The Office of Homelessness Prevention and Intervention has made improvements with a new position and will adopt new recommendations from the Mayor's Task Force on Homelessness
Aaron covers the Lexington Fayette Urban County Council as a City Hall Reporter for CivicLex. His background is in Service Journalism, and he’s passionate about helping Lexington residents stay informed about happenings in local government.
A proposed 'privilege fee' system for new development could eventually help recoup hundreds of millions in infrastructure costs tied to Lexington's recent expansion.
As Lexington's Urban Service Area expands, how should it pay for new roads, sewers and other expensive infrastructure? A new "privilege fee" paid by the developers who benefit could help answer that question.
Councilmembers will get an update this week on plans for a new downtown Government Center on Vine Street, including the public-private partnership it relies on.
The newly approved budget ups spending for the city's winter storm response, and directs nearly $300 million for Public Safety, including fire, police and other divisions.
Council advanced the citizen-led group's recommendations during a June 2nd Work Session. Pending a final vote by Council this month, they could be headed to the ballot for voters this fall.
An existing LFUCG policy broadly outlines acceptable and prohibited uses for artificial intelligence for local government business. Here's what's in it.
Lexington's Urban County Council approved several spending requests for the next city budget, including $135,098 for additional building security in city hall.
Among Councilmembers' budget requests: More than $141,000 for building security upgrades, $1 million for city vehicle fleet maintenance, and $1.5 million for ADA compliance.
