Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton said in a press release on Friday that the city “did not refuse state help clearing its roads” and “believes it was a misunderstanding.”
This press release comes a day after Governor Andy Beshear said during his weekly Team Kentucky press conference that he was disappointed with Lexington’s response to the recent winter weather events.
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“I would never instruct any employee to refuse any kind of help from the state, especially help with clearing our roads,” Gorton said.
The release states that Gorton spoke with Beshear, and after talking with city employees involved in communicating with the Kentucky Department of Transportation, she “believes it was a misunderstanding,” and the city did receive help from the state last week and this week…