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A nearly century-old Jefferson Countyagency thatoffers thousands of people freeservices ranging from gardening help totips onlivingon a reduced incomesoonmaybe forced to make bigcuts.

The Jefferson County Cooperative Ex-tension Service has seen a drop of nearly$150,000 in funding from the city of Louis-villeoverthepasttwofiscalyears,andisforthe first time seeking public donations tostay afloat, said Wayne Long, the local ser-vices coordinator and agricultural agent.

We canttakemany hits like that beforethe office closes, or some other drasticmeans is taken, he said of the agency,which last year helped more than 150,000people, includingabout 8,400 youths in 4-H.

Up to now, the service has avoided sig-nificant service cuts by drawing on re-serves. But those reserves are exhausted,Long said, and the service is now seekingmore grants and considering charging forsome programs.

Wehavecuteverypennythatwecould,he said.

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The shake-up at the Metropol-itanSewer District continued Fri-day, with two top officials aboard member and the chief engi-neer submitting their resigna-tions.

MSD Executive Director BudSchardein circulated an email toLouisville Metro Council mem-bers and others Friday afternoon

announcing that Chief EngineerMark Johnson whose businessties with a firm thatdoesbusinesswith MSD have been questioned would leaveNov.11, after work-

ingat MSDfor three years.And MSD spokesman Steve

Tedder said board memberCharles Weiter, who started withMSD in 2006, has resigned out ofconcern over a potential conflictofinterestinvolvinghis sons. Wei-ter is a consulting engineer whostarted with theboard in 2006 andhad been scheduled to servethrough June 30.

Since spring, the eight-mem-ber MSD board has been largelyremade,acquiringfour newmem-

bers,withonemorenowanticipat-ed as a result of Weiters resigna-tion. The changeover has comewhile MSD has labored under acloud of controversy most of theyear.

Kentucky State Auditor CritLuallenanda team ofherauditorsarescrutinizingtheagencysman-agement, contracting, financialpolicies andethics followinga se-ries of stories published by TheCourier-Journal.

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MSD chief engineer exitsBusiness ties drew attention; board member also resigns

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LOSANGELES Jurors consid-

ering the case against MichaelJacksons doctor ended their firstday of deliberations Friday with-out reaching a verdict or askingany questions indicating how fartheir discussions havereached.

The seven-man, five-womanpanel was given highlighters andblank forms to request evidenceafter starting deliberations Fri-day morning. They recessedaround 4 p.m. Pacific time andwere to resume discussions Mon-day.

The jury must reach a unani-mous verdict to either convict oracquit Dr. Conrad Murray of in-voluntary manslaughter in Jack-sons June 2009 death.

Jackson died from a fatal doseof the anesthetic propofol.

Murrayhas acknowledged giv-ing Jackson propofol to help himsleep.

The jury is not sequesteredand will deliberate during thecourts regular hours.

A verdict will bereadthe sameday it is reached.

During closing arguments ofthe six-week trial, attorneys forthe Houston-based cardiologistattacked prosecutors and theirwitnesses, saying they had overtime developed stories and theo-ries that placed the blame forJacksons death squarely on Mur-ray.

Prosecutors countered that

Murray was an opportunistic andinept doctor who left Jacksonsthree children without a father.

Prosecutors contend thatMur-ray giving Jackson propofol as asleep aid violated standards ofcare andamounted to a secretex-perimentin which thedoctor keptno records.

Media were stationed Fridayoutside the courthouse and in thecourtroom where the jurys deci-

sionwilleventuallyberead.Attor-neys handling the case will re-ceive a two-hour notice when averdict is reached.

Murray waived the need forhispresence if thepanel asks anyquestions, but he must be presentwhen a verdict is announced.

Jurors heard from 49 witness-es and have more than 300 piecesof evidence to consider.

They were given lengthy in-structions by thejudge about howto deliberate.

If Murray is convicted, hefaces a sentence ranging fromprobation to four years behindbars, and he would lose his med-ical license.

The sentence will be decidedby Superior Court Judge MichaelPastor after receivinginput fromattorneys for both sides and pro-bation officials, if necessary.

A recent change in Californialawmeans that Murray, 58,mightserve any possible incarcerationin a countyjailrather than a stateprison.

A prison term could be short-ened by overcrowding.

Evenif he is acquitted,Murraycould still be pursued by medicallicensing authorities in the statesof California, Nevada and Texas.

No verdict for Jacksons doctorJurors to return todeliberate MondayByAnthonyMcCartneyThe Associated Press

Jurors conducted a day of deliberations Friday without reaching averdict in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray(center), who was Michael Jacksons doctor when Jackson died in 2009.

CORRECTION

Seminary scholarshipsA story Thursday about Louis-ville Presbyterian Theological

Seminary incorrectly said itsfull-scholarship programbeginning in 2015 would beopen only to full-time mas-ter's students. Part-timemasters students wouldreceive scholarship aid andwould be counted as a frac-tion of a student toward theseminarys plan for a cap of130 full-time equivalentstudents in masters-levelenrollment.

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HONOLULU It happens dailyin supermarket and conveniencestores all over digging into abag of chips whilewaiting in line,samplinga coupleof grapesin theproduce section, opening a bottleof milk to appease a cryingchild.

