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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 Virginia, 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. Louisville Gas & Electric Louisville Water Company 502-589-1444 Emergency 502-583-6610 Fast path options are: 1-1-1 Contact To report emergencies like (gas) and 1-1-2 (electric). Numbers water main breaks or broken fire hydrants. PAGE 2 AUGUST 2016 Easy Being Green With Metro residency, you can get rebates government/lawn-care-cleaner- Louisville’s one of two ways: air/residential-rebates. If you still Lawn Care for 1) Purchase your equipment, then have questions, call 574-6000. Cleaner Air use a rebate request form to rebate request a Bonus or Standard program, Rebate. If your rebate request residents can meets all the requirements, you receive rebates when they buy should receive your rebate within eco-friendly lawn equipment. 60 days. Even larger rebates may be 2) Purchase your equipment available for residents who trade through a participating dealer to in their old gas-powered get your rebate up front, as equipment. dollars off the purchase price. With a driver’s license or other Guidelines for the program can proof of Metro Louisville be found at louisvilleky.gov/ 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. August 2016 September 2016 October 2016 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 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. PAGE 4 AUGUST 2016 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.