Lexington Fayette Urban County Government

Lexington is about to turn 250 years old in the year 2025, and Saving Stories will be featuring a number of familiar voices from our community. Jump starting that look back is this episode featuring former Vice Mayor Isabel Yates. The Nunn Center interviewed Yates in 1996 for a project involving members of the Lexington Fayette Urban County local government. Listen as she details how she got involved in local politics and talks about a number of then pressing issues that seem all too relevant today - especially issues of growth versus preservation. Isabel Yates celebrated her 100th birthday this past October.

Mayor Linda Gorton today joined Urban County Councilmembers to announce the Council’s new public input website, “Engage Lexington.” Karyn Czar has the story.

On Tuesday Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton laid out her budget proposal for fiscal year 2024/25. WUKY’s Karyn Czar reports.

Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton presents her proposed budget to the Urban County Council later today, plus we have updates on so-called FLOCKcameras, short-term rental regs outside the Urban Service Boundary and an opportunity for you to meet some of the people running for office in the May primary. Civic Lex's Adrian Bryant has all of the details. He talks with WUKY's Alan Lytle.

Jillian Riseman with CivicLex talks with WUKY's Alan Lytle about what's happening at City Hall.

Kit Anderson with CivicLex fills us in on what's going on down at City Hall. There's more discussion surrounding Mayor Linda Gorton's proposed spending plan, the Urban County Council is making changes to how people sign up for public comment, and the Public Arts Commission has launched a new collaborative program to help introduce more public art projects on city-owned property.

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.

This week the Lexington Fayette Urban County Council will discuss the challenges associated with building more affordable housing and how to pay for it. Richard Young of CivicLex has a preview of some options on the table.

Richard Young of CivicLex and WUKY's Alan Lytle discuss major issues up for discussion at City Hall including a review of the city's community corrections, paramedicine and substance use disorder programs.

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.