A 2023 update on the next steps in the Butchertown Stadium District didn't happen. Nothing has been built, but project officials insist they're committed to the nearby development.
By January 2025, at least half of the Metro Council will have turned over since the end of 2022, and the filing deadline for seeking reelection is about a month away.
Engel is one of six members of the 26-seat Metro Council who has served since its creation in 2003.
The $80 million development first broke ground in 2017.
Lynn Family Stadium opened as the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020 and since then has hosted games for the professional Louisville City and Racing Louisville teams. But no other work has occurred.
Councilmen Stuart Benson (District 20), Robin Engel (District 22) and Kevin Kramer (District 11) are planning a pickleball clinic along with a meet and greet at Charlie Vettiner Park on July 2.
A new grocery store is coming to a south Louisville development.
The $388,000 price tag is coming from the general fund now instead of stimulus money.
The current budget plan would create two new branches and renovate another.
The Belle of Louisville needs about $720,000 in additional funding to operate a “normal” season in 2021.