Lexington Unveils 30-Year Winter Response Overhaul
Lexington is rolling out its biggest snow-and-ice response overhaul in more than 30 years after criticism of recent storm response. The plan adds drivers and contractors, calls for treating all ranked streets within four hours, improves route monitoring and public updates through a weather dashboard, and seeks to coordinate school transportation plans; residents and a mayoral candidate have questioned whether the changes will be enough.
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About Linda Gorton
Linda Gorton is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of Lexington, Kentucky. Gorton previously spent 4 years as vice mayor and 16 more on the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, becoming the longest-serving member of that council. She is also a registered nurse. Gorton was elected mayor in 2018 in a nonpartisan election. She was re-elected in 2022.
Everything about Linda Gorton →- Occupation
- nurse
- Position held
- mayor of Lexington
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1948