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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…
Carbs & Caffeine for a Cause: Biscuits, Sorghum, Magic Beans Coffee - for Bluegrass Double Dollars
Please join Rona and me at 250 Campsie from 10:00 am until noon this coming Saturday (11/7/15). You may RSVP for our Carbs & Caffeine for a Cause event by clicking here.We will be serving homemade biscuits with Kentucky butter, five different fresh 2015 sorghums, and a variety of Magic Beans…
Minimum Wage of $10.10 Advances to the Council Docket
During yesterday’s work session (10/27/15), I voted with the majority to add the to the Council’s docket an ordinance proposing an increase in the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour over the next three years. Eight Councilmembers supported the motion, six Councilmembers opposed.I am hopeful that the or…
Latest on Gigabit City
Status UpdateThe city of Lexington has a project team working to make our community a gigabit city. Being a gigabit city means that residents and businesses can access the Internet at download speeds of 1 gigabyte/second. To download data at gigabit speeds, Lexington will need an infrastructure o…
Maintaining Our Urban Forest
The following is a guest post by Angela Poe, a Program Manager for Public Engagement with the LFUCG Division of Environmental Services.Lexington is invested in enhancing its corridors and medians. Trees are an important part of that effort. To keep our urban forest healthy and attractive, Lexingt…