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Development Plans Underway for Vacant S. Broadway Lot

By Knox van Nagell | May 9th, 2011 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog

Twenty townhouses and a pub, Jefferson Davis Inn Bar and Grill, will be built on the vacant block bound by South Broadway and Cedar, Pine and Plunkett streets. | Photo by PABLO ALCALA | Kentucky.com

Pub, townhouses planned for vacant S. Broadway parcel

by Beverly Fortune, 05.07.11, Kentucky.com

A pub and 20 townhouses will be built on a prominent vacant block on South Broadway directly across from The Lex apartments.

Developer Jeff Morgan will build the project — to be called The Village at South Broadway — on the block where the old Popeye Sign Co. building was.

Groundbreaking is planned for Saturday afternoon.

The parcel makes up an entire city block between Cedar and Pine streets

Morgan says the development will more closely link the University of Kentucky to Rupp Arena and downtown. “I’ve walked that stretch of South Broadway. When the Newtown Pike extension comes in, I think it will fundamentally change the South Broadway corridor,” he said… Read more at Kentucky.com

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Good Luck Don Robinson and Midnight Interlude in Tomorrow’s Derby

By Knox van Nagell | May 6th, 2011 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog

Midnight Interlude (left) wins the Santa Anita | Kentuckyderby.com

The Fayette Alliance wishes Don Robinson, Fayette Alliance Board Chairman, luck in tomorrow’s Run for the Roses. Kentucky Derby contender Midnight Interlude was born and bred on Don’s Fayette County Farm, Winter Quarter.

Midnight Interlude wins Santa Anita

by Jay Privman, 05.04.11, Espn.com

ARCADIA, Calif. — The road to the Kentucky Derby, which took several unforeseen detours on Saturday, had one final surprising turn at Santa Anita when Midnight Interlude, who was coming off a victory against maidens, outran eight other rivals to capture the Grade 1, $1 million Santa Anita Derby and earn a trip four weeks hence to Churchill Downs.

Midnight Interlude ($29.80) got up in the final stride to nail Comma to the Top, who led every step but the one that mattered most, and prevail by a head. Mr. Commons, who loomed dangerously along the rail at the top of the stretch, finished third, another 2 1/4 lengths behind.

Of the other highly regarded horses in the race, Silver Medallion was fourth, Anthony’s Cross fifth, Indian Winter sixth – after being extremely rank the first part of the race – and Bench Points seventh in the field of nine…Read more at Espn.com

Tags: Churchill Downs, Don Robinson, Equestrian, Equine, Horses, Kentucky Derby, Midnight Interlude, Race for the Roses, Santa Anita, Winter Quarter No Comments »

Mayor & Council Recommend Focusing Growth in Existing Urban Area

By Knox van Nagell | May 6th, 2011 | See all in Creating a Dynamic City for Everyone, Fayette Alliance Blog, How We've Made a Difference

Photo courtesty of Jeff Rogers | jeffrogers.com

The Fayette Alliance and our supporters would like to thank Mayor Jim Gray, Vice Mayor Linda Gorton, members of the Urban County Council, and Planning Commission Chairman Carolyn Richardson for their leadership in recommending no expansion of the Urban Services Boundary during the upcoming Comprehensive Plan Update Process.

Maintaining our current city limits is an amazing opportunity for Lexington to protect our prime farmland for agricultural use, promote our signature Bluegrass landscape for the pride and enjoyment of the entire community, vigorously pursue innovative and responsible development opportunities for long-term economic success, adequate affordable housing, appropriate historic preservation, efficient transportation networks, and needed greenways in Lexington. Read more about The Fayette Alliance’s vision of a sustainable Lexington that benefits all of us.

The Fayette Alliance will continue to work with our elected officials, and community leaders including Commerce Lexington, the Homebuilder’s Association, the Fayette County Neighborhood Council, the Blue Grass Trust, The Lexington Board of Realtor’s, Progress Lexington, Bluegrass Tomorrow, and others to advocate for a sustainable growth strategy.

