Given that, and the fact that the state is projecting revenue shortfalls in the next two-year budget period, the county will have to be selective about what it pushes for. Out of the eight projects on the Greater Louisville Inc. agenda, probably half or fewer will draw strong support, and Greater Louisville Inc. executives know that. One good thing about our delegation is when there is money available, we get the projects. Greater Louisville will find strong support for its top project, more state funds for the University of Louisville's Bucks for Brains research program, which matches state money with university money to attract talented people. After that, he said, which projects fare well might hinge on how much support the governor's office lends to them.
People tend to support the completion of projects before they jump into new ones.
She's asked the members of the county delegation to assign priorities to the items on their agenda and return their lists by Dec. 8. After that, the delegation should have a clearer picture of which items have the strongest support. About half of the requests are for human services.