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Bellemeade commissioners plan outreach ahead of Zoning Board hearing on Leafspring Project
Summary
Commissioner Burt Deutsch presented a draft letter opposing the Leafspring Project and said he will contact the University of Louisville privately; the commission scheduled a Sept. 17 coordination meeting and will mail residents a postcard about the Sept. 29 Zoning Board public hearing.
Commissioner Burt Deutsch told the Bellemeade commission on Sept. 8 that he intends to email the University of Louisville president with a draft opinion letter urging rejection of the Leafspring Project near Whippsmill Road; he said he will send the email as a private citizen. Mayor James Martin and City Attorney Stephen Porter scheduled a meeting on Sept. 17 with Peggy Meyer of Lyndon Lakes to coordinate the city’s approach and to invite residents who wish to speak at the Zoning Board public hearing on Sept. 29.
The commission decided to mail a postcard informing Bellemeade residents about the project and the upcoming public hearing. No formal motion or vote on taking an official municipal position was recorded in the minutes; Deutsch’s draft letter was described as a personal action. The commission’s actions were limited to scheduling outreach and coordinating representation at the public hearing.
The meeting minutes do not include text of Deutsch’s draft letter or further detail on planned postcard content; the Zoning Board public hearing is set for Sept. 29. Mayor Martin indicated residents who want to speak at that hearing will be invited to participate in a coordinated approach.
