Local Incentives for Block by Block (Mydatt Services)
Louisville
Summary
The ambassador company that started in downtown Louisville got local incentives 23-1, over the objection that its street-cleaning jobs should be unionized city positions.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 29, 2026.
Impact analysis
Local incentives will go to a company now operating in over 200 cities.
Block by Block and the downtown and neighborhood ambassador programs it staffs.
Union advocates say the arrangement substitutes non-union private crews for public employee jobs.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Metro Council — October 29, 2026
The ambassador company that started in downtown Louisville got local incentives 23-1, over the objection that its street-cleaning jobs should be unionized city positions.
Labor and Economic Development Committee — October 20, 2026
The committee advanced incentives for a company that keeps downtowns clean and safe, adding 25 headquarters jobs at $32.10 an hour. Discussion touched on whether these non-unionized service jobs compare to city public works roles.
Public Works Committee — August 4, 2026
Transportation leaders laid out downtown's infrastructure pipeline: $2 million for converting one-way streets to two-way, $1.6 million in paving next fiscal year, the big Ninth Street rebuild starting construction next year, plus sweeping, curb repair, and tree well work. Lessons learned downtown are meant to spread to other neighborhoods.
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