The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page B6

B6 THECOURIER-JOURNAL KY BOBROW, 75, passed away April afteranextendedillness. Greg was born in Erie, as at eenager, and attended Fern Creek High SchoolandtheUniver- sity of Louisville where he ob ta in ed Ba ch el or of ArtsandMastersDe- grees. After graduation he began al ong and distin- guishedcareerasasocialstudiesteacherin WestportandBallardHighSchoolsandas a FullbrightScholarexchangeteacherwherehe taughtinEnglandforayear. Greghadalonganddistinguishedcareeras oneofthefinestswimmingcoachesinthe country.From1963-1976hewasthecoachat thenPlantationSwimClubwherehehelped developnumerousStateandNationalelite BronzeMedalWinnerinthe100Butterflyat the1968OlympicsinMexicoCity.Greg coachedanddevelopedmanyswimmerswho then went on to college with swimming schol- arships.WhilecoachingatbothWestportand KYHighSchoolStateSwimmingChampion- shipsandwasveryinstrumentalingettingthe NationalAAUSwimChampionshipsheldin Louisvillein1969and1973atPlantation SwimClub. Bobrow.

Heissurvivedbyhislovingcompanionof34 brow (Lisa), and Julie Oates (Trey); his grand- Bobrow. Visitationandacelebrationoflifewillbe heldfrom10a.m.to4p.m.onSaturday,April 27, Lexington Rd. In lieuofflowersmemorialdonationsmaybe madetoHosparusorTheNatureConservancy. www.Rattermans.com BRIGGS, GLORIA, 20,2013. Shewasaretired employeeofContinental Insuranceandamember ofFirstCumberland PresbyterianChurch.

Shewasprecededin deathbyherhusband, sisterCloriaCheatham. Survivorsincludeher threegreat-great-grandchildren. Funeralserviceswillbe11a.m.Thursdayat burialinLouisvilleMemorialGardensWest. Wednesday. Expressionsofsympathymaybemadetoher church.

BIRGE, MINNIEELIZABETH, side. LisaBirgeLowe(Kevin). Funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Maraman Billings Funeral Home withRev.MarkHarrisonofficiating.Burial willfollowatGlasgowMunicipalCemetery. 9a.m.onWednesday.

Inlieuofflowersthefamilyrequested donations be made to Hosparus or Bardstown JunctionBaptistChurch. BROWN, MARGIECHRISTINE, withtheDAVOkolona116andMissionary GirlswithBeechlandBaptistChurchandwas apollworker.Mrs.Brownwasmemberofthe OES, Shively chapter. Shewasprecededindeathbyadaughter, RaeleneBrownandtwogreat-granddaughters, Linda and Melinda Baxter. Mrs.Brownissurvivedbyadaughter, McCoy; ag reat-grandson, Andy Baxter; two a Her funeral service will be on Wednesdaya MemorialGardensWest.Visitationwillbeon Expressionsofsympathymaytaketheform ofcontributionstotheDAV. Onlinecondolencesatwww.archlheadypre- ston.com CLARK, MARYLOUISE, went peacefully home to be with the Lord on 2013.

Shewasaresidentof FlagetArmsandaformer memberofPleasant View Baptist church Survivorsareherson, WilliamL.Shultz;six grandchildren andsix great-great-grandchildren; Neblett ClevelandandDeborahNeblett Smyzer. Amemorialserviceforthecelebrationof herlifewillbe7p.m.ThursdayatG.C.Wil- liamsFuneralHomeChapel. DeHART, LONNIE, afteracourageousbattlewithcancer. Lonniewasprecededindeathbyparents, Heissurvivedbydevotedandcaringwifeof KaylaNicoleDeHartandAidanJustin DeHart.SurvivingsiblingsareCharles"Chad" a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, aM ason, and a3 0-year employee ofF ord Motor Company beforeretiringin1994.Lonniewas a giftedstorytellerwithaplayfulsenseof humorandacontagiouslaugh.Whenhewas befoundimmersedinabook.Hisloveof readingandlearningwasindefatigable.

ofhisgrandchildren.Hewillbemissedforhis Weacknowledgewithsinceregratitudehis medicalfamilyofcaregiversincludingDr. Am emorial service celebrating his lifew ill be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Ratterman Louisville.Visitationwillbe10a.m.until 2 p.m.thatday. maybemadetotheAmericanCancerSociety, ELIZABETHF. WHITE HappyHeavenly Birthday! Love, Tiffany METRO GregoryL.Bobrow,75 MaryLouiseClark LonnieDeHart JosephD.FellerSr.,77 KennethJ.Gardner,77 MaryThere sa MasonLight sy DonaldW.Mitchell,83 WilmaG.Newton,80 HowardThurman INDIANA LonnieW.White,61 MildredKatherine(Varnell) N.CarolWheateBaker,81 DorisP.Brown,86 BettyL.Johnson,71 KENTUCKY SeePageB8 werehiredtobuildthe Paulusedhistimeat thepodiumtodefendpo- waysbeabalancebe- tweencreatingjobsand protectingtheenviron- Thefirst-termsenator andteapartyfavorite alsowentontheattack, suggestingthatpeople opposedtoburningcoal said.

