Council Member, District 6· 2025-08 - 2026-12 (month-level start: August 2025 (appointed by Mayor Gorton after Denise Gray resigned, per WUKY Aug 22, 2025); month-level end: December 2026 per WUKY 'appointment ends in December 2026')
Lisa Higgins-Hord
Lexington
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- Meetings spoken in
- 6
- Total speaking time
- 4:00
- Avg per meeting
- 0:40
- Segments
- 56
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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 Higgins-Hord was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
A Resolution ratifying the Permanent Classified Civil Service Appointments of: Brandi Morse, Administrative Specialist Principal, Grade 520N, $30.770 hourly in the Div. of Streets and Roads, effective May 10, 2026, Rodricuse Jackson,…
Authorization to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grants Program requesting federal funds in the amount not to exceed $400,000 for planning and demonstration…
Voting record (0)(Roads)
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