In Tuesday, January 13th’s Social Services & Public Safety Committee meeting, Jeff Herron, the city's Homelessness Prevention Manager, will present an update on the city’s street outreach services and homeless encampment response.
Council will receive a six-month update on the city’s partnership with Undue Medical Debt, which purchases medical debt from healthcare providers like hospitals.
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.
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.
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.
Mayor Linda Gorton will face a crowded field of challengers in the mayoral race. Six candidates are running against her:
Because there are more than two candidates, the race will have a primary election on May 19th to narrow the field down to two finalists who will compete in the November general election.
The three Council At Large seats are citywide positions, meaning all Lexington voters cast ballots for these races. This year, six candidates are running for the three seats:
Because there are only six candidates for three seats, this race won't have a primary and will go straight to the November general election, where voters can select up to three candidates.
The 12 Council District seats represent specific geographic areas of Fayette County. Only voters who live within a district can vote for that district's representative.
Five districts have unopposed candidates who will automatically be elected in November:
District 5 is the only district race with a primary. Three candidates will compete on May 19th for the two spots on the November general election ballot:
The top two vote-getters will advance.
Five district races will be decided in November:
We'll have more information on these candidates and all the races in our voter guide Vote Local Lexington, which will be live next month.
Edit: This story has been updated to include the District 3 Council Race, we apologize for the omission.
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.