Committee to discuss growth, costs of new Urban Service Area infrastructure

In the Tuesday, January 27th Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee meeting, Council will hear a presentation about the potential costs for developing new infrastructure in the parts of the Urban Service Area that were expanded in 2023.

Council to take up new process for expanding Urban Service Area

In its Tuesday, January 20th, meeting, the Urban County Council will review a draft of the ordinance that would revise the expansion process for the Urban Service Area (USA). The plan was unanimously approved by the General Government & Planning Committee in December 2025.

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Adrian Paul Bryant is CivicLex’s Civic Information Specialist, reporting on City Hall meetings and local issues that affect Lexingtonians every day.

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Jemi Chew is a senior at the University of Kentucky majoring in journalism with minors in Arabic and Islamic studies and public policy. She is passionate about rural and community journalism and proud to call Kentucky home.

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Richard Young is the Founder and Executive Director of CivicLex.

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Anabel Peterman is CivicLex and Next City's Rural-Urban Report Fellow. She covers stories that explore the complexities of rural-urban dynamics playing out across the Central Kentucky region.

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Hannah Piedad is a Civic Media Intern at CivicLex and a student at the University of Kentucky, studying journalism and political science. She co-wrote CivicLex's Explainers on Housing Affordability, Public Transportation, and Complete Streets.

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