LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton is projected to serve one other time period.
Gorton has received re-election as Lexington mayor, in line with a projection by LEX 18. Gorton confronted councilmember David Kloiber in a runoff election within the 2022 mayoral race.
Gorton ran for re-election to proceed the progress she says she's made already.
"I believe I'm probably the most confirmed chief within the pack of candidates for mayor, and so, I am able to do it once more," mentioned Gorton.
In Kloiber's marketing campaign, he mentioned he wished to sort out the finances, violence, and housing prices.
"After I envision Lexington into the long run, it is a vibrant future for my youngsters. It is the place they do not must really feel unsafe strolling round downtown and so they can play in new facilities just like the City Department Park when it is established and have the ability to go to soccer fields that now we have in areas of city that deliver folks in. Allow them to group up and see what our metropolis is all about," mentioned Kloiber.
Kloiber deliberate to ascertain a "GVI" or group violence intervention program if elected, which in different cities permits for neighborhood policing. It’s additionally an answer being pushed by some Lexington religion leaders.
Gorton has opposed the plan, saying it will not work, as an alternative pointing to the excessive variety of homicides associated to home violence.