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Mayor, City of Georgetown
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Kim MenkeCity of Georgetown

Kim Menke

Candidate for Mayor, City of Georgetown

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Background

Kim Menke has been a member of the Georgetown City Council since 2024.

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Documented positions

Housing

  • Supports clear city guidelines for housing loans and incentives

    Affordable housing project approved

    News coverage · Georgetown News-Graphic · Sep 8, 2026 · news-graphic.com

    “If we are going to provide support for a loan or an incentive, then there needs to be a guideline”
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  • Voted for city commitment to an affordable housing project

    He voted in September 2026 for a $300,000 city loan commitment for sewer work serving Woda Cooper's proposed 60-apartment project, which passed on the mayor's tie-breaking vote.

    Affordable housing project approved

    News coverage · Georgetown News-Graphic · Sep 8, 2026 · news-graphic.com

    “Willow Hambrick, Kim Menke, and Greg Hampton voted in favor of the commitment”
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  • Supported a developer's 76-unit plan for unused city land

    He said he brought another Kentucky affordable housing developer to city officials in spring 2026 and objected that the city would not discuss its proposal.

    Developer expresses concern with City's 'process' on affordable housing

    News coverage · Georgetown News-Graphic · Sep 8, 2026 · news-graphic.com

    “76 proposed units on property that we actually own that we're not utilizing”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports defining data center types before any city ban

    He said small data centers built into existing buildings may be worth evaluating, unlike large ones.

    City councilmembers consider data center ban

    News coverage · Georgetown News-Graphic · Sep 18, 2026 · news-graphic.com

    “Councilmember Kim Menke stressed the importance of defining all aspects of data center development if Council was to move forward with a ban”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Kim Menke on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.

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