LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Metro Council voted to approve the permanent closure of a portion of S. 4th Street.
In an $8 million project, Churchill Downs wants to expand the backside by adding a new medical center for the horses and a quarantine area for sick horses.
Residents near that stretch of S. 4th Street do not want to lose any portion of the roadway.
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