{"id":9727,"date":"2024-07-01T14:25:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T18:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/?p=9727"},"modified":"2024-07-01T14:25:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T18:25:32","slug":"meet-the-councilmembers-andrew-owen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/general\/meet-the-councilmembers-andrew-owen\/","title":{"rendered":"MEET THE COUNCILMEMBERS: ANDREW OWEN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GLI engages in advocacy at all levels of government, but works especially closely with local government to ensure a business-friendly environment. Over the next few months, we will highlight members of Louisville Metro Council to help our investors learn a bit more about their background and priorities. GLI is a non-partisan agency, and these posts are for educational purposes only.<\/p>\n<h1>ANDREW OWEN<\/h1>\n<p>Councilman Andrew Owen is a member of the Louisville Metro Council and represents District 9.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9728 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/D9-Owen-official-300x300-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/strong><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>District (number and neighborhoods you represent)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Neighborhoods in D9 &#8211; Clifton, Crescent Hill, St. Matthews, Reidlonn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Day job\/ professional experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>President \u2013 Preston Thomas Properties LLC (Real Estate Investment, Development, Brokerage, Management)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Years of service on Louisville Metro Council:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.5 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is the most important issue facing Louisville?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Public Safety \/ Affordable Housing \/ Revitalization of Downtown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is your top local priority in 2024?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reducing Homelessness\/tents on the street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What role can the business community play in helping Louisville grow?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advocate for the projects and change it wants to see\u2026especially when government is willing to go big and take a risk, we really need the support of the business community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Social media handles\/ contact information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>@councilmanandrewowen (Facebook\/Instagram)<\/li>\n<li>andrew.owen@louisvilleky.gov<\/li>\n<li>1(502) 574-1109<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GLI engages in advocacy at all levels of government, but works especially closely with local government to ensure a business-friendly environment. Over the next few months, we will highlight members of Louisville Metro Council to help our investors learn a bit more about their background and priorities. GLI is a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.12 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MEET THE COUNCILMEMBERS: ANDREW OWEN &ndash; One Louisville<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"GLI engages in advocacy at all levels of government, but works especially closely with local government to ensure a business-friendly environment. 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