This Thursday, the Metro Council takes up an ordinance brought forward by Doug Hawkins that seeks to stop the funding of the bomb storage facility the administration wants to build at Cardinal Hill Reservoir. Basically, it’s a last-ditch effort by Hawkins and Council Republicans to keep the facility from being built in his district by cutting off federal funding for it.

Hawkins knows he doesn’t have the votes, because the Council is split along party lines. That is, except for the one Democrat you’d expect to go along with a loony Hawkins idea — Dan Johnson, the South End Democrat.

Today Hawkins sent one of his e-mails out announcing Johnson’s decision to co-sponsor the ordinance, proclaiming it has Bi-Parisan Support! And he claims he only needs one more Democrat to switch sides (he actually needs 2 to pass it).  Besides, the ordinance would cut off federal funding, meaning that if the facility were later built, the federal money would have to be replaced.

Democratic Caucus spokesman Tony Hyatt says the rest of the Democrats are unlikely to support Hawkins’ bill.

“Johnson makes it 12, and he needs 14, so chances are not very good,” Hyatt said. “It’s a money issue, we’re not even talking about location. Most would have a hard time turning down federal money for something that’s eventually going to be needed.”

He added that Johnson’s support is based on fear. “Dan’s raised concerns about munitions traveling through areas getting to the facility. He doesn’t think it should be built in a neighborhood,” he said.

In fact, Hyatt says police and the Louisville Water Co. have given assurance that the type of things they’re storing are not the type of thing that would cause danger to a community, and said you’re more in danger driving behind a truck on the highway than from the facility planned for Cardinal Hill.

But Hawkins and his group stopped listening to logic and reason months ago.

A resolution sponsored by Hawkins seeking to require a different location than Cardinal Hill is still alive in the Public Safety Committee.