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Tony Anderson
502-475-1818
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Just one stroll down Main Street in Louisville and it’s not hard to envision the potential for a budding boardwalk of quality businesses and thriving nightlife, much like Louisville’s Fourth Street Live. Thus, after years speculation, the countdown has begun for a major sports arena, and what a showground it’s going to be!!!
The primary tenants will be The University of Louisville’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball--- and weighing in as the fifth largest arena of its type in the nation, the potential for hosting other major events are limitless.
With 22,000 seats and a cost of over 200 million dollars, it’s going to be an incredible magnet for Louisville’s Downtown, Jefferson County Kentucky real estate and New Albany Indiana Real estate in general.
Commercial investors (and people looking for Louisville commercial real estate) really need to make the walk on Main Street, look at these buildings, consider this arena, and feel the vision.
Once this project goes live in 2010, the vitality and Downtown life is going to be incredible.
Written by: Suzanne Ellis, REALTOR, Semonin Realtors
Going the Distance for You!
mailto:Suzanne@SuzanneEllis.com
Direct: (502) 327-2520
Fax: (502) 471-5205
Even though I am a licensed Kentucky Real Estate agent, I love to share
My favorite Dr. Seuss book is I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! I must have read this book a thousand times to my daughter when she was younger. My favorite line in the book is “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” My daughter always sang out this line with me. Guess I used to over quote it to her!! But reading is, to me, the most important gift you can give a child. A child that can read can learn anything!
This year the Louisville Free Public Library is kicking off their summer reading program on Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the main library downtown at
If you can’t make it, stop by your local library and pick up a reading log folder. Any child from birth to 5th grade may participate. Read 10 books and list the titles in the folder. Return the folder to the library and get great prizes like: a Louisville Bats Admission, a free Wendy’s Frosty, free tickets to UofL athletic events and many more fun prizes. You can also register to win grand prizes.
For more information, call 574-1620 or visit www.lfpl.org. Maybe I’ll see you there!
Peace!
Disaster Preparedness
Written by: Suzanne Ellis, REALTOR, Semonin Realtors
Going the Distance for You!
mailto:Suzanne@SuzanneEllis.com
Direct: (502) 327-2520
Fax: (502) 471-5205
I have put together a simple plan for you to use. There is much more that can (and probably should) be done, but if you implement at least this much you will be ahead of the game. This particular plan doesn’t cover everything that can happen, but I think that it will help in a wide variety of cases.
First, get a box. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy, a plain cardboard box will do. Then figure out a place that you can put this box that is easily accessible, but not in the way of your day-to-day activities. (The hall closet, basement, under the steps storage place or even under a bed will do.) Find what works best for you.
Then take the list below and start gathering supplies. This list is taken from the American Red Cross’s website. 
Written by: Suzanne Ellis, ABR, e-PRO, GRI
Semonin Realtors
(502) 327-2520
mailto://Suzanne@SuzanneEllis.com
Some Jefferson County Real Estate owners received surprising news regarding their homes recently. The Jefferson County PVA has reassessed some properties in the area. If you received a notice and disagree with the reassessment there are steps you can take to dispute this valuation. BE WARNED – there are deadlines involved. Start now if you are going to file a dispute.
STEP 1
You can only file an appeal after you hold a conference with the PVA office. Conferences are held in person at the PVA office. The time frame for these conferences is the first Monday in May for 13 days (including Saturdays). See your assessment notice for dates. The conferences are informal. Property owners are encouraged to bring documentation to the conference that supports their opinion of the property’s value. For example, a recent appraisal, photos, insurance policies, current real estate listings, or recent Louisville Real Estate sales from their neighborhood are helpful. To schedule a conference, please call (502)574-6224.
STEP 2
If an agreement is not reached as a result of the PVA conference, property owners may appeal to the Jefferson County Board of Assessment Appeals. The Board of Assessment Appeals is a locally appointed three member panel that hears appeals property owners bring against the assessment placed on their property. Members of the Board take an oath to “fix at fair cash value all property assessments” under appeal (KRS 132.470). Appeal forms are provided by the PVA office during the initial conference. The completed forms must be submitted to the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office no later than one work-day following the conclusion of the open inspection period. The
STEP 3
An additional appeal to the Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals is available to anyone who remains dissatisfied with their assessment. The KBTA consists of three members appointed by the Governor. The KBTA will notify property owners of the date and time of their appeal.
