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Payne Electric Company has been issued an electrical permit to rewire and upgrade the Louisville Free Public Library at 301 York St. The project adds a 200A 480V panel and transformer, a 200A 120V/208 panel, two subpanels and updates lighting and power circuits throughout the building, with an estimated cost of $750,000 and Adam Hughes listed as a contact. The permit is active but notes the building’s individual landmark status requires written UD approval and it expires 01/22/2027.

An emergency demolition order has been issued for the vacant former residence at 1247 S Floyd St, owned by Teresa Jill Austin — the one‑story house was built in 1895 and is about 2,389 sq ft. Aesthetic Industrial Contracting, Inc. will handle abatement, and the city is allowing RACM (regulated asbestos-containing material) to remain in place during demolition under strict controls. Contractors must minimize disturbance, keep materials adequately wet, containerize and dispose daily at WM Outer Loop Landfill, avoid tracked vehicles on debris, and treat all demolition debris as RACM; work is scheduled to begin 7/21/2025.

Bakelite LLC has a friable asbestos permit for Bakelite Friable at 6200 Camp Ground Rd that allows abatement across the entire premises during sudden, unexpected events. The blanket permit lets crews remove up to a total of 1,500 linear or square feet—limited to 260 linear feet or 160 square feet per single project—during the scheduled window of 01/31/2026 to 01/30/2027. Cardinal Industrial Insulation Company will handle the work, with waste going to WM Outer Loop Landfill and hauled by Republic Services, and the permittee must submit monthly reports of all removal.