Stuart Benson
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- Meetings spoken in
- 5
- Total speaking time
- 3:53
- Avg per meeting
- 0:47
- Segments
- 70
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
Wesley Oaks Senior Living Expansion Bond
No direct city cost — it's conduit debt issued in the city's name only.
Old Manslick Road right-of-way closure
Costs of the closure, improvements, and any utility relocation fall on the developer, not taxpayers.
Humane Society pet resort expansion on Bardstown Road
No direct cost to taxpayers; the nonprofit funds the roughly 896-square-foot grooming building itself.
Development plan for 9718 Dixie Highway and 5308 Citation Road
No action means no new development is authorized on the site yet.
Housing Authority Board reappointments
New duplex construction in Old Louisville historic district
Metro board and commission appointments
MSD board members oversee sewer utility policy that affects ratepayers' bills; the other boards influence hotel tax, preservation, and NuLu design review.
Home for Good homeless housing initiative funding
Up to $2 million in private donations — no metro tax dollars — to pay for case management services.
Multifamily housing near Old Manslick Road
Removes the right-of-way from the city's paving list.
Honorary street naming for Rev. Deacon James and M. Annette Turner
Honorary signs cost the city little, but they carry real meaning for the families and neighborhoods involved.
Alley closure between N. Peterson Avenue and Frankfort Avenue
All closure and utility relocation costs fall on the applicant, not the city.
Senior independent living development on Manslick Road
Powerhouse/Campground Road hyperscale data center
Residents fear utility rate increases as infrastructure is expanded to serve data centers.
Parking waiver for Klausing Homeroom landscaping business
No public funds involved; the developer builds and maintains the extra parking.
Housing Down Payment Assistance Program
Down payment assistance set at $1.25 million instead of the requested $3 million; trust fund reduced.
Drive-thru retail center on Taylorsville Road
Roughly $2.5–3 million in road improvements borne by the developer if the project proceeds.
"Trinity Way" honorary alley naming for Rose and Walter Smith
Just the cost of an honorary sign — no tax impact.
Old Distillery Road closure for Riverport expansion
Fegenbush Lane apartment development
Extension of expiration for 1209 & 1211 W Broadway hotel project
No direct cost to taxpayers; the extension affects only the developer's timeline.
Decisions during term (23)
Recorded while Benson was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
26-ZONE-0085 detailed district development plan approval
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW THE METRO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REGULATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF SOLID SHEET METAL PANELS AND CORRUGATED METAL ROOFING PANELS AS FENCING MATERIALS.
O-251-26 — Data center Land Development Code amendments (25-LDC-0014)
Ordinance Updates — Downtown Development Review Overlay District (LMCO 162.01)
O-251-26 — Land Development Code amendments regarding data centers (Case No. 25-LDC-0014)
25-ZONE-0095 — detailed district development plan approval
26-ZONE-0079 — detailed district development plan approval
O-225-26 Detailed District Development Plan, 8803-8807 Old Bardstown Road (Ordinance No. 184-2026)
O-240-26 Land Development Code Road Width Amendment (Ordinance No. 185-2026)
26-ZONE-0057 Detailed district development plan — approved
26-ZONE-0067 Detailed development plan — approved
26-DDP-0038 — Mint Julep Tours development plan (recommendation to Lyndon)
26-DDP-0046 — Pioneer Acres revised development plan
O-225-26 — Detailed District Development Plan, 8803-8807 Old Bardstown Road (26DDP0005)
26-DDP-0040 — Bank of America Detailed District Development Plan
O-225-26 — Old Bardstown Road development plan (Case No. 26DDP0005)
O-240-26 — Land Development Code road-width amendment (Case No. 25-LDC-0003)
O-227-26: Land Development Code amendments on package liquor stores
Regular: Labor and Economic Development Committee - August 18, 2026
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,440 FROM DISTRICT 2 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH BRIGHTSIDE, INC., TO LUV-IT LANDSCAPING FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE AND BEAUTIFICATION OF THREE RIGHTS-OF-WAY AT THE…
Voting record (5)(Development)
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