The Difference
Definition
Not the amount (both $1.13B), but HOW it’s spent:
– Current administration: Centralized police precincts → Biggers: 63 neighborhood substations
– Current administration: Scattered programs → Biggers: 18 consolidated wellness centers
– Current administration: $67.96M, all funds, for the Department of Corrections, which runs the jail (Louisville Metro adopted budget FY2026-27) → Biggers: $41.2M. The jail shrinks by $36.5M through bail reform and diversion; $9.76M of that stays for pretrial services and diversion, and $26.7M goes to the 18 wellness centers ($20.5M) and participatory budgeting ($6.23M)
– Current administration: Minimal citizen input → Biggers: $15M participatory budgeting
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