Council Member· 2025-01-01 – 2026-12-31 (elected Nov. 5, 2024 per Branch.vote Jeffersontown City Council Member Nov. 5, 2024 election results listing winners; two-year council term begins January 1 following election per KRS § 83A.040 subsec. 4 - text read on FindLaw - and ends December 31, 2026; the Nov. 3, 2026 election results are not yet certified)
Ruth Gao
Jeffersontown
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Top issues during term (8)(Roads)
Speeding and stop signs on Chambers Way
Watterson Trail Parking Congestion
Maple/Watterson Trail Traffic Signal Timing
Broken sidewalks at Jalley Hall and Forestwood
No direct cost figure given, but pulling crews off the MSD amphitheater project would cost the city $4,000 a day in fines.
Watterson Trail widening unfunded
State funding for the widening is absent; the developer offered to fund a left-turn lane as mitigation.
Moser Road right-lane expansion
Public works staffing and failing garage
Three new salaries plus a new truck and a garage rebuild add up — but deferred sidewalk repairs have already generated lawsuits against the city.
Golf carts on city streets
Decisions during term (0)
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No decisions found matching Roads.
Voting record (0)(Roads)
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