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 (8)(Development)
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.
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.
Neighborhood Development Fund allocations
Roughly $54,600 across all funded organizations.
Privilege fees for shared public infrastructure
Could shift infrastructure cost burdens onto non-participating property owners instead of the general taxpayer.
Vulcan mineral lease on public land
Could bring the city at least $100,000 a year and, per administration estimates, more than $60 million over the lease's life — but it won't be decided until at least the new year.
Ash Tree development sewer extension (Jessamine County)
Terms of the site-specific agreements, including any revenue to the city, are not stated in the minutes.
First-Time Homebuyer Subsidy Increase
No direct cost to the city; federal HOME funds cover the $50,000 subsidies.
Eviction data-sharing MOU
No cost to the city.
Decisions during term (23)
Recorded while Gorton was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.