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Council approves LexPark budget after director warns of multi‑million dollar garage repairs and proposes rate increases
Summary
Lexington Parking Authority director Laura Boysen presented a multi-year capital plan requiring $13–$15 million in garage repairs and asked the council to approve changes that raise transient parking to $3 for the first 30 minutes and $4/hr thereafter (daily cap to $19); council approved the LexPark budget after questions about impacts on workers and arts nonprofits.
The Lexington Fayette Urban County Council approved the Lexington Parking Authority (LexPark) proposed budget on April 30 after a detailed presentation from executive director Laura Boysen outlining a multi‑year capital program and operating pressures.
Boysen said the authority faces a $13–$15 million capital program to repair and maintain three downtown garages (excluding the courthouse garage, which could add roughly $5 million) and ongoing maintenance costs of roughly $500,000 per year. She described deferred-maintenance risks —…
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