By Knox van Nagell | December 12th, 2011 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog
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The Holiday 2011 Newsletter Includes:
* Top Issues of 2011
* Interviews with Local Leaders
* Donor Recognition
* The Alliance’s 5th Birthday Party
* What Makes Lexington Special to You?
* 2011 Events
* Holiday & Winter Cards by Local Photographer Jeff Rogers
Click here to download the Holiday 2011 Newsletter.
By Knox van Nagell | December 12th, 2011 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog
Jeff Rogers Holiday Cards | Photo by Jeff Rogers | www.jeffrogers.com
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By Knox van Nagell | December 9th, 2011 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog
Downtown Lexington | Photo by Jeff Rogers | www.jeffrogers.com
by Erik A. Carlson, 12.21.11, BizLex.com
Lexington, KY – The Downtown Lexington Corp. is hoping to collect enough signatures from downtown property owners to establish a Downtown Lexington Management District that would assess a pseudo property tax that would go to market and maintain the area.
Initially presented to stakeholders in May, the proposal would collect an assessed value on properties in an area roughly bordered by Vine and High Streets, Short Street, Broadway (including Rupp Arena) and Indiana Avenue in the direct center of downtown to establish a defined area that can be marketed and staffed by a group of paid but mostly volunteer people focusing on beautification and assistance.
“The idea behind the Downtown Lexington Management District … focuses a lot more on marketing, and there are some considerations for enhanced beautification and certainly coordinating with the police, but not adding to their staffing levels, and doing an ambassador program that is very common in cities to have people on the streets that can answer questions,” DLC President Renee Jackson said… Read more at BizLex.com
By Beverly Fortune, 12.9.11, Kentucky.com
The Downtown Lexington Corporation is proposing a downtown business improvement district that would assess property owners a fee and use the funds to market downtown and do other projects to increase the central business district’s economic development potential.
“A management district would function like a mall association where, if you have a business in a mall, part of your rent goes into a pool that provides joint services that benefit everyone,” said Renee Jackson, president of the DLC, a membership organization with downtown property owners, business owners and residents.
“We hear time and again that downtown needs marketing. These funds could go into a marketing campaign, but also for many other projects to boost the vitality of downtown,” Jackson said. “Marketing is a top priority, but not the only one.”… Read More at Kentucky.com
By Erik A. Carlson, 12.6.11, BizLex.com
Lexington, KY – The Downtown Lexington Corporation is hoping to begin next week collecting signatures of downtown property owners endorsing establishment of a Downtown Lexington Management District.
Initially presented to stakeholders in May, the proposal would collect an assessed value on properties in an area roughly bordered by Vine, Short, Broadway and Indiana in the direct center of downtown to establish a defined area that can be marketed and staffed by a group of some paid and some volunteer people focusing on beautification and assistance.
“The idea behind the Downtown Lexington Management District… focuses a lot more on marketing and there are some considerations for enhanced beautification and certainly coordinating with the police, but not adding to their staffing levels and doing an ambassador program that is very common in cities to have people on the streets that can answer questions,” DLC President Renee Jackson said… Read More at BizLex.com
By Knox van Nagell | December 2nd, 2011 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog
Kentucky Farm | Photo by Jeff Rogers | www.jeffrogers.com
by Tim Thornberry, 12.6.11, BizLex.com
Louisville, KY – Once again, University of Kentucky (UK) College of Agriculture economists made their yearly agricultural estimates for the 2011-2012 seasons at this year’s Kentucky Farm Bureau Annual Meeting and once again the news was good for the most part.
In fact, if their forecast is correct, Kentucky will reach an unprecedented milestone in farm cash receipts which should top out between $5.2 billion and $5.4 billion. This marks the first time in the state’s history that ag receipts have made it over the $5 billion level. In 2010, officially, cash receipts totaled $4.4 billion.
UK Ag Economist Will Snell said the increase reflects the national picture, which will reach the $104 billion mark in net farm income, a record of its own. Kentucky’s net farm income, while not be a record, bounced back from 2010 to rise above $1 billion this year from $780 million last year… Read More at BizLex.com
by Janet Patton, 12.01.11, Kentucky.com
LOUISVILLE — While the rest of the economy flounders, Kentucky’s farm economy is growing by leaps and bounds. Farm cash receipts in 2011 will top $5 billion for the first time ever, University of Kentucky agriculture economists said.
Their annual forecast, released Thursday at the Kentucky Farm Bureau’s annual convention, predicted combined crop and livestock receipts of about $5.2 billion to $5.4 billion, up by as much as $1 billion from last year’s record $4.4 billion.
Increased demand worldwide for grain, particularly in China, is driving the price surge… Read more at Kentucky.com
By Knox van Nagell | December 1st, 2011 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog
In 2006, The Fayette Alliance was founded by a group of people who love Lexington and wanted to protect and promote what makes it special.
What makes Lexington special? It’s something a little bit different for every member of our community.
We’re asking our supporters, What makes Lexington special to you?
-Chef Ouita Michel
“It’s the landscape that protects the uniqueness of our culture and if we just continue to eat it up, we won’t remember what it means to be in Kentucky anymore.”
-Chef Ouita Michel, co-owns and operates three Bluegrass Kentucky Restaurants
-Bill Johnston
“Neighborhoods are one of the most important parts of a city. You can’t have a good city if you don’t have good neighborhoods.”
-Bill Johnston
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Different parts of Lexington may stand out to each of us but they all combine to create a unique place…a community that can’t be found anywhere else.
As we move ahead, we have an opportunity to grow in a way that leverages the very best of what Lexington has to offer…a vibrant downtown, thriving neighborhoods, and beautiful farmland. Through a balanced and sustainable approach, we can create a world-class city in a world-class landscape with a strong economy and healthy environment.
We want to know, What makes Lexington special to you?
Tell us below.
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.
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