In July, Lexington's Planning Commission advised against allowing large-scale solar projects on agriculturally-zoned land. But Council has the final say, and it will discuss the issue during its Tuesday Work Session.
The design manual sets out standards that put Lexington's Complete Streets policy into action.
Councilmembers raised concerns about the proposed ordinance's penalties, including whether a 30-day vehicle impoundment goes too far. It will return to the committee in October.
A public hearing does not guarantee that the School Board will increase the occupational licenses tax. But some School Board members want to leave the option on the table.
In August 18th's Regular Meeting, the Fayette County Public School (FCPS) Board of Education scheduled a public hearing for September 5th to discuss potentially raising the occupational license tax (OLT).
In the August 18th meeting, the FCPS School Board discussed several of the recommendations from the Budget Solutions Work Group. During their meeting, Deputy Superintendent Houston Barber and Executive Director of Financial Accounting Rodney Jackson told the School Board the District had already tapped into the Contingency Fund this school year.
Ultimately, the School Board decided to hold a public hearing to give them the option to increase the OLT rate legally, if they deem necessary in the coming weeks. Of the five board members, Amanda Ferguson and Monica Mundy were both strongly opposed to the option of increasing the OLT rate, but Mundy was open to a public hearing to give the community a chance to voice their opinion. You can learn more about how the OLT works here.
The final FY26 FCPS Budget must be adopted and submitted to the Kentucky Department of Education by September 30th. After September 5th's Public Hearing, the School Board will have a meeting on September 8th to continue discussion of changes to the Budget, and will have a final vote on the Budget in their September 22nd meeting.
While the budget is finalized, discussions about the District's finances will continue.
Monday's vote will be the final vote on the FCPS's budget, which has been drafted multiple times this year.
Board Chair Tyler Murphy called a special meeting on September 16th to vote on an audit.
Superintendent Demetrus Liggins is instead recommending a number of budget cuts that could save millions for the District.