Volume 70, No. 2 www.peweevalleyky.org February 2020

PEWEE VALLEY is turning 150!!Please join in celebrating Charter Day on March 14th Event starts at 4:30 at Town Hall and 314 Exchange.

There will be food, drinks, entertainment, dedications, bon-fires, and keepsake sales.

You can see a framed copy of Pewee Valley's original town charter hang-ing at Town Hall. It was a gift from Gov. Louie B. Nunn's office to the

City of Pewee Valley. It was presented to Mayor John Frith Stewart during

Charter Weekend on March 14, 1970, exactly 100 years to the day that Pe-

wee Valley was officially incorporated by the State Legislature.

Read a transcript of the original char-ter and amended versions from 1872 and 1890 in the Reference Materials

section of the Pewee Valley Historical-Society website.

COUNCIL MEETING

OLDHAM COUNTY DISPATCH222-0111 or 911 for emergencies

OUR TOWNMayorBob Rogers 241-7340Roads & Drainage / Mowing /Environmental Boardmayor@peweevalleyky.org

Council MembersPaige Bjorn 445-2465Waste Managementbjorn@peweevalleyky.org

Michele Pisano 654-7400Public Safetypisano@peweevalleyky.org

Otis “Rex” Florence 243-3405Finance / Insurance / Storm Waterflorence @peweevalleyky.org

Bethany Major 724-6817Town Hall / Festivities / Central Parkmajor@peweevalleyky.org

Norman Schippert 241-8448Sidewalks/Central Parkschippert@peweevalleyky.org

Henry Walser 241-3010Communications / Website / ABC Administratorwalser@peweevalleyky.org

City ClerkDenise Haney 241-8343clerk@peweevalleyky.org

EditorDenise Haney 241-8340editor@peweevalleyky.org

Police ChiefGreg Larimore 640-9664police@peweevalleyky.org

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Keep up with what’s going on in Pewee Valley. Go to www.peweevalleyky.org and subscribe to E-News Alert.(Call Denise at 241-8343 if you need help in signing up. )

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Police Report- The State Road Dept. has surveyed the intersection on Central Avenue and Highway 22 to check visibility issues.Traffic Stop 202Traffic Charges 79Courtesy Notice 122Motorist Assist 4Accidents 0Complaints 21Criminal Investigations 3Code Enforcement 8School Patrol 76Announcements – The City is preparing for the Founder’s Day Celebration on March 14th. April 24th is Environmental Education Day in Central Park.

The regular meeting of the City Council of Pewee Valley, Kentucky was held on Mon-day, February 3, 2019. In attendance were Mayor Bob Rogers, Council Members Beth-any Major, Paige Bjorn, Henry Walser, Rex Florence and Norman Schippert. Also, in attendance were City Attorney John Singler and clerk Denise Haney.Mayor Rogers called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM and led in the Pledge of Allegiance.

A Motion was made by Norman Schippert to accept the Special Meeting Minutes from January 27th, Paige Bjorn seconded the mo-tion and all council members voted in favor. Norman Schippert made a motion to approve the January 6, 2019 minutes of the City Coun-cil Meeting as written. Paige Bjorn seconded the motion and all Council Members present voted in favor.Financial Report- Updated financial reports were presented.

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Council Member ReportsPublic Safety – No report Insurance/Storm Water- No reportCommunication – Henry Walser thanked everyone who could make the Special meet-ing.Sidewalks – Work has been done on side-walks on Ash Avenue near Elm.Festivities/Historical/Central Park – Res-idents are encouraged to join the Sesqui-centennial meetings, please check calendar of events on the website. The Charter Day celebration is March 14th with food, enter-tainment, dedication of the museum, sale of memorabilia and bonfires. Little Colo-nel Playhouse will be presenting a Found-er’s Day play, please check the website to purchase tickets: https://littlecolonel.net/. A calendar of events will be put together and published for the events throughout the year celebrating the 150th anniversary.Waste Management- No ReportRoads - Guard rail work will be done on Rest Cottage. Old Business- The Environmental Board has planted trees that were lost along the railroad. New Business – Attorney John Singler pre-sented the contract for the construction man-ager, summarizing the duties for the manag-er overseeing the the Town Square Project. The City received one bid which was Hagan properties and the council was presented with the Municipal Order accepting Hagan properties as the contractor and a motion to approve Municipal Order 1, Series 2020 ac-cepting Hagan properties as the contractor

was made by Rex Florence, seconded by Bethany Major and all council members present voted in favor.

