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 (16)(Roads)
Dove Run / Tates Creek LexTran bus stop
$725,000 to LFUCG, budgeted.
Complete Streets Design Manual
About $13 million proposed for FY27 paving.
Microtransit pilot with LexTran
$139,000 for the analytics platform; the transit pilot was funded in last year's budget.
Draft bike lane ordinance coming in June
Fines for violators; no city budget impact stated.
Wyndham Hills Drive speed limit reduction
Minor cost for signage installation.
Berea Road repaving funded
$223,000 in state funds coming in; the city chips in $56,000.
ITS traffic grant
$129,800 city match on a $649,000 project.
Wilson Downing Intersection Improvements
Mostly federal money; local match of just $16,400.
24-hour residential parking rule
Road resurfacing outside urban service boundary
Local cost of $63,500 unlocks $254,000 in state funds.
Versailles Road safety improvements
Design work capped at $769,746; construction costs to come later.
Crosswalk signal timing study
Up to $150,000, budgeted.
Waller Avenue widening with UK
Up to $200,000 from the city, with UK building regardless.
Safe Routes to School grant application
Local match of up to $100,000 against a request of up to $400,000.
Volunteer snow and ice removal agreements
No cost to the city — in fact it could save snow-removal resources where neighborhoods handle their own streets.
Street Safety Task Force final report
Council already funded five of the 12 recommendations through fund balance requests; many others will compete for future budget dollars.
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Gorton was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.