# Council Work Session to Consider $769K Versailles Road Project, Grant Funding **Published:** 2026-06-01T16:45:36.000Z **Source:** [LFUCG Meeting Agendas](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4892) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/council-work-session-to-consider-769k-versailles-road-project-grant-funding LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Urban County Council is scheduled to discuss dozens of spending proposals and grant applications at a work session Tuesday, including a $769,746 contract for preliminary design services on the Versailles Road Improvements Project, according to [the council's agenda](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4892). The work session, set for 3 p.m. at the Government Center Council Chamber, would authorize the city to execute an agreement with Palmer Engineering for the design phase of the ongoing corridor improvement initiative. The [Versailles Road Corridor Improvement Project aims to make the corridor safer for pedestrians](https://www.lexingtonky.gov/news/09-10-2021/portion-versailles-road-be-milled-repaved), with planned improvements including new curbs, wider sidewalks and retaining walls. The agenda also includes several public health and safety proposals. Council would consider accepting $150,000 in funding from the Kentucky Opioid Response Effort to support the Division of Fire and EMS Quick Response Team, which provides overdose response and treatment linkage services. Additionally, the council is scheduled to review applications for federal grants including up to $47,500 for carbon monoxide detectors and $909,091 for paramedic training programs. Other items on the agenda include authorizing the purchase of 15 dumpster units for $102,885 to replace aging infrastructure and expand recycling drop-off locations, and a proposed increase of $43,935 in facility management costs for the Fayette County District and Circuit Courthouses due to consumer price adjustments. The council is also scheduled to hear a presentation on the [Downtown Lexington Management District's fiscal year 2027 budget](https://dlmd.org/). The district is [Lexington's first property tax business improvement district, composed of downtown businesses and stakeholders](https://dlmd.org/about-us/), focused on beautification, safety and marketing efforts. A regular council meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m., where the first reading of the fiscal year 2027 budget and a public hearing on a proposed expansion of the Red Mile Tax Increment Financing Development Area are planned. [The budget must be adopted by June 15](https://engage.lexingtonky.gov/fy27budget), according to city charter requirements. Items discussed in the work session do not necessarily result in final votes, as binding decisions typically occur at regular council meetings. Members of the public can attend the work session or submit comments before the June 4 council meeting. ## Sources - [LFUCG Meeting Agendas](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4892) - [Versailles Road Corridor Improvement Project Overview](https://www.lexingtonky.gov/news/09-10-2021/portion-versailles-road-be-milled-repaved) - [Downtown Lexington Management District](https://dlmd.org/) - [FY27 Budget Process Information](https://engage.lexingtonky.gov/fy27budget) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from LFUCG Meeting Agendas, enriched with 3 web searches. The original source is available at https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4892.