City of Lexington - Government

Today we proudly recognize #NationalPoliceWomanDay. Their strength, selflessness and courage are on display every day to ensure that Lexington is a safe community. We also honor and would like to express our gratitude to the women that serve in non-sworn positions with the Lexington Police Department. You inspire us all. Thank you to our sworn female officers: Officer Robinson Officer Lanier Officer Cruz Officer Hernandez Officer Ruiz Officer O’Bryon Officer Saintsing Officer Huffman

On this solemn day, we remember the lives lost and the heroes that responded with courage and selflessness on September 11, 2001. The Lexington Police Department, Fire Department and City officials joined students at Lexington Senior High School for a 9/11 ceremony this morning.

Enjoy 6.5 miles of mountain bike trails at The Ridge Cycle Hub, providing intermediate to advanced bikers with rollercoaster drops and climbs. The course offers great flow, rewarding climbs, and fun berms. The Ridge Cycle Hub project is collaborative effort between the City of Lexington and Roadies and Dirties. Construction of The Ridge began with a donation from Breeden Insurance Services in 2019. Location: 1441 Ridge Rd, Lexington, NC 27295

On Monday August 26, City Council approved the Lexington Fire Department's Comfort K9 Program Policy. The approval of the policy will lead to the arrival of Luna, the department's comfort K9. Luna, a red labrador retriever, is expected to arrive in late September to provide companionship and emotional relief for firefighters that face immense stress and trauma in their line of work. The comfort K9 policy explains the purpose, expectations, designated handlers, training, transportation, daily care, and treatment of Luna. The Comfort K9 Policy can be viewed at https://lnkd.in/eHwhNS63 The City will soon be accepting donations that will be utilized for Luna's well-being including veterinary visits, toys, and other quality of life expenses. Donations will not be used for any City expenses outside of Luna's care/treatment. More information will be released in the near future about how supporters can donate.

Residents can gain an in-depth understanding of how and why the City provides its services in our upcoming Lexington Academy. This is a free program to participate in and occurs weekly on Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. on September 5 - November 14. Hands-on learning opportunities that residents can look forward to include: - Tour City facilities including the Water Treatment Plant & fleet garage - Meet K9's from the Lexington Police Department - Get raised up in a Lexington Fire Department ladder bucket For more information & to apply visit https://lnkd.in/eyS22iy5

Thank you to the City's staff at the Lexington Golf Club for their dedication on completing the green renovation project. Here are a few facts about the Lexington Golf Club and their recent green renovation project: -The City completed a no-till greens renovation. This involves converting bent grass surfaces and converting them to champion Bermuda grass. It is now a more heat-tolerant grass and requires fewer chemicals, less water and it allowed us to restore the greens closure to their original size. - LGC was able to reclaim 20% of the original square footage that was lost. -The project was originally supposed to take 8 weeks, but it was accomplished ahead of schedule - Last fiscal year, the LGC had approximately 32,000 rounds of golf played (with one month of closure due to the renovation project)

Here's what happened this morning at Lexington Golf Club's ribbon cutting to celebrate their reopening after being closed to the public for six weeks. The closure was due to the green renovation project that the golf course underwent this summer. Thank you to the City staff for their hard work and dedication to this project.

A brand-new episode of the Cueing it Up Podcast is live with an interview featuring Natural Gas Director, Andy Thomas. Learn about the City's Natural Gas system, how using natural gas saves you money and more in the newest episode of the Public Servant Series at https://lnkd.in/evPSN--e