Lexington residents are invited to help chart the future by hosting and joining citywide conversations during On the Table, April 10 – 16.
The conversations will be held in homes, businesses, parks, schools, libraries, online or in person.
“We’re inviting everyone to gather around a table, real or virtual, and talk about their hopes and concerns for our community,” Mayor Linda Gorton said. “During the pandemic, Lexington has proved over and over again that by working together we can meet any challenge. On the Table is an opportunity to work together in a unique way.”
This year, On the Table will focus on Lexington’s 2023 Comprehensive Plan, which helps gauge long-range city planning. The plan helps guide economic development opportunities, parks planning, transportation, arts and cultural opportunities, and other priorities over the next 20 years.
CivicLex, a non-profit civic education organization, is organizing On the Table with help from a 30-plus member advisory group. Advisory group members also lead working groups, with open membership that anyone in Lexington is invited to join.
"At CivicLex, we help residents understand city government and how to get involved,” said Richard Young, Executive Director of CivicLex. “We're excited and grateful for this opportunity to collaborate with the Division of Planning to help residents understand the Comprehensive Plan and bring their voices into this critical process."
Interested hosts and attendees can register and receive more information through the On The Table website. People and groups that want to focus on business needs and economic development will be organized by Commerce Lexington.
On the Table Lexington is part of a national network of On the Table Conversations started by the Chicago Community Trust. In the past, Blue Grass Community Foundation led On the Table, and passed the project along to CivicLex in 2019.
On the Table is made possible through the financial support of Blue Grass Community Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Fayette Alliance Foundation, PNC Bank, and other partners.
