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- ↑ Website: Department of Environmental Quality, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, http://www.lexingtonky.gov/index.aspx?page=2323
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- ↑ "America's Top 50 Bike-Friendly Cities", Bicycling Online, 2010, http://www.bicycling.com/article/0,6610,s1-3-583-21901-1,00.html
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- ↑ Jennifer Hewlett, "The story that sparked the investigation: A sky-high expense account", Lexington Herald Leader, November 23, 2008, http://www.kentucky.com/2008/11/23/602751/the-story-that-sparked-the-investigation.html
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- ↑ Jennifer Hewlett and Ryan Alessi, "Auditors 'appalled' by spending", Lexington Herald-Leader, January 7, 2009, http://www.kentucky.com/2009/01/07/648540/auditors-appalled-by-spending.html
- ↑ Michelle Ku, "Mayor, vice mayor differ on scandal", Lexington Herald-Leader, January 11, 2009, http://www.kentucky.com/2009/01/11/654099_mayor-vice-mayor-differ-on-scandal.html
- ↑ John Cheves, "Library finances: Checking out the books", Lexington Herald-Leader, April 26, 2009, http://www.kentucky.com/2009/04/26/774507/library-finances-checking-out.html
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- ↑ "Special Report: Kentucky Association of Counties", Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com/kaco/
- ↑ "Special Report: Kentucky League of Cities", Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com/klc/