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The LPS Central Office and sign at golden hour
Posted inEducation

Special education, pandemic effects drive increases in proposed FY24 LPS budget

by Sophie Culpepper January 13, 2023January 14, 2023

This year, rapidly increasing student needs have contributed to an unusually challenging budgeting process. “It’s not raining, it’s pouring,” Hackett wrote in her budget message emphasizing the importance of adequate funding to address these needs.

The LPS Central Office and sign at golden hour
Posted inWeekly News Roundups

FY24 school budget challenges

by Sophie Culpepper January 13, 2023January 14, 2023
Black Earth composting truck
Posted inEnvironment

Many residents want to bring townwide curbside composting to Lexington. What could that look like?

by Sophie Culpepper June 30, 2022August 18, 2022

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