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By Knox van Nagell | April 26th, 2010 | See all in Events, Fayette Alliance Blog, Past Events
Don’t Forget to Vote in the Primary Election on Tuesday, May 18th!
The Fayette Alliance would like to thank fellow forum sponsors, Fayette County Neighborhood Council, Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and Fayette County Farm Bureau, and the Mayoral Candidates for a successful forum.
Watch Video Part II & III of the Mayoral Candidate Forum here.
By Knox van Nagell | April 22nd, 2010 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog
Kathy Plomin is one of Lexington ’s go-to people when it comes to community building, relationships and development throughout the Bluegrass Region. She exemplified this skill set as President of the United Way of the Bluegrass for the past nine plus years until her recent retirement last spring. Before heading this highly respected non-profit organization, Kathy had an impressive 21 year career at CBS affiliate WKYT where she rose to the rank of Vice President of Marketing and Community Relations.She is well known for her professional accomplishments and ongoing community support, serving on numerous professional and civic boards throughout her career. Kathy has received many community awards in recognition of her leadership within the Bluegrass Region.”I feel that my past experience has me poised with the knowledge and passion for the community that would be beneficial in this leadership position serving our city.”Kathy is married to John Plomin ,owner of Davis and Plomin Mechanical Inc. and they have two sons , Kyle and Sam Plomin.
By Knox van Nagell | April 21st, 2010 | See all in Events, Fayette Alliance Blog, Past Events
Don’t Forget to Vote in the Primary Election on Tuesday, May 18th!
The Fayette Alliance would like to thank fellow forum sponsors, Fayette County Neighborhood Council, Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and Fayette County Farm Bureau, and the Council At-Large Candidates for a very informative forum.
Watch a recording of the forum on ustream.
By Knox van Nagell | April 21st, 2010 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog, Land Use News
Owners Have Plans for Turfland Mall Property | www.kentucky.com
Excerpt from Kentucky.com, posted April 21, 2010
Herald-Leader Staff Report
Lexington’s Urban County Council is expected to give first reading at its meeting Thursday night to a plan that would move along tax-increment financing for the proposed Turfland Town Center development at the present site of Turfland Mall.
The meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Government Center and eventual passage by the council would send the TIF plan to the state government for further study and approval…Read more at Kentucky.com
Read more articles about Turfland Mall,
“Turfland hearing is Thursday night,” posted March 24, 2010 Kentucky.com
“Developer meets the public about plans for Turfland Mall,” posted Jan. 20, 2010 Kentucky.com
“Owners have plans for Turfland Mall property: Want retail, office, residential tenants for site,” posted Jan. 17, 2010 Kentucky.com
“Planning for redevelopment at Turfland Mall,” posted October 25, 2009 Kentucky.com
By Knox van Nagell | April 20th, 2010 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog, Successes
Underdeveloped Lot
In October 2009 LFUCG is applied for $400,000 in federal funding to perform a community-wide brownfields assessment. The Fayette Alliance endorsed LFUCG’s brownfield assessment grant application because it will improve Lexington’s quality of life potential. Please click here to view our statement of support. LFUCG received partial funding for the project.
With this financing, LFUCG will develop an inventory of underutilized and derelict properties in three areas of the city:
* The area along Newtown Pike between Main Street and 4th Street;
* Two sections of Manchester Street, including the Distillery District; and
* The area along Versailles Road between South Forbes Road and Robertson Street.
LFUCG will then specifically identify and complete an environmental assessment of brownfield properties in these sectors—providing the necessary groundwork and data for their potential redevelopment.
This effort may lead to the transformation of several tired and economically depressed areas to dynamic urban spaces—a timely opportunity, considering there are over 8,000 acres of blighted, underutilized, and vacant land inside Lexington’s Urban Services Area as identified by the LFUCG Division of Planning.
The Fayette Alliance is Lexington’s ONLY land-use advocacy organization that regularly educates and lobbies local government for a sustainable growth model that benefits all of us.
We believe that preserving our signature Bluegrass landscape, creating a dynamic and equitable cityscape through infill redevelopment, and improving our natural waterways are key components to achieving our economic and environmental promise here in Lexington-Fayette County...
We are an alliance of citizens from the entire community, including stakeholders from the agricultural, neighborhood, and infill sectors. See "Who We Are" We are a united voice for responsible growth, and only weigh-in on those land-use issues that have countywide implications. Together we can chart our future, and positively impact local zoning decisions—the very building blocks of our community. See "Our Successes"
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