Mentelle Neighborhood Association
Lexington, Kentucky
You’ve run out of reading material and the libraries still aren’t open? Here’s a solution: Becky Eblen, a former Joseph-Beth employee, has several dozen Advance Reader Copies of books in a box on her front porch at 52 Mentelle Park. As some books are taken, more will replace them. Please come help yourself. The box will be out there from 9 a.m. -5 p.m. each day until they are all gone.
From a City of Lexington news release:
The city will resume weekly yard waste collections next week, on the same day as garbage and recycling pickup. Yard waste collections were suspended March 23 because of the danger posed by the COVID-19 epidemic.
The City is now cautiously optimistic that, with the public’s help, it can collect yard waste safely. Unlike trash and recycling carts, which are mostly emptied by mechanical arms on the collection trucks, yard waste collections are done by crew members, who roll carts to the truck, touching both the cart’s handle and lid. “That made it difficult to provide the service and protect our employees,” Mayor Linda Gorton said.
Since the virus struck, the Division of Waste Management has been working to secure appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and cleaning supplies to allow for safe operation of the yard waste service.
“We have implemented several practices to allow for weekly cleaning of all trucks, inside and outside,” said Nancy Albright, Commissioner of Environmental Quality and Public Works. “We have a steady supply of the types of PPE needed for employees, allowing us to resume regular service.”
In rolling their carts to the curb, Gorton urged citizens to protect Waste Management employees and themselves. Wipe down the handle and lid after placing the cart next to the curb, and then wipe the handle and lid down again before returning the cart back to your home.
“The Division of Waste Management appreciates everyone’s patience as we navigate these new working conditions and follow all safety measures to keep our employees protected,” said Waste Management Director Tracey Thurman.
For more information, contact LexCall at 311 or (859) 425-2255.
Locals’ Craft Food & Drink, at the corner of Walton and National avenues in the Warehouse Block, is among the Lexington restaurants put out of business by the coronavirus pandemic. This is sad news for the neighborhood. Locals’ had been kind enough to host the Mentelle Neighborhood Association’s monthly board meetings. The Lexington Herald-Leader’s Janet Patton has the details here.
Selmas Catering, which is owned by Mentelle Neighborhood resident Selma Owens, will be offering Mother’s Day brunch and dinner packages For all the details go to selmascatering.com or call (859) 971-2763.
City officials announced Friday that they plan to restart curbside recycling for residences and businesses, as well as dumpster service, next week. Recycling pickup was stopped April 13 because of an equipment breakdown at the recycling center.
Acceptable items are:
Never bag recyclables. They should be put in the blue cart or recycling dumpster loose.
Residents can still take clean paper — newspapers, office paper, paper mail, magazines and catalogs — to one of the yellow recycling bins. The closest bin to Mentelle Neighborhood is in the parking lot behind the Herald-Leader building off Midland Avenue near Short Street.