My Vision

Envisioning a Unified District 8 in Lexington: Building a community where safety, inclusivity, and access to essential services are not just ideals but realities. My commitment to transparency and compassion drives a future where every resident has equal opportunities to thrive. Together, we will address challenges with open hearts and minds, ensuring every voice contributes to a stronger, united Lexington.

• Regular Community Meetings: Hosting bi-monthly town halls to listen and directly respond to your concerns, ensuring your voice shapes our community.
• Open Office Hours: Holding weekly open office hours for any resident to discuss their concerns, ideas, or suggestions for our district.
• Community Feedback Platforms: Launching digital platforms for residents to submit feedback and ideas, ensuring even the busiest or most remote members can be heard.

Key Initiatives

Reinvesting Your Taxes back into Your Community

• Objective: Reinvest my entire $36,000 Councilman salary back into the community each year.
• Method: Utilizing the funds either directly or through a non-profit organization.
• Impact: Strengthen community programs and support local needs.

Enhancing Public Transportation in Lexington

• Objective: Assess and optimize the locations of bus stops for accessibility.
• Method: Conduct studies to identify underserved areas and optimize bus stop placements.
• Impact: Ensure all residents have easy access to public transportation.

Improving Pedestrian Safety

• Crosswalk Visibility Projects: Employing high-visibility painting and reflective materials for crosswalks, especially in high-traffic and school zones.
• Pedestrian Signage: Adding clear, visible signage to alert drivers of pedestrian crossings and implementing pedestrian priority signals at busy intersections.

Addressing Speeding – Lexington 40517

• Strategic Speed Bumps: Installing speed bumps in areas with high pedestrian traffic, near schools, and in residential neighborhoods where speeding is prevalent.
• Community Speed Watch: Establishing a volunteer-based community speed watch program to monitor speeding and report violations to local law enforcement.

Expanding Access to Essential Services

• Service Access Points: Creating more community centers and online portals to provide easy access to education, healthcare, and welfare services.
• Food/Book Boxes: Establish partnerships with local community services, churches, libraries, and food banks to identify the most effective locations for food/book boxes.
• Park Renovations: Upgrading and expanding parks with new recreational facilities, green spaces, and community gardens to enhance the quality of life.
• Disability Access Improvements: Insuring all businesses and government facilities have means of access for those in a wheel chair or who are otherwise impaired.

Protecting Affordable Housing

• Rental Cap Ordinances: Working with local government to implement rent control measures that protect low-income families from unjust rent increases.
• Housing Assistance Fund: Establishing a fund to aid those in immediate risk of homelessness, offering emergency rent support and housing counseling.
• Urban : Establishing a fund to aid those in immediate risk of homelessness, offering emergency rent support and housing counseling.

Boosting Technological Infrastructure

• Public Wi-Fi Expansion: Installing free, high-speed Wi-Fi in public spaces, ensuring residents have access to the internet for education, work, and communication.
• Digital Literacy Programs: Partnering with libraries and community centers to offer digital literacy classes, helping residents navigate the digital world.

Stay Connected

Email: Matthewevans2032@gmail.com
Twitter: @Evans4District8
Engage with us on social media and the Nextdoor app to stay informed and involved.