Budget Committee Recommends $750M in Revenue Bonds, FY26-27 Budgets
The Louisville Metro Budget Committee voted 9–0 on June 22 to recommend $750 million in health revenue bonds for Norton Healthcare facility construction and refinancing. The committee also advanced amended operating and capital budgets for the fiscal year that began July 1, sending all measures to the full Metro Council for final action.
Budget Committee sends spending plan, bonds to council
The committee adopted amendments to both the operating and capital budgets before approving them. The operating budget passed 8–1, and the capital budget passed 8–1. A separate ordinance establishing real property tax subclassifications in the Urban Services District was approved 8–0. The $750 million revenue bond authorization for Norton Healthcare cleared unanimously. All items now await a vote by the full Metro Council.
Committee on Committees advances code revision, contract
Meeting on June 23, the Committee on Committees voted 4–1 to recommend a comprehensive review of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances (O‑170‑26) to the full council. By voice vote, it also recommended placing a $20,000 contract with Boehl, Stopher & Graves LLP for workplace investigation services on the council’s consent calendar. In addition, the committee assigned 17 other pieces of legislation to the Appropriations, Budget, Equity, Labor, Parks, Planning, and Public Works committees without changes.
In other recent meetings
Several bodies held meetings where agendas were available but minutes had not been published by July 5.
- **Butchertown Architectural Review Committee** (June 24) considered a Certificate of Appropriateness request for porch post modifications at 804 E Washington St.
- **Land Development & Transportation Committee** (June 25) reviewed a rezoning request from R‑4 to R‑5A for the Oak Pointe Residential project at 1600 Kurz Way.
- **Board of Zoning Adjustment** (June 29) scheduled public hearings on variances for a side yard at 57 Indian Hills Trail and fence height at 4904 Hyde Park Dr., along with conditional use permits for an accessory dwelling unit at 11811 Mahogany Drive, short‑term rentals at 1601 Newburg Rd and 1535 S 32nd St, a church expansion at 413 Fairdale Rd, and other items.
- **Public Works Committee** (July 1) had on its docket rezonings for 8006 National Turnpike and 3902 Mud Lane, an alley closure at 1250 East Broadway, a measure to eliminate fees obstructing youth programs, and a procedural test file.
- **Louisville/Jefferson County Environmental Trust Oversight Board** (July 1) planned to review conservation easement monitoring visits for several properties and discuss eminent domain legislation (HB542) and bylaw updates.
Coming up
- **Cherokee Triangle Architectural Review Committee**, July 8 – Design review for a second‑story addition and façade changes to a historic garage at 1206 Cherokee Rd (Case 26‑COA‑0113).
- **Land Development & Transportation Committee**, July 9 – Further review of the Oak Pointe Residential rezoning at 1600 Kurz Way, including a detailed development plan and major preliminary subdivision plan.
- **Louisville/Jefferson County Environmental Trust Oversight Board**, July 18 – Routine business including a financial report and Waste Management photo points from May 2026.
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