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Secured $960,000 for paving at the Masterson Station Park fairgrounds.

Securing funding for paving at the Masterson Station Park fairgrounds.

- Securing funding for paving at the Masterson Station Park fairgrounds.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of August 20, 2024, Shayla Lynch’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Taxes

As a Housing Commissioner, successfully recommended establishing a Tenant Advisory Group and a Landlord Advisory Group to provide feedback to the Housing Advocacy and Community Development Department.

Advocated for the creation of tenant and landlord advisory groups to offer feedback on the city's housing plans.

Aims to make the planning process more user-friendly for citizens by developing a Public Engagement Toolkit in collaboration with the city’s Planning Department.

Helped establish a public engagement toolkit to make it easier for residents to engage in the city's development planning.

Advocated to include affordable housing in the city's long-term development plans.

- Advocated for the creation of tenant and landlord advisory groups to offer feedback on the city's housing plans.
- Helped establish a public engagement toolkit to make it easier for residents to engage in the city's development planning.
- Advocated to include affordable housing in the city's long-term development plans.

Housing & Urban Development

Secured funding for improvements to the park in Highland. 

Promises to "uplift the voices that most often go unheard, and center humanity when making decisions on behalf of our community."

Secured $5 million for the complete renovation of the Douglass Park Pool.

Secured funding to renovate the Douglass Park Pool.

Collaborated with Seedleaf and D2 neighbors to improve neighborhood safety and access to a community garden.

Worked with Seedleaf and residents to improve access to a community garden.

- Secured funding for improvements to the park in Highland. 
- Promises to "uplift the voices that most often go unheard, and center humanity when making decisions on behalf of our community."
- Secured funding to renovate the Douglass Park Pool.
- Worked with Seedleaf and residents to improve access to a community garden.

Public Services

Public Safety

Led an ordinance to ban hair discrimination in the workplace.

- Led an ordinance to ban hair discrimination in the workplace.

Economy

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Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council Candidates attend forum to answer questions ahead of November Election

As of August 20, 2024, Jacques Wigginton did not have a website or any information online.

Jacques Wigginton

- Urban county council members make up the legislative body of the Lexington-Fayette County government and are responsible for the public's health, safety, and welfare. Its legislative duties include enacting ordinances, levying taxes, and adopting a budget. 
- The city council has the authority to investigate all activities of the city government and its employees. 
- The urban county council has 12 district council members and three at-large council members. 
- Council members voted to represent a single district serve two-year terms and those voted at-large serve four-year terms. Elections take place in even-numbered years. 