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Morton said the shooting produced a wide ripple effect: residents found bullet holes in homes and Windburn Middle School students experienced a lockdown. He said the attack turned concerns raised earlier that week at a neighborhood association meeting into reality and emphasized that neighborhood access issues make the Windburn extension an important priority for safety and emergency response.

Morton said he and Council Member Brown are advocating to speed the Windburn extension through the administrative process. He also called for comprehensive youth programming — including leadership development, year-round employment and educational support — to address root causes of violence and to reach those most at risk. Morton said his heart goes out to those directly and indirectly affected by the incident.

Council members acknowledged the report during the announcements section, and Morton urged the administration to continue work on the extension and on community supports. The administration did not provide a detailed timeline during the meeting; Morton said he understood the administration was working “as hard as it can” to advance the project.

The remarks were presented as a council-member announcement rather than a formal agenda item; no votes were taken on the Windburn extension during the Sept. 18 meeting. Morton asked the community to support longer-term strategies targeted at poverty reduction and youth services as part of a comprehensive public-safety response.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lexington - Urban County Council","oneSentenceSummary","Council Member Morton reported a midday shooting in the Windburn neighborhood that left residents and nearby schoolchildren traumatized and reiterated calls for the Windburn extension and expanded youth programming to address root causes of violence.","taxTitle","Lexington City, Fayette County, Kentucky","taxId",5707,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6471326,"Students, residents tell council Lexington should end ties to weapons manufacturers, condemn civilian deaths in Gaza",764,2011000,2775000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778141-4e6f0c4f05e99f4e4882694fdf4ac7ff&start=2011&end=2775","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5778141-4e6f0c4f05e99f4e4882694fdf4ac7ff/thumbnail_2011000.jpg","/articles/6471326/Lexington-City/Fayette-County/Kentucky/Students-residents-tell-council-Lexington-should-end-ties-to-weapons-manufacturers-condemn-civilian-deaths-in-Gaza","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471326-5793f52a38af532021e2feedf1936914/orig.mp4?Expires=1770600356&Signature=o-FnhFDchNs~fhoqf68px2wVhOC77LHSvevGVqyVOvr15l5SDROmfDUzz9iAaWyUgRTGElQGZtcmFfspOAzkWKScEF133IlxXjUFmC4oz5jw-OEpGx17WlcKGPyJ4VPDwOhZz4Txr8CAlPWGH5RCL40APyfuAeFSd2ccABTsjWNtcB4TNbZXOqc6BU9rwrkIUa0uBoXA7tyvv2lthXXiGXTtw7qD9vIPR86O-EnvLFikrXseU~kkp-MhaAfFce0deZwxBK3oNKT9gWv1RgyYWaIzZmEUXv2UjhVSqjNllEF54BeCIHcEq16sZgoTlURqBFkebDLgsQaeuA1RSVHq-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Multiple public commenters at the Lexington Urban County Council meeting on Sept. 18 urged the council to end partnerships with weapons manufacturers and to take a public stance on civilian deaths in Gaza.

Speakers included Kalyn Reynolds (District 10), Liam Sturgill (District 9), Logan Robertson (identified with Students for Justice in Palestine and as from District 3) and Eli Wren (District 5). Each speaker criticized what they described as the city’s “complicity” with arms manufacturers and called for concrete action from local government.

Kalyn Reynolds told the council she was “personally appalled” at Lexington’s alleged complacency regarding civilian deaths in Palestine and urged council members to use their authority to act. Liam Sturgill referenced a United Nations inquiry he said determined that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and called on council members to sever ties with companies he described as complicit. Logan Robertson told the council Lexington’s partnership with Lockheed Martin should end; he named Lockheed Martin as “the world’s largest weapons manufacturer” and said its products are being used in the conflict. Eli Wren urged the council to take an early, courageous step to end such partnerships and said doing so would be historically significant for the city.

Speakers framed their remarks as moral and humanitarian appeals rather than requests for specific municipal ordinances; none of the speakers presented a formal motion or ordinance to the council during the public-comment period. Council members did not make formal commitments on the record in response to the remarks during the meeting.

The public-comment speakers also asked the council to reach out to Lexington’s Palestinian, Arab and Muslim communities and to provide recognition or support following repeated local demonstrations and vigils. Logan Robertson said he had not seen city outreach to the Palestinian community and asked the council to engage.