We also want to hear from you. As an Alliance supporter, now is the time to share your hopes for Lexington with us. Your input is important! Contact director@fayettealliance.com The Fayette Alliance is uniquely positioned to bring your voice to our local officials. Unlike other non-profit organizations, the Alliance can lobby and educate local government on activities related to our mission.

Thank you for your support of The Fayette Alliance. Together, we’re making a huge difference by achieving a sustainable Lexington!

Read more,

“The 2011 Comprehensive Plan”, Alliance Director Knox van Nagell, 5.3.11, ProgressLex.org

“Growing Lexington Where?”, WEKU News

“Boundary for development in Fayette Co. not expected to grow”, Kentucky.com

“Gray: Focus our growth within existing urban area”, LexintonKY.gov

Tags: Bluegrass, Carolyn Richardson, City Planning, Comprehensive Plan, Jim Gray, KY, lexington, Planning Commission, Urban County Council, Urban development, urban service boundary No Comments »

UK Receives Grant to Explore Biofuels

By Knox van Nagell | May 6th, 2011 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog

Agriculture in the Bluegrass | Photo by Jeff Rogers | www.jeffrogers.com

The importance of farmland preservation in Fayette County continues to grow—especially as our precious Bluegrass soils may become the factory floor of a burgeoning alternative energy industry…grass!

UK gets $6.9 million federal grant to help reduce reliance on imported oil

by Mary Meehan, 05.06.11, Kentucky.com

The University of Kentucky has received a $6.9 million federal grant to help reduce America’s reliance on imported oil, one of eight awards in the country.

“It’s going to be big,” said UK’s principal investigator, Sue Nokes, a professor in the department of biosystems and agricultural engineering. Her department will be working with other UK colleges and outside groups including the University of Wisconsin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Agricultural Research Services…

…The bulk of the grant will be used to study the process of growing switchgrass and miscanthus to create biofuel for farm machinery. CNH, an international manufacturer of agricultural machinery, will provide the majority of the 20 percent matching money required to receive the federal grant, Nokes said. Switchgrass and miscanthus are commonly used as feed, Nokes said…Read more at Kentucky.com

Tags: Agriculture, Biofuels, Bluegrass, Energy Independence, Federal Grant, Grant, oil, Research, UK, University of Kentucky No Comments »

Eastern KY Youth Population Declines While Aging Population Rises

By Knox van Nagell | May 5th, 2011 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog

“Census: Eastern Kentucky school-age population declines, aging population rises”

Map of KY | Chris Ware & Linda Johnson, Kentucky.com

By Dori Hjalmarson and Linda Johnson, 5.5.11, Kentucky.com

PIKEVILLE — Even as population trickled out of many rural and Appalachian counties in Kentucky, the numbers of people 65 and older kept growing, according to 2010 U.S. Census data released Thursday. The aging of baby boomers is not a trend that’s new or unique to rural Kentucky, but the fact that the overall population has shrunk in many rural counties makes the trend more pronounced.

In 12 of the 36 counties whose overall population declined since the last census in 2000, the 65-and-older population increased by double digits. In Menifee County, for example, the overall population declined by 3.8 percent to 6,306, but the number of people 65 and older grew by 30.2 percent, to 1,005…Read more at Kentucky.com

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Who We Are

The Fayette Alliance is your voice at city-hall advocating for sustainable growth in Lexington…to achieve a world-class city in our world-class Bluegrass landscape.

Since 2006, the Alliance has worked with local government to usher over 50 major land-use policies into law that promote farmland preservation and our signature agricultural industries, responsible development, and improved water quality and infrastructure in Fayette County.

We are charting Lexington's future by positively impacting local zoning and policy decisions—the very building blocks of our community. Although many challenges still remain, we are accomplishing sustainable growth in Fayette County for a better quality of life, economy, and environment for all of us.