LEXINGTON, Ky. — High-speed internet is technically reachable at 99 percent of serviceable addresses in Fayette County. But when the city of Lexington asked residents whether they actually had reliable and affordable access at home, nearly four in 10 said no.
That contradiction sits at the center of a sweeping draft plan the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government presented Tuesday to the Urban County Council’s Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee — a document that lays out in granular detail why wiring a city and connecting a community are two very different challenges.
The presentation, Item IV on the committee’s March 24 agenda and sponsored by Council Member James Brown, marks the latest major hearing on the Digital Accessibility referral Brown filed in August 2024. The draft plan — formally titled the Digital Accessibility Plan for Lexington, KY and dated Oct. 23, 2025 — was presented by Troy Black of the Mayor’s Office and reflects more than a year of work by the Lexington Digital Accessibility Workgroup…