A Republican state senator from Lexington says a comprehensive review of her city’s merged government charter might be in order. The Kentucky Legislature approved legislation paving the way for changes in Louisville’s metro government. Senator Amanda Mays Bledsoe, who served on Lexington’s City Council, admits charter review is a big undertaking, but something worth doing.
“We’re now 325,000 people. It looks different. It feels different. And if we can think about, you know, Council districts…is 12 enough? Is at-large still working the way it was meant to? How can we think about part-time or full-time? Are there things in the Charter we should look at differently because the City’s different?” asked Mays Bledsoe.