These steps are taken directly from the PVA Website.
As a
Tony Anderson
http://tonyanderson.semonin.com/
He had a dream, and if I dare be as bold as to sum Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech into one sentence, it would have to be for Jim Crow to fly away forever---and, in Louisville, on the wings of that Apartheid would be the end of Fontaine Ferry Park---a world class destination of days gone by, which featured 50 rides and hosted celebrities such as Frank Senatra, new car previews and operas.
Built in 1903, it lasted until 1969.
I was an inner-city youngster, and there were four hallmarks that christened the end of the school year. The first was getting our final report card. The next was the run down the Catholic school’s marble steps, and saying goodbye to our principal. The final two treats where the start of Little League Baseball, and our free tickets to Fontaine Ferry Amusement Park. However, in 1969 the announcement came over the intercom that this year, the park would be closed indefinitely—it was like hearing Christmas had been canceled.
The truth is---there was an underserved segment of the community, meaning African Americans, that were hurt and resentful over being alienated from the park, even though it was desegregated in 1964.
However, tension was brewing after Dr. King was assassinated, culminating a storm in the early cusp of a new millennium and Vietnam. So the levy was destined to break, and ignited the fuse of two separate worlds juxtaposed in one neighborhood.
Then Mayor, Kenneth Allen Schmied, was not sympathetic to this plight to say the least. Nevertheless, he appealed to the owner Jack Singhiser not to close the park. However, he steadfastly withdrew.
As a lifelong resident of our community, and growing up in Shawnee, I don’t have to read about this history---I lived through it.
But to steal a phrase from an antiquated cigarette commercial, “we’ve come a long way, baby.” In Jefferson County Kentucky Real Estate, Walnut Street became Martin Luther King Drive. The Muhammad Ali Center stands as a pillar to Ali’s legacy, gracing the riverfront of the Ohio. I-65 through Louisville is now as well named after Dr. King.
Greater Louisville has become a focal point for many cultural festivities, one of my favorites being The Reggae Festival.
The new millennium has come and gone, and when nostalgia is weaved into history, it should also mirror the destiny it paved. Jefferson County Kentucky Real Estate and New Albany Indiana Real Estate are thriving and diverse multi cultured societies, and an icon that stood for segregation became an ancient turning point---and a reflection of a progressive community, that moved forward, and became something different and something better.
Tony Anderson
http://tonyanderson.semonin.com/
As a Louisville Realtor at Semonin Realtors, one of my credo is to Keep the Human Equation in Business.
Having said that---it’s also noteworthy that a breath of fresh air is the outlook in this spring’s Real Estate market in Louisville Kentucky. I’m not hearing this from just Realtors, but others who work in the business such as property inspectors and loan officers.
Yes, we’ve had foreclosures; nevertheless Louisville’s Real Estate market and Semonin Realtors are very stable compared to other markets across the country. But, there’s still an aspect that admittedly is endearing to me.
We’ve all read how some homeowners left pets behind, and the citizens of our respective communities share in this encumber. So, what do we do? Well, I read one article that said to inspect the house. However as a Realtor I find this to be ill-advised. Chances are the home has been assigned to a listing agent. Thus it’s in your best interest not to enter the property, and instead to contact the agent to inform him or her the former occupant had a pet(s).
If you need help contact Jefferson County Animal Control at (502) 363-6609.
Under no circumstances should you ever approach an abandoned and frighten pet. This can be tempting, especially if you’re a pet-parent yourself. I share your sympathy, but don’t let valor dictate to your better judgment.
If you find one in need of rescue though, according to Louisville veterinarian Dr. Gains of the Breckenridge Animal Hospital, you have a short window. Malnourishment and dehydration can result within 72 hours to one week.
From New Albany Indiana Real Estate, Jefferson County Kentucky Real Estate, to Anchorage Kentucky Real Estate, and Elizabethtown Kentucky’s Real Estate Markets, we all want to do the next right thing.
So approaching it in the correct way will get the pet the help it needs, and enable a better chance for him or her to find a new adoption home.
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