A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing Lexington-Fayette County on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of its founding.

2025 Regular Session

Ceremonial Kentucky resolution recognizing Lexington-Fayette County's 250th anniversary, honoring its history and contributions, with purely honorary status and no new duties.

to Committee on Committees (H)

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Purpose and intent

SCR 90 is a ceremonial concurrent resolution of the Kentucky General Assembly that recognizes and celebrates the 250th anniversary of the founding of Lexington‑Fayette County. The resolution recounts key events and institutions in the county’s history and honors its cultural, educational, agricultural, and economic contributions to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Key provisions

Officially recognizes Lexington‑Fayette County on the occasion of its 250th anniversary and celebrates its “storied and rich history” and contributions to Kentucky and beyond.

Recites historical facts and milestones, including:

Founding origins tied to explorers at McConnell Springs (spring 1775) and the choice of the name “Lexington” in honor of the Battle of Lexington, Massachusetts.
Early settlement and formal establishment (lots laid out by 1780, town established 1782).
Early institutions: first public school (1783), Transylvania University (founded 1780 — first university west of the Alleghenies, with early law and medical programs), and The Kentucky Gazette (first Kentucky newspaper, debuted 1787).
Agricultural and economic highlights: prominence of horse and livestock farms, hemp and later tobacco commerce, founding of the University of Kentucky (1865), wartime contributions, post‑war industrial growth (including IBM relocation in the 1950s), and the 1974 merger forming the Lexington‑Fayette Urban County Government.

Directs the Clerk of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to Senator Amanda Mays Bledsoe for presentation to Linda Gorton, Mayor of the Lexington‑Fayette Urban County Government.

Who is affected

Primarily symbolic: residents, civic institutions, local government (Lexington‑Fayette Urban County Government) and local leaders (e.g., the Mayor) are the intended honorees.

No regulatory, administrative, or fiscal obligations are created for state agencies or local governments by this resolution.

Procedural / timeline information

Classified as a concurrent resolution (requires action by both legislative chambers but is nonbinding and does not create law or appropriate funds).

According to the bill information provided, SCR 90 was introduced June 4, 2025 and referred to the Committee on Committees (House). (The text of the resolution itself contains internal dates and drafting headers.)

The resolution is ceremonial and administrative in nature; its principal procedural effect is the transmittal of the resolution to local officials for presentation.

Impact

SCR 90 provides formal legislative recognition of Lexington‑Fayette County’s 250th anniversary. Its effects are purely honorary — it may be used to promote local commemorations, boost civic pride, and document the legislature’s recognition of the county’s historical and contemporary contributions. The resolution does not authorize funding, alter law, or impose duties on state agencies beyond the ministerial act of transmitting a copy as directed.

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