Lexington Policy, Housing and Development Conflicts Expand

Lexington is pursuing a data-center moratorium extension through Oct. 31, 2027, amid Green Acres Park concerns about utility capacity, traffic and transparency; Georgetown is drafting a ban and Woodford County has adopted one. Housing insecurity remains acute, and an emergency winter plan adds overflow shelter, outreach and free LexTran rides. A proposed 2% downtown hotel visitor assessment is headed to a Dec. 1 hearing, while UK students’ protest over 18 Flock license-plate readers has raised privacy and safety questions.