ORDINANCE NO. ________, SERIES 2026
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE ANNEXATION BY THE CITY OF PROSPECT OF A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED APPROXIMATELY EAST OF HARRODS CREEK, WEST OF TIMBER RIDGE DRIVE, NORTH OF US HWY 42 AND SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER, CONTIGUOUS TO THE PRESENT BOUNDARY OF SAID CITY BUT NOT CONTIGUOUS TO THE BOUNDARY OF THE FORMER CITY OF LOUISVILLE, AND BEING IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE FORMER COUNTY OF JEFFERSON.
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT REED
WHEREAS, on June 4, 2026, the City Council of the City of Prospect, Kentucky voted in favor of an ordinance to annex the property depicted in the annexation request packet received from Prospect and more particularly described therein, which is incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full (a copy of which is attached hereto); and
WHEREAS, the area proposed for annexation is adjacent to and contiguous with the present boundary of Prospect; and
WHEREAS, the area proposed for annexation also includes the rights of way of Ken Carla Drive and Lynnhall Court as well as a portion of Mayfair Ave (plus other, non-Metro roads), which serve some of the properties to be annexed and would become the property and maintenance responsibility of the City of Prospect upon completion of this annexation, but does not include any portion of River Road as it is a Metro/Jefferson County Through Road; and
WHEREAS, the City of Prospect believes it is in a position to provide municipal services to the area proposed for annexation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Prospect filed a request on Thursday June 25, 2026 with the Office of the Metro Council Clerk requesting that the Louisville Metro Council approve the annexation of the property described above (a copy of which is attached hereto); and
WHEREAS, KRS 67C.111(3) requires the City of Prospect obtain approval of the annexation from the Louisville Metro Council prior to t...
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