutes are Police Press 4 online at www.stmatthewsky.gov.