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Details of Fund Balance Allocations
To follow up on my previous post, here are the details of council’s recent decisions regarding allocation of the FY13 fund balance.FY 13 Fund Balance Allocations SummaryBeginning Fund Balance: $ 14,976,300Allocations:Additional Economic Contingency Fund Allocation $ 1 ,500,000Facilities HVAC Projec…Council's Decisions About the Fund Balance
There has been much discussion and some misunderstanding of the Council’s recent decisions about how to allocate the fund balance from the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2013 (FY 13). While some have thought of this money as “surplus,” in my mind we have those funds to allocate in part because of…Comprehensive Plan Public Meeting
My friends in the Planning Department have asked me to share with you that the LFUCG Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the draft 2013 Comprehensive Plan at 1:30 pm on October 31, 2013 in Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of the Government Center.If you wish to address the Planning C…
Mural Dedication at Lexington Market: East End
East End Mural Dedication I recently filmed a Council Comments segment about the Good Neighbor Stores project in the East End which you can watch here. The piece focused on the mural being painted on the Lexington Market:East End, formerly Pak-N-Save. Anita Courtney with the Tweens Coalition has a…Recreational Uses in the Rural Area
No Convergence (Yet): How the Policy Question of the Recreational Uses to be Allowed in the Rural Area and the Practical Question of Whether to Allow Boone Creek Outdoors to Operate Do Not Presently Intersect and How They May Possibly Intersect in the FutureThe somewhat long title of this post is m…
James Shambhu
I am pleased to have the art of James Shambhu in my Council office. James, a Lexingtonian educated at the University of Kentucky, is represented by the Ann Tower Gallery. He has had solo exhibitions at several galleries in Lexington, was voted one of the best new local artists by Ace Weekly in 20…Public Meeting to Discuss Rupp Arena and Town Branch Commons
There will be a public meeting to discuss the plans for Rupp Arena and Town Branch Commons on Wednesday, September 18th from 4:30 – 6:30 pm at the Kentucky Theatre, 214 E. Main Street. The meeting will focus on the plans for Town Branch Park, behind Rupp Arena, and how it relates to plans for Rupp…Domestic Partner Benefits
At the August 20th Council Work Session, Vice-mayor Gorton referred the issue of domestic partner benefits to the General Government Committee, which I serve as Chair. Present plans are to place the issue on the agenda for initial discussion at the next meeting of the committee, on October 1 at 11:…