# Urban County Council tackles zoning changes, fire truck purchase  
**Published:** 2026-05-28T10:00:00.000Z  
**Source:** [LFUCG Meeting Agendas](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&clip_id=6783)  
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — [The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council is scheduled to consider ordinances and resolutions](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&clip_id=6783) that would authorize equipment purchases, expand a development financing district, and make administrative changes to local boards during its Thursday meeting.

The council agenda includes second reading votes on multiple resolutions, which typically precede final approval. [Among the items is a $1.3 million fire apparatus](https://lexingtonky.news/2026/05/12/lexington-council-approves-1-3m-fire-truck-purchase-other-projects/), to be purchased from Atlantic Emergency Solutions, Inc. at a cost not to exceed $1,343,000. The council would also consider authorizing a $688,040.56 contract for [Wilson Downing Intersection Improvements](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&clip_id=6783) following three competitive bids.

The agenda includes [first reading of an ordinance to abolish the Opioid Abatement Commission](https://lexingtonky.news/2026/05/12/lexington-council-approves-1-3m-fire-truck-purchase-other-projects/), which [has been meeting monthly to discuss how to manage Lexington's Opioid Abatement Settlement Funds](https://civiclex.org/weekly-posts/substance-abuse-intervention-programming-update). [Over the next 16 years, Lexington will receive yearly payments that will total $14,332,969 from litigation against large opioid manufacturers and distributors.](https://civiclex.org/weekly-posts/substance-abuse-intervention-programming-update)

Another first-reading item would expand the [Red Mile Development Area, part of a tax increment financing project that allows developers to apply a portion of newly generated taxes to pay for a project's public infrastructure](https://www.lexingtonky.gov/economic-development/tax-increment-financing-tif). [A public hearing on the expansion is scheduled for June 4, 2026 at 6 p.m.](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&clip_id=6783)

The agenda also includes zoning changes for three properties: Country Club Drive, Clays Mill Road near a Baptist church, and East High Street. The council would consider authorizing a partnership with Emergent to supply nasal Narcan spray for overdose prevention at a cost not to exceed $98,175, as well as agreements with downtown organizations for public events and park improvements.

## Sources

- [LFUCG Meeting Agendas](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&clip_id=6783)
- [Lexington council approves $1.3M fire truck purchase, other projects - Lexington Times](https://lexingtonky.news/2026/05/12/lexington-council-approves-1-3m-fire-truck-purchase-other-projects/)
- [Substance Abuse Intervention Programming Update - CivicLex](https://civiclex.org/weekly-posts/substance-abuse-intervention-programming-update)
- [Tax Increment Financing: TIF - City of Lexington, Kentucky](https://www.lexingtonky.gov/economic-development/tax-increment-financing-tif)

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