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As my newsletter subscribers know, I am updating my email list for 2015 so that I can better provide you with information that reflects your interests.If you would like my office to keep you informed about specific community issues you care about, please take a few minutes to fill out the short for…

Gigabit City Update

In 2014, Mayor Gray announced Lexington’s intent to become a gigabit city. A gigabit city refers to a city that has the infrastructure and services to deliver data at speeds up to 1,000 megabytes per second (mbps) or 1 gigabyte per second to a household or business. The standard broadband speed for…

Budget Process, Fiscal Year '16

Council has been reviewing the Mayor’s Proposed Budget since he presented it on April 7, 2015.  After review by sub-committees, called Links, Council will consider the Links recommendations and all  proposals from individual council members for additions or modifications. We are scheduled to give f…

Lexington’s Downtown Management District Up For Approval

Drew Fleming, the Chair of the Downtown Lexington Corporation Board, discusses the Downtown Management District with Council The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council will hear the second reading of an ordinance for Lexington’s first Downtown Management District at this coming Council Meeting,  6:0…

Knight Grant Supports Local Food: The New Northside Commons Market

On March 31st, 2015 the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation notified NoLi CDC and Bluegrass Farm to Tablethat they would receive a $550,000 Knight Cities grant to create Northside Common Market, a new public market and food processing facility.  The grant was the second largest grant awarded by …