Speakers used strong language—“genocide,” “complicity”—and tied the city’s institutional relationships and recruiting pipelines to the harm they described, including references to career recruitment by defense contractors at the University of Kentucky. The council allowed the speakers their allotted public-comment time but did not schedule further debate on the topic during that session.","During public comment at the Sept. 18 Lexington Urban County Council meeting, multiple speakers urged the council to cut partnerships with Lockheed Martin and other military contractors and to publicly acknowledge civilian suffering in Gaza.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6471329,"Lexington Urban County Council approves scores of ordinances and resolutions including winter shelter contracts and infrastructure projects",714,544000,1258000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778141-4e6f0c4f05e99f4e4882694fdf4ac7ff&start=544&end=1258","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5778141-4e6f0c4f05e99f4e4882694fdf4ac7ff/thumbnail_544000.jpg","/articles/6471329/Lexington-City/Fayette-County/Kentucky/Lexington-Urban-County-Council-approves-scores-of-ordinances-and-resolutions-including-winter-shelter-contracts-and-infrastructure-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471329-f8268559814bde800a69b54487821c01/orig.mp4?Expires=1770600356&Signature=YxfU7yg5zPx71S5IxKa7mRBast7SRlMyn3PuZXN9xqynAgGeQCnGp-nxIzluCgIG9ozPPsklsORDvWH2Id7i2-~8agQPzah~88GLJDD5qhyZqeJZxzzmHXwrW3OBYWUW0-9WD5jvnVZCK9HYggrKirGKbxAnxV~YE4eYC94tRXZ0L2zZjTtp4yQ6BL1BV-1-QMywNWzW0TH9Cj8qYDM6KpP33xTNBKBN1nXNciclfG0h7UeQoChQXASk66rLLVtYjQ4RNC22LCncb9~8FK~gPApdhGNI7dDnx4FLst52Hvv0HlRPgKnht25IsLdr5dQP3G5QPGudqYhfYfu4eRYMsA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lexington Urban County Council on Sept. 18 approved multiple ordinances and a broad package of resolutions authorizing contracts, personnel appointments and funding for municipal projects and services.

Council votes that evening finalized budget corrections rolled from FY2025 into FY2026, authorized construction and design agreements for water and wastewater projects, and approved contracts and memoranda of understanding for social-service and shelter operations. The measures passed by roll call or unanimous voice vote, with council taking separate action to approve a Pride Run service agreement later in the meeting.

The approvals included authorization for the mayor to execute a contract with Sunesis Construction Co. for the St. Martin pump station project ($2,287,100) and a design/administration agreement with Palmer Engineering for the Greenbrier pump station replacement ($6,497,530). Council also approved resolutions authorizing agreements to operate a temporary winter shelter at 1306 Versailles Road (two related items totaling not to exceed $688,824 and $1,782,000 for different aspects of removal/installation and operation), and a memorandum of understanding with LexTran for a downtown circulator pilot project (not to exceed $250,000).

Other approvals included personnel appointments, renewals or amendments to contracts for 9-1-1 telecommunicator staffing, forensic psychiatry adjustments in the inmate medical contract, and multiple environmental services contracts including sewer overflow monitoring and on-site appraisal services. Council approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a memorandum of agreement with NAMI Lexington related to the Fayette Mental Health Court ($6,270,000) and accepted federal grant awards including an engineering study match for West Winchester Road ($280,000 grant with a $70,000 local match).

Council voted by roll call on earlier ordinances to amend FY2026 budget schedules and to reappropriate funds rolled into the new fiscal year; those measures passed. Later, council approved a block of resolutions (the clerk read items 1–23 in sequence) and the mayor’s recommended items in first-reading and consent dockets. The Pride Run purchase (item 26) was read and approved separately during the meeting.

Quotes from the meeting were procedural and limited to roll-call confirmations and motions; no council member offered extended debate during the votes. Several items were described in the clerk’s readouts with project costs, vendors, and contract terms before council approved them.

Votes at a glance
- Ordinance (Items 1–2, FY2026 budget amendments and reappropriations): approved by roll call.
- Resolution: Sunesis Construction — St. Martin Pump Station elimination/replacement ($2,287,100): approved.
- Resolution: Palmer Engineering — Greenbrier pump station replacement (design/CA) ($6,497,530): approved.
- Resolutions authorizing winter shelter contracts at 1306 Versailles Road (installation/removal and operation): approved (amounts listed in clerk’s readout: $688,824; $1,782,000).
- Resolution: Memorandum of understanding with LexTran for downtown circulator pilot ($250,000): approved.
- Resolution: NAMI Lexington — Fayette Mental Health Court (FY2026 allocation $6,270,000): approved.
- Resolution: Innovate Inc. — Neighborly software renewal for Department of Housing (estimated not to exceed $64,750): approved, with future renewals contingent on appropriation.
- Resolution: Pride Run service agreement with Front Runners Lex (item 26) ($2,000): approved by roll call.
(Clerk’s readout included many additional personnel appointments, renewals and procurement authorizations; the council approved the full set as read.)

The meeting record shows the council moved through a large consent-style docket and approved a mixture of capital, operating and social-service agreements. Several measures obligate local matching funds for state or federal grants; those matches were noted in the clerk’s readouts. The council did not debate most items at length and voted to approve them as presented.

Council members confirmed roll-call results during multiple vote sequences; one council member recorded a partial dissent on a multi-item vote (“No on ’21, yes on the rest”), which the clerk noted before the mayor closed the vote.

Council staff will execute the authorized agreements and proceed with procurement and project administration according to the contracts and appropriation authority granted at the meeting. The clerk’s readout provided the specific project and contract amounts recorded above; where the clerk’s audio was garbled, amounts are reported as read into the record.","At its Sept. 18 meeting the Lexington Urban County Council gave final approval to multiple ordinances and a large block of resolutions, authorizing contracts and funding for water and wastewater projects, temporary winter shelter operations, community-service agreements and pilot transit funding.","actionData","errors"]

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Council member recounts Windburn-area shooting, urges Windburn extension and youth programming

Students, residents tell council Lexington should end ties to weapons manufacturers, condemn civilian deaths in Gaza

Lexington Urban County Council approves scores of ordinances and resolutions including winter shelter contracts and infrastructure projects