Mayor· 2019-01-07 - 2027-01 (first took office January 7, 2019 per Wikipedia; month-level end: January 2027, successor seated after the Nov 3, 2026 mayoral election, pending, per Wikipedia)
Linda Gorton
Lexington
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 50
- Total speaking time
- 6:48:43
- Avg per meeting
- 8:10
- Segments
- 10112
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Top issues during term (20)
Data center regulations
No direct cost cited, but the pause shapes where and how data centers — and their tax and infrastructure impacts — can locate here.
Dove Run / Tates Creek LexTran bus stop
$725,000 to LFUCG, budgeted.
Flock Safety camera program
The contract costs taxpayers about $317,000 a year, which speakers argued buys surveillance the city can't control.
Crisis response for 911 callers
$462,523 in new grant funding plus a $70,000 evaluation extension.
Large-Scale Solar Zoning Rules
No direct city spending, but it shapes which land can host commercial solar development going forward.
FY 2027 city budget first reading
This sets the city's entire spending plan — likely hundreds of millions of dollars across all funds — for the year beginning July 1, 2026.
Federal grant for first-responder addiction recovery (Lexington CARES)
$462,523 in new grant funding plus a $70,000 evaluation extension.
Series 2026B General Obligation Bond Sale
Up to $9.74 million in city-backed debt; a companion resolution authorizes advertising for bids.
Opioid abatement grants to 24 community agencies
$462,523 in new grant funding plus a $70,000 evaluation extension.
Federal Homelessness Funding Application
About $3.6 million total, with the largest share ($3.08M) partly funded from the innovative and sustainable solutions fund.
Complete Streets Design Manual
About $13 million proposed for FY27 paving.
Urban services district expansions
Affected property owners would pay district service fees; amounts not stated in the record.
Mental health court funding request
Unknown — funding amount not yet specified.
Mayor's Task Force on Homelessness report
Roughly $25 million estimated for the campus, with existing allocations and loans proposed so the general fund cost is planned at zero.
Kelley's Landing park improvements
Up to $1.25 million in potential grant money with no city taxpayer match required.
Street tree ordinance overhaul
Draft bike lane ordinance coming in June
Fines for violators; no city budget impact stated.
Microtransit pilot with LexTran
$139,000 for the analytics platform; the transit pilot was funded in last year's budget.
Downtown master plan engagement concerns
No funding was committed at this meeting, but implementing the plan could eventually involve a housing fund, tax-increment financing and general fund spending.
500 Southland Drive rezone to neighborhood business
Decisions during term (795)
Recorded while Gorton was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.