Halloween is more than two months away, but Lexington’s Council is already discussing the holiday. Trick or Treat is scheduled between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. on October 31. That’s also the last day of the highly anticipated Breeders Cup Championships at Keeneland, and the date of an evening University of Kentucky football game. Council member Richard Moloney is worried about traffic between the Keeneland race track and Commonwealth Stadium. He’s suggesting the city move trick or treat activities to Friday, October 30. “This is the day that Lexington’s gonna be all over the map and the last thing we need to do is be on the map of a kid getting hit by a car,” said Moloney.
Moloney urged mayoral staff not to wait until the last minute to make an announcement. Chief of Staff Jamie Emmons told Council this week that the Halloween discussion has been going on for a couple of months. "The Keeneland folks actually did come to us first and request that we consider that," said Emmons. "The bottom line is there’s really not a good night that weekend. We’ve talked to police about it and it’s going to be challenging any night of that weekend."
No action was taken by Council.?
