I was sorry a client meeting kept me away from yesterday’s LexTran press conference about the new building on Loudon Avenue. As a LexTran board member I have followed the ups and downs, ins and outs as the LexTran staff has worked to put together the funding to make it happen. I am especially proud that, as today’s Herald-Leader article points out, LexTran has treated the residential and business neighbors as stakeholders throughout the process. Those neighbors have expressed support for the proposed project and its design, and view the new building as a positive step in revitalizing the Limestone-Loudon corridors. Kudos to the LexTran staff for reaching out, and to the neighbors who took the time to provide useful suggestions. This is our community working at its best.
Syracuse, a rust-belt city with declining population and more severe challenges than Lexington, has found innovative ways to address redevelopment. In her recent post on citiwire.net, Roberta Brandes Gratz attributes the success that Syracuse is experiencing to a widespread spirit of cooperation and inclusion: “No one seems left out of the loose partnership among the mayor, university chancellor, assorted neighborhood groups and business associations,” she writes.
Imagine what that kind of cooperation could do for Lexington.
Thank you for your support! Because of people like you, we finished third in the Council at-Large primary this May. This impressive finish in the primary positions us to be in the top three who win at-large seats in the fall.
Our success in the primary came because of the hard work of hundreds of volunteers and because you and hundreds of others chose to provide the financial support necessary for a winning campaign. But we have not yet won the election that matters.
We face formidable challenges. November’s race will be harder than May’s. All the other candidates will be working harder, raising more money, and talking to more voters. I plan to do the same, with your support, and I plan to win. Can you raise your level of effort in order to help make that happen?
We have already begun the hard work that will lead to victory on November 2, and I ask now that you join in once again.
If you plan to support our campaign, please donate today — money we receive now is incredibly valuable to the campaign, and will help determine what we can do together over the next few months.
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Kay for Council had an all-ages group for Lexington’s July 4 parade. Thank you all! It was (heart)warming to be with you and about 100,000 friends and neighbors. Here’s the afternoon, distilled into less than three minutes.
Kay for Council deeply appreciates super-supporters Sonya Blaydes and Paige Hankla, who put on Kay for Council tees and made hoopin’ magic at the Lexington Farmers Market recently – along with built-in sound-track provider and excellent bluesman Keith Otterson. See 72 seconds of the fun here.
You get your chance to dance, prance — or walk sedately — in Kay for Council tees when we take to the streets for the city’s biggest party, the Fourth of July parade. It’s on July 3 this year. Join us on Saturday, July 3, at 1:30 PM in spot number 61 on Midland Avenue. The weather will be bright and warm, the parade route will be short (half the usual length – excellent for bringing children along.) We’ll have tees for all, plus showy parade decorations, cold water, and a fun attitude. Be part of it with us!
We’re number 61! Doesn’t have quite the zing of ”we’re number 1″ but it does tell you where our Kay for Council group will be as the line of march forms for the Fourth of July Parade on July 3rd. Gather with us on Midland Avenue starting at 1:30 Saturday and join in the fun. [...]
Are you wondering what you can do this summer to help us win in November? Well, wonder no more. The 4th of July parade gives us a big opportunity to spotlight for tens of thousands of voters the strength and breadth of the Kay for Council campaign. By walking/biking/blading together as Kay for Council supporters, [...]
Mark your calendar now to walk with us in the 4th of July Parade (which will actually be held on Saturday, July 3rd). This is Lexington’s most popular community event, with thousands of people downtown, so it is important for us to have a good showing. We want Kay for Council to have the biggest group [...]
Here is a message we just sent out to supporters:
What a night! After all of our hard work over the past 5 months, it’s great to be through the primary. And I couldn’t be more pleased with the results. With nine candidates running, we placed third with more than 2000 votes between us and the [...]
Here’s part of the recent Herald-Leader endorsement:
“Kay articulates a thoughtful approach to sustainable economic and urban development. His extensive civic involvement as a former vice chair of the planning commission, on the LexTran board and as an activist in the Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association well qualify him for council. “
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