Question: I have a post office box at a local post office.  I notice trash cans everywhere but haven’t seen a recycle bin in case someone wants to recycle junk mail they receive in their post office box.  Does the post office have any plans to add a recycle bin in their stations for recycling [...]

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Question: There are several new, tall, grey electric towers being installed at UK on Cooper Drive. Are they permanent or temporary?  What are they used for? Is any cable being put underground?

Answer:  Your answer comes from from University of Kentucky Public Relations/Marketing Executive Director Jay Blanton: 
 The towers along Cooper Drive are for electric service for [...]

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Questions: It seems that every time UK purchases a piece of property, tuition and property taxes increase. My questions are how many acres of land does UK own? What is UK’s 2008-2009 budget total? Why does the university receive money from the state rather than being run as a separate business?

Answer: The answer to your [...]

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Question: At what age are Kentuckians’ allowed to vote and what year was the law passed?
Answer:  A  June 19, 1993 Herald-Leader article says that in 1955, Kentucky became one of the first states to lower the voting age from 21 to 18. Here’s the article of the Kentucky Constitution dealing with voting rights:

Kentucky Constitution

 
Section 145
Persons [...]

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Question: I’ve been reading about a harmful chemical in baby bottles and other household plastics call BPA that may be harmful to humans. I’m also concerned about the product being in plastic bottles containing milk and orange juice.
Answer: This is a controversial topic with scientists on both sides of the issue claming that BPA is harmful [...]

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Question: Was Limestone once named Mulberry Street? If so, what is the history behind the name and why was it changed to Limestone?
Answer:  Your answer to this question comes from a previous Ask Us column run on December 1, 2004:
No definitive information is available regarding the change of the street name from Mulberry to Limestone. [...]

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Question: A Northern Kentucky city recently announced they would charge for certain police services that involve a police car and out-of-towners who don’t contribute to the tax base. In Fayette County today, if the LFUCG police cars or fire department trucks or ambulances come to your assistance, do you receive a bill? 
Answer: The situation you [...]

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Question:  I am curious about the old building at 758 North Limestone (at the corner of North Limestone & York St.).  It has an elaborate façade which suggests that it might have been a theater at one time.  Could you find out when it was built and what it was used for?

Answer:  Clifford Martin, owner [...]

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Question: When was the voting age changed from 21 down to 18?

Answer: The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1971, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18.
Twenty-Sixth Amendment - Reduction of Voting Age Qualification
Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of [...]

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Question: I am confused about what items I can put in the three waste containers the city provides to residents. Can you tell me what can go into the Rosie, Herbie and Lenny receptacles?
Answer: On the LFUCG Web pages you can find descriptions of items suitable for each waste container:
1) Lenny the yard waste bin: [...]

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