2026 Kentucky General Election

Ashleigh PERRY

Buket Urgen

Ashleigh Perry is chairperson of Stamping Ground Community In Action, which organizes and hosts the Annual Community Egg Hunt and Buffalo DAZE festival.

2024-6-4-MINUTES.pdf

As of October 8, 2026, Ashleigh PERRY’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Citizens’
Concerns
Ashleigh Perry came in and she was wanting to know if the commission
would waive the vendor fees for Buffalo Daze and also if they could have if at
the Buffalo Square Park on October 7th and 8th. Lastly, she wanted to know if
they would provide some more porta potties for the event. Mayor Murphy
said that they could get three more porta potties, two regular ones and a
handicap one.

Motion by Mayor Murphy, 2nd by David Clark to waive the vendor
fees for Buffalo Daze and to let them use the Buffalo Square Park on
October 7th and October 8th.

Motion
Passed
5 - 0

MINUTES City of Stamping Ground (August 15th, 2023) - City of Stamping Ground PDF

*Ashleigh Perry discussed the cost for the upcoming Buffalo Daze which
will be Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. She said that any vendor that has obtained a
City Business License will not have to pay a fee for setting up during BD.
She also asked the Commission to a lot $4,000 for expenses this year for BD.

Motion by Mayor Murphy, 2nd by Jessie Zagaruyka to donate $4,000 for
Buffalo Daze expenses. $2,000 from Parks and $2,000 from Economic
Development. (Dale Perry abstained from voting; he oversees Buffalo
Daze.)

2021-08-03-Minutes.pdf

Asked the city commission to waive Buffalo Daze vendor fees, allow the use of Buffalo Square Park, and provide additional portable toilets.

Asked the city commission to allocate $4,000 for Buffalo Daze expenses.

- Asked the city commission to waive Buffalo Daze vendor fees, allow the use of Buffalo Square Park, and provide additional portable toilets.
- Asked the city commission to allocate $4,000 for Buffalo Daze expenses.

Public Services

Transportation & Infrastructure

Ashleigh Perry asked for the business license fee be waved for the merchants
set up at the Farmers’ Market.

Motion by Mayor Murphy 2
nd by Commissioner Swartz to wave the
business license fee for the merchants participating at the Farmers’
Market.

Motion
Passed
4 - 0

Asked the city commission to waive business-license fees for Farmers' Market merchants.

- Asked the city commission to waive business-license fees for Farmers' Market merchants.

Economy

Cody MEADOWS

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Sarah Magard spoke on behalf of the SGE Robotics Club. They are asking for a donation to support the club. Commissioner Meadows volunteered to have the donation come from the Economic Development account. Motion by Commissioner Koger, seconded by Commissioner Jones, to donate $500 to the Stamping Ground Robotics Club from the Economic Development account. Commissioner Meadows abstained from the vote due to his child being in the club.

3-13-25 Minutes.pdf

Proposed using the Economic Development account to make a $500 donation to the Stamping Ground Robotics Club.

- Proposed using the Economic Development account to make a $500 donation to the Stamping Ground Robotics Club.

As of October 8, 2026, Cody MEADOWS’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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