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Homeless Data Update and Rapid Rehousing Grant
Vice Mayor Steve Kay thanks volunteers for their efforts to decrease homelessness during a press conference May 2, 2016. I am pleased to share good news regarding our city’s progress in addressing issues of homelessness. Working with numerous service providers, the newly-created Office of Homelessn…Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Update
Mayor Jim Gray released the Fiscal Year 2017 (FY 17) proposed budget on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. As a reminder, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s FY 17 will begin on July 1, 2016 and conclude on June 30, 2017. The administration proposes the budget, which the Council reviews over th…
Bluegrass Double Dollars Happy Hour at West Sixth
On Thursday, March 24, 2016, you can join Bluegrass Farm to Table and the Blue Grass Community Foundation for an informal happy hour to celebrate Bluegrass Double Dollars. You can RSVP for the Facebook event here. If you order a beer flight at the happy hour—or any time in March—you will receive …OneDoor Lexington Will Better Serve Homeless
LFUCG created the Office of Homeless Prevention and Intervention (OHPI) in 2014 following a series of recommendations from the Mayor’s Commission on Homelessness. The agency is led by Director Charlie Lanter, a former senior manager at the Community Action Council. OPHI has made strategic and ove…
US House Subcommittee Features Bluegrass Farm to Table
I am proud to share the news that Urban County Government’s Local Food Coordinator Dr. Ashton Wright recently testified before the United States House Committee on Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Nutritionregarding Bluegrass Double Dollars. You can view my earlier posts about the program by clicking…Gigabit City Committee Drafting RFP
The Mayor’s Gigabit City Executive Steering Committee is drafting a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Lexington’s fiber optic network. For additional background on this issue, see my previous blog posts here and here. The Committee previously released a Request for Information (RFI) on its gigabit c…Update on Rural Recreational Zone Text Amendment
Some constituents have inquired about the status of the rural recreational zoning ordinance text amendment (ZOTA), so I am providing a brief update on where the policy issue stands. For more background on the ZOTA please see my earlier blog post here.LegislativeHistoryHere is a timeline of the ru…My Support for the Minimum Wage Increase
On November 19,2015, Urban County Council voted to approve an ordinance raising the minimum wage in Fayette County to $10.10 an hour over the next three years, beginning July 1, 2016. The vote was 9 to 6 in favor. The Herald-Leader article about the vote can be found here.I voted with the majorit…Final Vote on Minimum Wage
The minimum wage ordinance, which will raise the wage to $10.10/hour over 3 years, is on the council docket for a second reading at the 11/19/15 council meeting that starts at 6:00 p.m. This is a crucial, final step for the ordinance before Council. A majority vote by Council in favor of the ord…