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Lexington Mayor To Deliver First Budget Address

Linda Gorton For Mayor

Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton will deliver her first fiscal year budget recommendations Tuesday.  It comes at a time when tax revenue is down.

Because of those financial constraints, Gorton says her spending suggestions are contained in a “lean budget.”  The first term mayor previously ordered cuts totaling about $2 million for this current fiscal year.  Then Gorton says city departments and outside agencies were asked to reduce their budget requests by 15% for the new budget. “We’re doing this in a way that, for the most part, our citizens will not notice a difference.  We’re being very responsible with our money,” said Gorton.

After getting her recommendations, Lexington council members will begin the work to review them and then act on the budget in June.

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