Louisville Metro Council members voted on a handful of high-profile ordinances Thursday night, including an attempt to prevent federal agents from wearing masks and a plan for spending millions in leftover funding.
Metro Council members also voted to extend a property tax break for Churchill Downs, the horse racing track for the Kentucky Derby, until 2055.
The company that runs the track has had a deal with Louisville Metro since 2002. It exempts the property from taxes, but provides Jefferson County Public Schools with what’s called a payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT. That annual payment is worth a little under $1 million…