Overview
- Councilman Andrew Owens introduced the rezoning measure, and Mayor Craig Greenberg voiced support for the effort.
- Givaudan still owns the Payne Street property, and some cleanup work remains underway at the site.
- A final demolition permit is awaiting city approval, and the company estimates about 40 days of work once it is granted.
- Givaudan says it will not rebuild in Louisville’s Clifton neighborhood and is evaluating other locations in Kentucky or nearby states.
- State investigators determined the 2024 explosion that killed two workers and injured 11 was caused by a cooking-vessel failure that had been documented months earlier.