During May 12th’s Council Work Session, Lextran presented its proposed fiscal year 2027 budget, which includes funding for a microtransit program it wants to pilot on Lexington’s northwest side this fall.
Fred Combs, Lextran’s general manager, shared a balanced budget of $39.3 million and a capital plan of $9.3 million. Lextran’s board of directors recently authorized negotiations for a $737,964 contract for the pilot, which will play out over 12 months and serve residents in the Versailles Road and Newtown Pike area this fall.
The effort is funded in large part by money from the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, and the project has been a priority of At-Large Councilmember Chuck Ellinger and BUILD, an interfaith advocacy group…