The highly-publicized story ofa pregnant Honolulu mom whowas arrested last week with herhusband after she ate a sandwichin a Safeway store and forgot topay, leadingto thecouples 2-year-old daughterbeing taken awaybyChild WelfareServices,sparkedanationaldebate on the issue.

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and saved the wrapper to have itscanned at the register. But sheandher husband forgotto payforthe sandwiches as they checkedout.When confronted by security,they offered to pay, but Honolulupolice were called and the couplewere arrested and booked. Theirdaughter Zofia was taken away.Leszczynski said she was embar-rassed and horrified.

They posted $50 bail each andwerereunitedwith their daughterafter an18-hour separation.Hono-lulu policesaidit was routine pro-cedure to call Child Welfare Ser-vices if a child is present whenboth parents are arrested.

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hadbeenawarding six-figure con-tracts to the Heritage Engineer-ing consulting firm, which John-sonpreviously co-ownedand withwhichhe continuesto have direct

business ties.Johnsonco-ownstwo business-es with three owners of HeritageEngineering and is a co-landlordof the firms Jeffersonville, Ind.,offices. At the same time he hasplayed a key role in deciding howMSDhands outmillionsof dollarsin engineering work through itsno-bid professional-services con-tracts.

The arrangement compliedwith MSDs ethics policy, butagency officials have acknowl-edged it could violate a tougherpolicy that the MSD board is con-sidering.

Tedder, however, said Fridaythe ethics questionplayed no partin Johnsons departure. Johnson

declined a request to be inter-viewed but in a statementprovid-ed by Tedder said he was proudofthe opportunityto workat MSDand proud of what we accom-plished in three years, with theconsent decree.

The consent decree refers to a$850 million sewer-system im-provement program MSD agreedto undertakein 2005 at thebehestof state and federal regulators tocurb sewage overflows into areawaterways.

In his email, Schardein wrote:When Mark came to MSD in2008, he promised me three yearsof service to help get the majorconsent-decree projects off theground. He haskept that commit-ment. Since his tenure began,

MSD has bid over 50 major con-struction projects totaling over$200 million.

It should be pointed out toMark'scredit thatMSD'sconsent-decree projects are currentlyrunning below budget and aheadof designated construction dead-lines.I creditthatto Mark and hisengineering staff, along with allotherMSDdivisionsthatcontinueto demonstrate teamwork and co-operation.

Schardein noted that Johnsonhas worked with MSD for 25years; before taking on the con-sent decree, Johnson had workedwith the utility for decades as aprivate engineering contractor.

Weiter was not available Fri-

day afternoon, according to awoman who answered the phoneat Main Street Realty, where hehas an office. But Tedder saidWeiter stepped down because ofconcern about a possible conflict.

Weiter is helping his sons fi-nance a business, and the sons al-ready have another business thatprovides and maintains exerciseequipment for MSD employees,Tedder said.He saidWeiter want-ed to make sure there was no ap-pearance of a conflict.

Louisville Mayor GregFischerappoints MSD board members,and the executive director andchief engineer serve at his plea-sure.

In August, the mayor ex-pressed concerns about Johnsons

business ties with Heritage andasked Luallen to include them inher audit. But on Friday, Fischerspokesman ChrisPoynter saidthemayor did not ask Johnson toleave.

This was solely his decision,Poyntersaid,addingthatthe may-or would now begin to look for areplacement.

Poynter said themayor didnotaskWeiterto leave but embracedhis departure.

We appreciate his decision tostep down, Poynter said, addingthat themayor wouldmakea newappointment during the next sev-eral weeks.

Poynter said Fischer awaitsLuallens report by the end of the

year, which he said could promptmore MSD changes.Three board members quit af-

ter The Courier-Journal reportedthat companies the membersowned haddone businesswith theagency theyserved.

Another board member whoseterm expired has not been re-placed. Two others whose termsrecently expired chairman Ar-noldCelentanoand MarvinD. Sta-cy were reappointed by Fisch-er, Poynter said.

This continues to signal thecomplete makeover the MSDboard andputs thatteamsquarelyat Mayor Fischers direction andguidance, said Jeff Frank, exec-utive director of Future Fund.

The conservation group has

been battling MSD over itssewerplans in the Floyds Fork water-shed and raised various ethicsquestions with Luallens office in2010.

Even before the auditorsanalysis comes in, this is the sortof systemic change that it willtake to change the MSD ship ofstate, Frank said.

Johnson drewan annual salaryof $148,741. He took a 10 percentpaycut in 2008, along with Schar-dein, but The Courier-Journal hasreportedthatSchardeinand John-son largely made up that that cutwithin a few months, through bo-nuses and raises.

On Friday, Schardein calledJohnson one of the best design/

constructionengineers in thepro-fession.Schardein saidMSDstaff engi-

neer Steve Emly would be the in-terim chief engineer, pending Fi-schers hire.

Schardein said Emly, 43, is agraduate of Seneca High Schooland the University of LouisvilleSpeed EngineeringSchool. Hehasworkedat MSD since1994.

Reporter James Bruggers can be

reached at (502) 582-4645.

MSD: Chief engineer and board member leave sewer utilityContinued from Page A1

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