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Indian Hills council hears police, public‑works and environment updates; considers traffic controls on trail and neighborhood streets
Summary
At the July 16 meeting the council heard a police report (15 arrests, nine crimes, two collisions YTD), learned the city switched email to Louisville Geek after an outage, heard public‑works drainage and paving updates, and discussed potential traffic controls including striping the Indian Hills Trail and evaluating a stop sign request.
Police Chief Kelly Spratt told the Indian Hills City Council on July 16 that the city and police department have switched their email service to Louisville Geek after the previous provider failed to restore service; the chief said, “The email addresses will remain the same,” and that he will assist anyone who needs help setting up the new accounts.
Chief Spratt also presented the department's activity for June: the report included 15 criminal arrests or citations, nine reported crimes and two traffic collision reports, year‑to‑date statistics that the chief included in his verbal report to the council.
On public works, Mayor Chip Hancock summarized actions by Public Works Director Gerard Ackermann: staff have worked with MSD to clear clogged drains, coordinated with contractor Flynn on a recently finished paving project, and handled permit matters including meetings with Jim Graven about a separate project. Mayor Hancock said he provided Mr. Ackermann with a contact card for Christina at MSD, who has been responsive to drainage issues.
Council discussion included neighborhood concerns raised by Councilor Ann Dreisbach, who said she had asked the Metro Mayor's office to contact LG&E to remove boards left at the Rudy Lane entrance after Brownsboro Road work. Councilor Bob Astorino repeated a resident's request for a stop sign at the Totem Road and Westwind Road intersection; Mayor Hancock and Chief Spratt said they would inspect the location to assess whether a stop sign is warranted.
Mayor Hancock said the Indian Hills Trail will be restriped with a single yellow center line and white edge lines, a change proposed last month to deter speeding. He asked Chief Spratt whether painting the word "SLOW" on the trail pavement would help; Chief Spratt recommended pulling speed data from the solar speed sign to inform that decision.
Councilor Lee Maddox updated the council on the Environment Committee: the group will meet on Tuesdays following council meetings, outreach to past tree‑program participants has yielded interest, and residents were reminded to water newly planted trees. Maddox said neighborhood outreach about permitting a food truck at Travois Park is still in early stages.
The council also accepted the June finance report and approved city and police disbursements as part of committee reports earlier in the meeting. Mayor Hancock confirmed the next meeting date is Wednesday, August 20, 2025. The meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m.