A second reading by summary of Ordinance 1, Series 2020 an Ordinance Amending the Budget for the City of Pewee Valley for the Fiscal year Beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2020 was presented and a motion to approve Ordinance 1, Series 2020 was made by Norman Schippert, seconded by Bethany Major, roll call vote was taken and approved unanimously by the council. A motion to approve the temporary sign per-mit for the Pewee Valley Women’s club was made by Bethany Major, seconded by Henry Walser and all council members present vot-ed in favor.A motion to adopt the Municipal Aid Co-op Program Agreement was made by Hen-ry Walser, seconded by Rex Florence and council voted unanimously to accept.Upon approval of payment of outstanding bills, the council voted unanimously to ad-journ.

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Little Colonel Players Presents:Women Playing Hamlet

Hamlet’s a challenge for any actor, but when Jessica is cast as Hamlet in a New

York production, it sends her into an existential tailspin. It doesn’t help that

her acting coach is borderline abusive, or that every Starbucks barista with an MFA tells her she’s too young for the role, or that she’s somehow managed to make Sir Patrick Stewart her nemesis. Not to

mention the fact that she’s a woman. How can Jessica figure out “to be or not to be,”

when she can’t even figure out herself? Women Playing Hamlet is rip-roaring fun

for Shakespeare fans and haters alike.Rating: Suitable for all Audiences

Show Dates: Mar. 27, 28, Apr. 2, 3, 4 at 7:30 and Mar. 29, Apr. 5 at 2:00

Tickets at littlecolonel.net

Curb-Side Junk Pick-Up is the last Wednes-day of the month.

Please call Republic Services 502-638-9000prior to setting out an item for pick-up.

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Water Quality Hotline, 241-8343, option 1.

Spring ForwardThis term is meant to trigger your memo-ry to set your clocks forward 1 hour in the

spring at the start of DST.

A different way to remember which direc-tion to set your clock for DST is that in

the spring, you bring out (or forward) the garden furniture and in the fall you put it

back.Sunday, March 8, 2020, 2:00:00 am

clocks are turned forward 1 hour local daylight time.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on Mar 8, 2020 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening.

Please consider going green, and opting out of the mailed version of the Call of the

Pewee, a full color version is available each month on the city's website. If you would like to be taken off the mailing list please

call the office at 241-8343 or email clerk@peweevalleyky.org

If you notice a street light outage please call the office to report.

Please be courteous and keep our streets clean by picking up after your

pets.

Do you love history and would like to know more about historic Pewee Valley? Please join the Historical Society which meets the second Monday of each month at 7pm in Town Hall.

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NEWS & NOTES Did you know?Saint Patrick didn’t wear green. His color

was “Saint Patrick’s blue.” The color green became associated with St. Patrick’s Day

after it was linked to the Irish independence movement in the late 18th century.

Despite his Irish notoriety, Saint Patrick was British. He was born to Roman parents in

Scotland or Wales in the late fourth century.

DATE FOR INFORMATION

Mon March 16 Pewee Valley Town Hall241-8343

7 pm - Pewee Valley Environmental Board Meeting - Town Hall

Mon.March 2 Pewee Valley Town Hall241-8343

7 pm - Pewee Valley Town Council Meeting Town Hall

PEWEE VALLEY CALENDAR OF EVENTSACTIVITY

Mon March 9 Pewee Valley Town Hall241-8343

7 pm - Pewee Valley Historical Society Meeting Town Hall

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Wed March 18 10 am - Pewee Valley Woman’s Club Meeting - Luncheon and Program, 218 Mt. Mercy. If interested, please call.

Pat Nieters502-241-7203

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Pewee Valley Charter Day CelebrationMarch 14th

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