Inspectors found exposed wires, leaky pipes, clogged drains, peeling paint, broken doors and locks, missing sprinklers, roaches and more after assessing 26 units at Dosker Manor, which houses nearly 700 elderly and disabled residents.
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Landbank Authority To Face Council Committee After KyCIR Report
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The Landbank Authority director will appear before the council’s Community Affairs and Housing Committee on Wednesday, three weeks after a report from the Kentucky Center for Investigating Reporting found nearly a third of the properties sold by the land bank since 2010 were vacant and in violation of the city’s property maintenance code.
Government
‘Good Neighbor?’ Nearly A Third of Former Land Bank Houses Are Vacant
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The land bank has sold 316 dilapidated properties for as low as $1 in a program designed to boost struggling neighborhoods. But at least 92 of them are vacant.
Former KCTCS Lawyer Turned ‘Special Assistant’ Running For Judge
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The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting first reported on J. Campbell “Cam” Cantrill III in 2016, when he took a one-year special assignment that paid more than $137,000. The role of “special assistant to the president” of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System was part of a settlement Cantrill signed after a months-long investigation into his workplace conduct.
Government
Beecher Terrace Developer Accused By Missouri AG Of Creating ‘Public Nuisance’
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The company that will oversee the redevelopment of Beecher Terrace has been accused by Missouri’s attorney general of creating unsafe, unsanitary conditions in a public housing complex it manages.
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In Hearing, Kentucky Labor Cabinet Defends Privacy Of Accused Harassers
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The judge said he’s concerned about “a lax culture” of tolerating sexual harassment across state government — and that employees with multiple unsubstantiated complaints against them could escape scrutiny if the court allowed them anonymity.
New Policies At Louisville Public Housing Complex Follow KyCIR Investigation
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The changes include new technology systems, an outside extermination consulting contract and codes enforcement inspections.
Government
Former Ky. Commissioner’s ‘Unsubstantiated’ Sexual Harassment Claim Typical
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Since 2012, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services has investigated more than 40 claims of sexual harassment. All were deemed unsubstantiated.
Government
Instability Grows As Louisville Eviction Rate Doubles National Average
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Data shows that poverty rates climb and populations wane in the neighborhoods where evictions have been the most common over the last 16 years.
Government
Kentucky’s Female Corrections Officers Say Sexual Harassment Is Part Of The Job
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Though corrections and juvenile justice employees make up less than 15 percent of state employees, they account for nearly half of all sexual harassment complaints filed in the last six years.
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Louisville Housing Authority Leader Blames Bedbug Infestation On Residents
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“We did not bring the bedbugs in there, the residents brought them in there,” board chair Manfred Reid said. “If they gave us their cooperation, they wouldn’t be there.”