Social Services and Public Safety Committee – Jan 23, 2024 Agenda
The agenda for Social Services and Public Safety Committee dated Tuesday, 23 January 2024 has been published. Access it here:https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4142
Lexington Opioid Abatement Commission January Meeting
Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton’s Opioid Abatement Commission met on January 12, 2024 in Council Chambers. Video of the meeting and the agenda is available below. Opioid Abatement Commission Regular...
Global Lex 2024 Annual Update
In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee, Isabel Taylor of Global Lex will provide an update on the number of English Learners and languages spoken in Lexington. Global...
Council Hears the Complete Streets Action Plan
In Tuesday’s Council Work Session, Council will hear a presentation on the City’s new Complete Streets Action Plan. For the past 50 years, Lexington has planned and designed streets...
Lexington to receive state grant to support mental health crisis response, Beshear announces
via news release Gov. Beshear announced [Thursday] the next step toward becoming a national leader in mental health care as more than $4.7 million in federal and state funds...
Read the RFP for Lexington’s “Millionaire’s Park,” AKA Kelley’s Landing
LEXINGTON, KY — Against the backdrop of an estimated 700 homeless children in Lexington, the Bluegrass Community Foundation’s “Fund for a Greater Lexington” (FGL) has released a $150,000 Request...
Look Who’s Running for Council in 2024!
Last Friday was the filing deadline for candidates for Urban County Council, so we’re here to give you a rundown on all of the folks running for office! As...
KY bill threatens Lexington’s proposed ban on source of income discrimination by landlords
The Herald Leader’s Beth Musgrave reports: A bill filed in the Kentucky legislature would ban local governments from prohibiting landlords from discriminating against people who use federal housing vouchers...
Texas Woman Who Stole Almost $4M From LFUCG Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison
For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. — A San Antonio woman, Shimea Maret McDonald, 25, was sentenced to 80 months in federal prison...
Lexington Fayette Urban County Government shamelessly exploits unsettled issue of open records law
In the midst of the opening day legislative melee comes this important note about a public agency that should know better. Lexington Fayette Urban County Government has officially taken...
