City of Lexington says water company will not hold public meeting related to Fontaine Road project

The City of Lexington said it will not approve a request to relax work restrictions for a Fontaine Road water project unless a public meeting is held, according to a city release reported by WKYT on August 5, 2026.

WKYT reported that a subcontractor associated with the city’s water provider contacted Lexington officials about changing restrictions to allow work to proceed between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. The city response, as described in the report, indicated that the city would only consider the adjustment if a public meeting were held to address the project’s timeline.

The city’s position was that residents should have a formal opportunity to hear and comment on when the work would occur before any changes to established constraints. In the release described by WKYT, city officials linked the request for a work-hour adjustment to the expectation of public engagement about scheduling.

According to the report, the city said the water company would not hold the public meeting tied to the timeline for the Fontaine Road project. As a result, officials said the conditions for relaxing the restrictions were not met, and the city would not proceed on that basis.

WKYT’s reporting framed the dispute as a coordination and public process issue rather than a disagreement over the broader need for the project. The immediate focus, according to the account, was whether the city’s conditions for community notice and input would be satisfied alongside any temporary shift in working hours.

The city release described the 3 p.m.-to-6 p.m. window as the specific period sought for additional work, making the scheduling conflict time-bound rather than open-ended. City officials, as characterized in the report, tied any change in that schedule to the public meeting requirement.

It was not clear from WKYT’s account how the Fontaine Road project will proceed absent the requested schedule change, or whether a different kind of public notice will be offered. Additional details about the project’s timeline and any revised work plan would typically be expected from the city and the water provider as the work progresses.

The city’s statement adds to ongoing scrutiny of how municipalities manage infrastructure work in populated corridors, especially when residents may be affected by construction hours, access changes, and neighborhood disruption. For residents along Fontaine Road, the next steps depend on whether the parties align on public communications tied to the schedule.