Council discusses ice storm gaps in city's winter weather response
Environmental Quality and Public Works Commissioner Nancy Albright said that the city was prepared for a normal snow event, not an ice storm.
The Urban County Council is the legislative branch of Lexington's city government. Council controls the city budget and adopts laws for the city. There are 15 members of the Council, 12 of which are elected from individual Council Districts and 3 of which are elected At Large.
Environmental Quality and Public Works Commissioner Nancy Albright said that the city was prepared for a normal snow event, not an ice storm.
The 2026 elections will bring big changes to the Lexington Urban County Council, with seven council incumbents not running for re-election, including many council veterans. This means Lexington voters will see lots of new faces on the ballot this year.
By an 8-7 vote, Council narrowly approved a public-private partnership to build a new city hall on West Vine Street.
Why is the city building a new city hall? What's the actual cost? We answer your questions about Lexington's potential city hall deal.
This presentation will mark the final scheduled update in a year-long process that began in January. If adopted, this would be Lexington's new framework for determining how and if to expand the Urban Service Area
Earlier this year, LFUCG signed a $1 million, three-year contract with Undue Medical Debt with the goal of forgiving $90 million in medical debt.
While this ruling blocks the proposed eight-story, 322-unit apartment complex, the developer could still demolish the existing buildings and construct a new four-story, 75-foot structure under the site’s current R-4 zoning without any additional public input.
If approved, the complex would be the third high-density apartment complex approved on East Maxwell street in the last year and a half.
If approved, the project on the formal landfill with Edelen Renewables would create enough electricity to power about 5,300 homes.
The remaining $4.03 million fund balance can be revisited in the future for spending.
An existing serviced from United Way, called "Ride United," has caught Council's attention.
Ideas for how to spend the fund balance include a roundabout study, improvements to the Black and Williams Center, and more money to Lextran for a microtransit pilot.