Council Member, District 3· 2026-02-03 - 2026-12 (appointed by Mayor Gorton and sworn in Tuesday Feb 3, 2026 per WUKY Feb 3, 2026 and LEX18; month-level end: December 2026 (appointment runs through end of LeGris term; Nov 3, 2026 election pending))
Tom Eblen
Lexington
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 15
- Total speaking time
- 11:21
- Avg per meeting
- 0:45
- Segments
- 131
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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.
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
Wyndham Hills Drive speed limit reduction
Minor cost for signage installation.
Decisions during term (700)
Recorded while Eblen was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of Summary — Table of Motions, October 20, 2026 (0928-26)
Neighborhood Development Funds list, October 27 (0931-26)
Council Capital Projects list (0930-26)
0860-26 — UK Research Foundation CPOOL evaluation extension
0890-26 — Jennifer Hart public art grant, Lexington Senior Center
0895-26 — Voices of Hope MOU at Fayette County Detention Center
0904-26 — LexArts Breeders' Cup public art grant
0905-26 — GPS unit license transfers
0908-26 — 3% pension annuity increase ordinance
0916-26 — Tetra Tech contract for Mint Lane Pump Station
0917-26 — COPS grant for forensic evidence drying cabinet
0918-26 — $462,523 Community Paramedicine expansion grant
0919-26 — LOCUS transportation analytics agreement
0920-26 — Opioid abatement grants to 24 agencies
0921-26 — Southeastern Little League Veterans' Park agreement
0925-26 — Veterans Park cleaner water grant agreement
0927-26 — Herrick Company change order No. 3 (UV disinfection)
Minutes of the October 8, 2026 Council Meeting
Second reading of ordinances 0847-26 through 0885-26 (including the E. Main St. rezone and the data processing center deletion)
First and second reading of Ordinances 0900-26 (attended donation centers) and 0901-26 (industrial zones update)
Voting record (188)
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