Mayor Gorton Was Right to Protect Lexington’s Unique Identity
There are decisions in local government that deal with the immediate question before us, and there are decisions that determine what kind of community we will leave behind. Mayor Linda Gorton’s recent veto of Lexington’s large-scale solar ordinance belongs in the second category. The debate should not be reduced to whether someone supports solar energy.
Lexington already does.
The Gorton administration has supported solar installations on public facilities, Solarize Lexington, and the major project converting the former Haley Pike landfill into a productive solar site. The city has invested nearly $2.7 million in solar projects during her administration…