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Mayor Linda Gorton today joined Urban County Councilmembers to announce the Council’s new public input website, “Engage Lexington.” Karyn Czar has the story.
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May is national Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month and WUKY's award winning history series Saving Stories marks the occasion with a segment on a new oral history project that examines the challenges and achievements of Asians, Asian Americans, Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders living, working, and studying in Kentucky. Nunn Center director Doug Boyd highlights an interview with Dan Wu, a member of the Lexington City Council who describes his childhood as an immigrant from China, growing up in Lexington, and how his career took him from California to New York City and then back to Lexington. Wu also talks about his identity as an Asian American, how he finds community in Lexington, and why he decided to enter into local politics.
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After taking public comment from several residents who don't want to see a soccer stadium built on Athens Boonesboro Road near Interstate 75, members of the Urban County Council voted 10 to 2 for a zoning change to make it happen. Alan Lytle has details.
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Spring break is officially over for Lexington’s Urban County Council and it’s shaping up to be an eventful week at city hall with Mayor Linda Gorton’s budget speech later today and consideration of the 2045 Comprehensive Plan, which includes the hot-button issue of expanding the Urban Service Boundary. Kit Anderson with CivicLex joins us for a preview.
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In this week's edition of CivicLex Chat Richard Young recaps what happened last week regarding the short-term rental issue and previews a very busy Tuesday on tap at City Hall with discussions on Community Corrections, Lexington's paramedicine program and other substance use disorder issues.
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They started last year with over a thousand project proposals, but Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council members have narrowed it down and given initial approval to a plan for 121 million in federal pandemic relief dollars. WUKY’s Arlo Barnette reports.
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Urban County Council moved quickly on some items in the week leading up to Winter break, including the adoption of a new district map for Lexington. But…
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The window is open for candidate filing in the election for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council and sitting members will hear redistricting…
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Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton has named Lisa Higgins-Hord the new Councilmember for the 6th District. The oath of office was administered Tuesday afternoon…
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It was an emotional morning in the lobby of city hall for sixth district councilwoman Angela Evans. She is leaving her seat so that she can earn a…