Former Vice Mayor Isabel Yates details her journey into politics, predicts future Lexington challenges

Lexington is about to turn 250 years old in the year 2025, and Saving Stories will be featuring a number of familiar voices from our community. Jump starting that look back is this episode featuring former Vice Mayor Isabel Yates. The Nunn Center interviewed Yates in 1996 for a project involving members of the Lexington Fayette Urban County local government. Listen as she details how she got involved in local politics and talks about a number of then pressing issues that seem all too relevant today - especially issues of growth versus preservation. Isabel Yates celebrated her 100th birthday this past October.

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Former Vice Mayor Isabel Yates details her journey into politics, predicts future Lexington challenges is an episode from Saving Stories by WUKY.

This episode is 5:00 long.

This episode was published on Dec 20, 2024.

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