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This article has been updated to include additional perspectives from DogTown staff who contacted The Lexington Times after publication. Lexington, Ky.–When DogTown Lexington, a prominent local pet care facility, announced recently that it will be shutting its doors at the end of October, the move sent ripples of surprise and discontent across its clientele.…
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By Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern Two Kentucky legislators who have championed freestanding birth centers said Monday that they have agreed to concessions in their latest proposal, but the head of the state’s hospital association and two obstetrician-gynecologists testified that the changes are not enough to protect patients. Advocates for each side of the years-long debate spoke Monday before…
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by Jillian Riseman and Adrian Paul Bryant, CivicLex Weekly LEXINGTON, Ky.–On Tuesday, the General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee will hear the results of a pay comparison study. The pay comparison study, conducted by Management Advisory Group, Intl., examined whether or not employee salaries differed significantly by race/ethnicity, gender, and any other factors that…
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By Paul Oliva, The Lexington Times LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Neighborhood Action Match Program Review Board has released the list of awardees for the Fiscal Year 2024 Neighborhood Action Match Program. The announcement comes ahead of the council meeting scheduled for Thursday, where the resolution to authorize these grants will be discussed. The Awardees…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council’s Social Services and Public Safety committee has postponed a decision on an ordinance that would ban landlords from discriminating against tenants using federal housing vouchers and other sources of income. The committee will revisit the issue in November, allowing time for a public hearing scheduled for…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — In a move to address the city’s growing homelessness crisis, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council passed a resolution on Thursday allocating $1,072,000 in funding for temporary warming shelters this winter. The resolution received two readings and was approved the same meeting. The resolution authorizes the Mayor, on behalf of the Lexington-Fayette…
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by Paul Oliva LEXINGTON, Ky. — A press conference held Tuesday at Northside Library by “Picture of Homelessness in Lexington” revealed alarming statistics about the city’s homeless population. A comprehensive survey conducted by Catholic Action Center (CAC), Central KY Housing and Homeless Initiative (CKHHI), and Street Voice Council, found that Lexington is home to…
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Lexington, KY — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council is set to discuss a $1.2 million contract for construction of restroom and maintenance buildings at the new Cardinal Run Park North during its Thursday meeting. The contract, which is on the agenda for its first reading, could be fast-tracked by suspending the rules, a tactic…
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By Paul Oliva According to the most recent independent street survey, Lexington has approximately 2,410 homeless individuals, a number almost three times higher than the city’s most recent count of 815. These diverging figures highlight a systemic issue: the disconnection between Lexington’s spending choices and the reality faced by its most vulnerable citizens. LEX18…
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by Jordan Hensley, Legislative Research Commission FRANKFORT — Diapers are in high demand across Kentucky, and some families struggle to pay the cost. Sen. Cassie Chambers Armstrong, D-Louisville, shared her plan with the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue to file a bill next year that would make infant and adult diapers in…