Urban Service Boundary: the 2024 Urban Growth Plan begins
Weigh in on Lexington’s Urban Service Boundary expansion! As you likely know from this newsletter, Lexington’s Urban Service Boundary is expanding for the first time since 1996. The city...
Final Comprehensive Plan adopted by Planning Commission!
In the public hearing on Thursday, November 30th, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to adopt the Imagine Lexington 2045: Comprehensive Plan. A few community members showed up to comment...
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Opioid Abatement Commission – Dec 08, 2023
Opioid Abatement Commission Regular Meeting Agenda December 8, 2023 I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Adoption of Agenda IV. Approval of Minutes from November 17, 2023 V....
Kentucky Open Government Coalition’s win in open records case is a victory for all Kentuckians
by Amye Bensenhaver, Kentucky Open Government Coalition Open government advocates are inclined to rhapsodize about every judicial victory that advances the cause of public agency accountability and defeats government...
Lexington’s new Lextran GM talks about the Transit Center remodel
Originally published by WEKU. The newly named general manager of Lexington’s mass transit system says refurbishing of the downtown transit center is a priority in 2024. Fred Combs, who’s...
Mayor expects New Circle Road rebuild will be safer and help businesses
Originally published by WEKU. Mayor Linda Gorton says safety measures will be the primary benefit from the $22 million major upgrade to a portion of New Circle Road in...
Businesses are pitching local governments to give them money from the national opioid settlement; Ky. advisers say to go slow
Photo: SafeRx makes locking pill bottles (left) with a four-digit code to store medications. The BolaWrap device (top right), which aims to help law enforcement detain people without the...
Unpacking the 2024 Lexington Council primaries: A look at the newcomers
Commentary by Paul Oliva, Editor There were several shake-ups this week in the 2024 Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council primary elections. There are now candidates in 10 of the 12...
Potential political shifts loom in Lexington’s Urban County Council races, as new candidates file, others demur
by Paul Oliva, The Lexington Times Author’s note: Shortly after Emma Curtis filed for the 4th District Council seat in early January, an anonymous representative of the Kentucky Young...