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Developing Roadblocks

By Knox van Nagell | August 17th, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog

The Wrench in the Gears: City’s development process needs more collaborative mindset

Written by Will Rouse, Business Lexington special projects writer

Lexington, KY – It’s the same story retold, time and again. For the local developers who are willing to share their experiences, it’s too often a tale of regulatory runaround from city departments that are prone to contradicting each other. Ordinances and building requirements created to suit a now-antiquated vision of downtown’s development needs, or a completely different, suburban-oriented model of development, create obstacles at every turn… Read the entire article at bizlex.com

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