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Residents urge council to offset federal housing cuts as city budget hearing opens
Summary
At the Lexington Urban County Council budget public hearing, residents urged the city to respond to proposed federal cuts to housing programs and to increase local investment in Complete Streets and emergency rental assistance.
The Lexington Urban County Council opened a public hearing May 8 on the mayor's proposed fiscal 2026 budget, and residents urged council members to respond to large federal cuts to housing programs and to use the city budget to expand street-safety and emergency rental assistance.
Phoenix Berry, a District 6 resident, told the council the federal cuts to housing programs would hurt low-income residents and seniors. “Vouchers for rental assistance for low-income communities and our seniors are being cut,” Berry said. “Continuum of care services are also being cut, and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program is also being cut.” Berry said those…
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