Council advances new city hall proposal
By an 8-7 vote, Council narrowly approved a public-private partnership to build a new city hall on West Vine Street.
Housing insecurity and services for people experiencing homelessness. This covers shelter operations, city policies, service provider coordination, and infrastructure investments addressing homelessness in Lexington.
Cities like Lexington and Louisville have comprehensive reports and task forces dedicated to housing needs. But statewide statistics suggest homelessness is rising at a higher rate outside of its cities, in growing areas like Ashland and Morehead.
The Office has hired an Encampment Coordinator and will soon be creating a new Strategic Plan.
The new shelter will be hosted at LFUCG's electronic recycling facility.
Councilmembers had a lot of thoughts to share about where a new homeless shelter should (and shouldn't) go in Lexington.
EHI Consultants will present the results of their study into what it would look like for LFUCG to fund a new homelessness shelter.
The new position will help coordinate homeless encampment cleanups and will facilitate services for homeless residents in Lexington.