As of August 20, 2024, Jonathan Joseph’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports allowing school administrators to lead their buildings and create long-term visions for their schools.

Believes in serving the community by leading a young adults home group and working with students at his local church, Southeast Christian Church.

- Supports allowing school administrators to lead their buildings and create long-term visions for their schools.
- Believes in serving the community by leading a young adults home group and working with students at his local church, Southeast Christian Church.

Public Services

Believes addressing crime is urgent to prevent further community decline.

- Believes addressing crime is urgent to prevent further community decline.

Public Safety

Supports small businesses, believing they contribute to local communities and families rather than "funding the pockets of CEOs on Wall Street."

Aims to attract both small and corporate businesses to the southend, particularly along the Dixie Highway corridor, and plans to actively engage with potential investors to demonstrate that "the time is now" for building and investing in the area.

Plans to actively engage with potential investors to encourage building and investing in the area.

Believes many businesses are choosing to build in other areas of town and have "seemed to 'give up' on the promise of the southend."

- Supports small businesses, believing they contribute to local communities and families rather than "funding the pockets of CEOs on Wall Street."
- Plans to actively engage with potential investors to encourage building and investing in the area.
- Believes many businesses are choosing to build in other areas of town and have "seemed to 'give up' on the promise of the southend."

Economy

Believes children's development begins at home.

Believes in prioritizing local schools, youth, and faculty to build a better future for Southwest Louisville.

Believes education is "the bedrock of our society and the answer to many of our issues as a community."

Believes teachers are "some of the very best, most selfless, and dedicated people" and supports them.

Believes real societal change begins in schools and supports long-term solutions for education.

- Believes children's development begins at home.
- Believes in prioritizing local schools, youth, and faculty to build a better future for Southwest Louisville.
- Believes education is "the bedrock of our society and the answer to many of our issues as a community."
- Believes teachers are "some of the very best, most selfless, and dedicated people" and supports them.
- Believes real societal change begins in schools and supports long-term solutions for education.

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Jonathan Joseph

As of August 20, 2024, Rick Blackwell’s website did not contain information on this issue.

As a city commissioner, spearheaded the Dixie Highway Redevelopment project, attracting over $50 million in investments to the area.

- As a city commissioner, spearheaded the Dixie Highway Redevelopment project, attracting over $50 million in investments to the area.

Promises to prioritize upgrading Riverview Park, a key community hub and festival site.

Secured investments in public services, including $10 million for the new birthing center at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, $2 million for Harbor House’s new Intergenerational Life Center, and $10 million for a new Veteran’s Housing Project on Dixie Highway.

Supports allocating $2 million for Harbor House’s new Intergenerational Life Center.

Supports the development of community parks, citing the transformation of Riverview from a small playground to a destination park with new features, amenities, and events like the Riverview Independence Festival.

- Promises to prioritize upgrading Riverview Park, a key community hub and festival site.
- Secured investments in public services, including $10 million for the new birthing center at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, $2 million for Harbor House’s new Intergenerational Life Center, and $10 million for a new Veteran’s Housing Project on Dixie Highway.
- Supports allocating $2 million for Harbor House’s new Intergenerational Life Center.
- Supports the development of community parks, citing the transformation of Riverview from a small playground to a destination park with new features, amenities, and events like the Riverview Independence Festival.

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- Urban county council members make up the legislative body of the Lexington-Fayette County government and are responsible for the public's health, safety, and welfare. Its legislative duties include enacting ordinances, levying taxes, and adopting a budget. 
- The city council has the authority to investigate all activities of the city government and its employees. 
- The urban county council has 12 district council members and three at-large council members. 
- Council members voted to represent a single district serve two-year terms and those voted at-large serve four-year terms. Elections take place in even-numbered years. 