On Tuesday, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg presented proposed mid-year budget modifications totaling approximately $17 million, allocating additional cash to community infrastructure, affordable housing, and public safety.
In addition to money shifted from projects that will no longer proceed, the proposal contains roughly $10 million in excess cash from the previous fiscal year. According to Greenberg, the changes are intended to keep the city’s “highest priorities” moving forward.
“Thanks to our responsible management of the city’s resources, we have another opportunity to make significant investments that will improve public safety and quality of life in neighborhoods throughout our city,” Greenberg said during his weekly briefing.
Proposed Allocations:
- Public safety: Includes financing for the recruitment of Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office personnel, infrastructure improvements for the Emergency Management Agency, new vehicles and equipment for the Louisville Fire Department, and support for a new Community Violence Intervention site in East Russell.
- Affordable Housing: Continued financing for the HEART team, which links residents to housing stability programs; increased rental and down payment help; and supportive housing for those who are homeless or at danger of becoming so.
- Parks and Infrastructure: A new Parks Maintenance Facility, more lighting, snow removal tools, a scissor lift for graffiti clearance, and improvements to the Newburg Community Center and Sun Valley Pool.
- Community Health: Building new medical facilities at Pleasure Ridge Park High School and Americana World Community Center.
- Animal Services: The Louisville Metro Animal Shelter is hiring a second veterinarian.
- Additional financing for the Louisville Orchestra, the Dare to Care food bank and Day Spring College for Living, which assists people with intellectual and developmental impairments, are examples of nonprofit and artistic support.
Greenberg said the proposal also includes funding for projects identified in the final FY25–26 budget as contingent on available surplus funds.
The Louisville Metro Council Budget Committee has been involved in discussions leading up to the announcement. The full Metro Council will now review and vote on the proposal.
This article appears in Nov. 1-30, 2025.