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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Jeffersontown public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Homeless outreach and animal welfare partnership
Isaiah House and Paul's Calls, working from the former Humane Society property on Max Ridge Lane, get homeless people and their pets into treatment together. They asked the city for funding help covering transport, vet care and insurance, noting the city once funded the old Humane Society.
Abandoned shopping carts and illegal signs
Council members want to crack down on shopping carts stolen from area stores and dumped in creeks or at bus stops, possibly charging stores $150 to retrieve $125 carts. Metro Louisville's illegal-sign enforcement model was floated as a template, possibly rolled into one ordinance.
Flock license plate camera transparency
The police chief unveiled a new transparency portal showing how the city's 31 Flock cameras are used, with 406 alerts in the last 30 days. He detailed three cases the cameras helped solve and said policies are being updated to meet the new state law limiting data retention.
Pennwith Hills fence replacement
The neighborhood's 40-year-old fence is being held together with paint and wire, and a lawsuit drained the HOA's reserves. The council pitched in $6,000 toward the $8,010 replacement.