Endingelectricity, goalofgroupsthatare workingtoblocknew coal-firedplantsandshut downolderones.Instead, theysaytheyareseeking toreplacecoalburning withcleanerenergyand improvedefficiency. Coalburningisalso consideredaleadingcon- tributortoglobalwarm- cussedduringthenews conference.Instead,coal miningandcoalburning werecelebrated. tuckyHouseMajority knowofnobetterplaceto Officialscutaceremo- Charahplantthatwill furfertilizermadefroma syntheticgypsumwaste. StateAgriculture CommissionerJames airrulesthatlimitsulfur somepeoplemightcall farmsoilswithout enoughsulfur. Thenewplantwillpro- videanewsourceofsul- scribesSUL4R-PLUSasa letizedsulfateproduct (that)makessulfurappli- soilqualityandimproves theticgypsumhasal- readybeenusedbyfarm- makesiteasiertoapply rahofficialssaid.

TheU.S.Environmen- talProtectionAgencyhas alsoconsideringregulat- ingthemlikehazardous wastebecauseoftoxic heavymetalssuchas mercuryandarsenic. torneywiththeenviron- mentalgroupEarthJus- thematerialmakesasafe fertilizer. Afterthenewsconfer- VicePresidentDanny Grayacknowledgedhis saidtheyareattracelev- elsthatcomplywithEPA rules.Graysaidheex- berwasteithasbeenpro- ducingeachyear. lionloanfromtheKen- tuckyAgriculturalFi- said. PlantmanagerCarl Chasesaidtheplantposes nochemicalordustexplo- sionrisksandwouldnot resultinanyadditional dustblowingoffthe ReachreporterJamesBrug- gersat(502)582-4645oron SLUDGE: Plantwillmakefertilizer ContinuedfromPageB1 COURIER-JOURNAL ofwarehousesinthe Louisvilleareaandin coalventuresinWestern Kentucky.

HeismarriedtoBar- ispresidentoftheFund one-timespecialcounsel toformerLouisville MayorHarveySloane. Poyntersaid.Italready hasmillionsofdollars worthofinfrastructure improvements. grouphopestoknowifit canproceedwithadevel- tantdirectoroftheMet- roDepartmentofEco- nomicGrowthandInno- vation. Thelawyersarepur- suingdevelopmentofthe half-blockjustwestof theMuhammadAliCen- centparcelsthatfronton WestMainStreet. MorrissaidSmithis andwouldthendesigna needsoftheprimaryus- ers.

Thesitewasnotin- cludedinthetax-incre- ment-financingdistrict thatsupportstheKFC velopersoftheformer MuseumPlazasitewould beeligiblefortheirown said.Inthestate-desig- newtaxesgeneratedby theprojectscanbecon- vertedintofinancialin- centives. Morrissaidthedevel- opersarelookingata Smithsaidwouldcostat MuseumPlazawas unveiledin2005andwas proposedasa62-story, $465millionprojectfea- Louisvillespaceandan artmuseum.Thatinvest- mentgroupconsistedof Brown-Formanheiress LauraLeeBrownandher lawyerCraigGreenberg. Theywereneverableto secureaconstruction loanduringthereces- sion. Cityentitiesacquired thepropertyfromVen- corInc.inthelate1990s Vencorfiledforbank- ruptcyandshelvedplans storyheadquarterstow- eronthesite.Vencorhad boughtthepropertyfor butthenhitthefinancial skids. Thesiteincludesjust overtwoacreslongoccu- piedbyaKingFishres- taurantandabouttwoad- ditionalacresbehindfa- cadesonclearedparcels wherefouradjacentcen- tury-oldbuildingsonce stoodfrom615through 621W.MainSt.

Morrissaidmostof thelandisnowunderti- tletotheParkingAuthor- smallportionsownedby metrogovernmentand theLouisvilleUrbanRe- newalAgency. Thedisclosureofthe newoptionisthefirst wordofanyprivatein- terestintheproperty sincetheMuseumPlaza developersannounced thattheyweredropping theireffortsinAugust 2011. Cityofficialshave consideredtheproperty primebecauseofits proximitytotheriver andalsotothethriving WestMainStreetcorri- tionsastheAliCenter, LouisvilleScienceCen- terandtheFrazierHisto- ryMuseum. Withtherenewedin- terestintheformerMu- seumPlazaproperty, cityofficialsaremoving tofulfillsomelongstand- ingobligationsfordevel- opmentofthesite.Forin- filedalegaladvertise- mentstatinganintentto placeanenvironmental covenantontheproper- ty. ecutiveadministrator forbrownfieldswiththe nantwasrequiredbythe KentuckyDivisionof WasteManagement.The sitewasonceusedforin- willstipulatethatnosoil atthesitecanbemoved withouttheapprovalof stateenvironmentaloffi- ReporterSheldonS.Shafer canbereachedat(502) 582-7089.

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