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🚩 Update: These regulations were officially adopted by Council on September 11th, 2025. In August 19th’s Council Work Session, Council made a number of amendments to the Solar Panel ZOTA (Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment) that create new regulations for where different types of solar panel installations can be located in Fayette County. While the…

On Friday, August 22nd, Mayor Linda Gorton appointed Lisa Higgins-Hord to fill the 6th District Councilmember vacancy. Higgins-Hord – who was appointed to fill a vacancy for the same seat in 2020 – will serve the remainder of former Councilmember Denise Gray’s term through January 2027. Higgins-Hord is the Assistant Vice President of Community…

In Tuesday, August 26th’s Social Services and Public Safety (SSPS) Committee, 2nd District Councilmember Shayla Lynch will present a few recommendations to improve LFUCG’s Administrative Hearing Board. What is the Administrative Hearing Board? The Administrative Hearing Board makes decisions in cases where a property owner disagrees with a citation they received from the city’s…

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council’s Social Services and Public Safety Committee will take up a proposed ordinance Tuesday that would tighten local oversight of recovery residences, also known as sober living homes. The ordinance, drafted by the Department of Law, would require operators to obtain a city-issued license, provide proof of state certification, and…

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Aug. 22, 2025) — Lillyah Snipes and Jillian Lujan, both students at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE), were chosen to be part of the 2025 Undergraduate Development and Internship Research Experience (U-DAIRE) cohort. The nine-week paid internship is designed for students from all over the Southeastern…

If you are a Lexington-Fayette County 501(c)(3) agency, make sure to join us on Aug. 28, 2025, at 3 p.m. for a webinar discussing the new cycle of the City’s Nonprofit Capital Grant Program. You must register in advance for the webinar. Webinar registration NOTE: Agencies that received funding from the Nonprofit Capital Grant…

Mayor Linda Gorton, councilmembers, Lexington Parks & Recreation staff, and neighborhood families on Thursday cut a ribbon to officially open a new pool and pool house at Douglass Aquatic Center. The new pool includes features unique to public pools in Lexington, including the first “wet bubble” in Kentucky. “We are so excited to welcome…

Mayor Linda Gorton today named Lisa Higgins-Hord, a University of Kentucky administrator with broad experience working with groups throughout the community, the new Councilmember for the 6th District. It is the second time Gorton has named Higgins-Hord to the Council. “Lisa is a proven leader. She did a great job as a councilmember in…

Beginning Monday, Aug. 25, Vista Street between Rosemont Garden and Picadome Park will be closed to all thru traffic. This is in addition to the recent closure of Picadome Park between Lafayette Parkway and Vista Drive.  These closures are due to sanitary sewer construction. They are expected to last for approximately one month. Residents…