By Knox van Nagell | September 26th, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog
Since it’s inception, The Fayette Alliance has strongly supported the efforts of LFUCG Purchase of Development Right program. View the Alliance’s Position Statements for Fiscal Year 2009 and Fiscal Year 2010. We congratulate the PDR program on a job well done in preserving our irreplaceable Bluegrass landscape.
Preservation recognition
Excerpt from www.Kentucky.com, Opinion Editorial, posted September 30, 2009
In Kentucky, we often turn to the beauty of this place to salve our wounded souls when socio-economic shortcomings land us in low regard. So, how nice to get national recognition for protecting that very landscape. That’s what happened when Lexington-Fayette County got a nod for protecting its landscape in the current issue of Planning, the publication of the American Planning Association… Read more at Kentucky.com
By Knox van Nagell | September 25th, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog, Land Use News
Photo by Charles Bertram, www.Kentucky.com
Excerpt from Kentucky.com, posted Friday, September 25, 2009
Financing approved for public projects near CentrePointe development
By Scott Sloan- ssloan@herald-leader.com
A state board gave final approval Thursday to the Urban County Government’s plan for public improvements around the CentrePointe project in downtown Lexington.
The city intends to make several major improvements — including adding a parking garage and restoring the old Fayette County Courthouse — to the Phoenix Park and courthouse area surrounding the stalled hotel complex… Read more at Kentucky.com
By Knox van Nagell | September 23rd, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog, Successes
Red Mile Design Proposal
On Thursday, September 24th, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the Entertainment Mixed-Use (MU-3) Text Amendment. Once approved by Council, this text amendment will allow “Entertainment Mixed-Use” projects on parcels larger than 10-acres in Lexington.
This text amendment will facilitate not only “Entertainment Mixed-Use” projects throughout the Urban Services Area, but also on 62-acres at the Red Mile Race Track.
At the Red Mile, the applicant aims to construct:
- 150 to 200 condominiums for young professionals;
- Over 300,000 square feet of retail and office space;
- A 130 – 150 room hotel; and
- A 15,000-25,000 square foot entertainment area—anchoring over $170 million in mixed-use development in downtown Lexington.
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By Knox van Nagell | September 20th, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog
photos by Z/Keeneland
The Fayette Alliance wishes all breeders and consigners best of luck during the September Keeneland sale.
Whywhywhy colt brings $50,000 at Keeneland
Excerpt from Kentucky.com, Posted September 27, 2009
Herald-Leader Staff Report
A colt by Whywhywhy sold for $50,000 Sunday at Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale, the highest price of the day… Read more at Kentucky.com
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By Knox van Nagell | September 9th, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog, Land Use News
Tom Eblen: First section of Town Branch Trail opens this weekend
Excerpt from www.Kentucky.com
Tom Eblen- Herald-Leader columnist
[On Sat, Sept. 12] at 8:15 [a.m.], the public is invited to meet at Cheapside for a police-escorted 10-mile bicycle ride out and back on roads to the completed trail section off Leestown Road and Alexandria Drive. There will be a hospitality tent at Lewis Manor, a circa 1800 home beside the trail in Marehaven subdivision… Van Meter Pettit, the Lexington architect who put together the trail project, sees it as more than a place to exercise; it’s a way to learn about Lexington’s history and environment. It’s also a way to rehabilitate and protect the watershed and help deal with runoff and pollution problems that have grown with the city… Read more at Kentucky.com
