A man who was removed from a Fayette County conservation board after he was accused of threatening a fellow elected official is running for a Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council seat.
Matt Miniard was removed by the Fayette County Conservation District board in 2023 after he failed to sign his oath of office. He was first elected to the soil and water conservation district in 2018 and again in 2022.
The district runs agricultural-related programs in Fayette County, and its seven-member board is elected…