Ballotpedia: Whitney Baxter

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

Transportation & Infrastructure

Taxes

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Believes in the importance of well-maintained neighborhoods, superior schools, and safe parks.

Believes Lexington must carefully manage future growth to protect its "signature horse farms" while welcoming new residents.

- Believes in the importance of well-maintained neighborhoods, superior schools, and safe parks.
- Believes Lexington must carefully manage future growth to protect its "signature horse farms" while welcoming new residents.

Housing & Urban Development

Believes the most important role of local government is ensuring safe parks and playgrounds for children.

- Believes the most important role of local government is ensuring safe parks and playgrounds for children.

Public Services

Supports increasing the public safety budget and providing more resources for first responders.

Supports providing appropriate resources for public safety and first responders.

- Supports providing appropriate resources for public safety and first responders.

Public Safety

Economy

Education

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Whitney Baxter

- 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. 