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	<description>Our Town, Our Farms, Our Future</description>
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		<title>Alliance Supports Program &amp; Incentives to Fix Sewers on Private Property</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knox van Nagell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleaning Up Our Streams]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Flooding problems]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sewer system]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For several weeks, the Alliance has been watching an issue that will impact Lexington's efforts to fix its sewer and water quality problems.]]></description>
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		<title>Design Excellence for Downtown Lexington</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knox van Nagell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fayette Alliance Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What We're Working on Now]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CVS Pharmacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Downtown Guidelines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[urban developement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Downtown Lexington has the potential to become one of the truly unique,human-scale, and vibrant urban areas in America.]]></description>
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		<title>Vice Mayor Appoints Work Group to Look at Tourism &amp; Recreation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knox van Nagell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agricultural Zone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Board of Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boone Creek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boone Creek Adventures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zip Line]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Report due to Urban County Council no later than August 30, 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Expansion into the Rural Area off the Table…What Next in the Comp. Plan?</title>
		<link>http://fayettealliance.com/blog/take-action-tell-planning-commission-you-support-farmland-preservation-and-sustainable-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://fayettealliance.com/blog/take-action-tell-planning-commission-you-support-farmland-preservation-and-sustainable-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knox van Nagell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fayette Alliance Blog]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Comprehensive Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goals and objectives]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Support rural preservation, quality of life in neighborhoods, incentivizing sustainable development &#038; affordable housing, and cleaning up our polluted waterways.]]></description>
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		<title>The Fayette Alliance Participates in  &#8220;Empower Lexington&#8221; Talks</title>
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		<comments>http://fayettealliance.com/blog/the-fayette-alliance-participates-in-empower-lexington-talks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knox van Nagell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fayette Alliance Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What We're Working on Now]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bluegrass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farmland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lexington]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past year, The Fayette Alliance worked with several groups to discuss how we can reduce our carbon footprint in Lexington. One method recommended was to promote agri-tourism both locally and regionally, through biking, walking, equine, and water trails....]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Not Farms vs. Factories</title>
		<link>http://fayettealliance.com/blog/the-fayette-alliance-in-the-press-agriculture-diversity-matters/</link>
		<comments>http://fayettealliance.com/blog/the-fayette-alliance-in-the-press-agriculture-diversity-matters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knox van Nagell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fayette Alliance Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What We're Working on Now]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rural Area]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["Since farmland within the county is a finite resource, sooner or later we will have to stop using it for development. The argument for the “need” for land for industrial development will be the same no matter how much farmland we have, including none." &#124; Photo by Jeff Rogers &#124; www.jeffrogers.com]]></description>
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		<title>Serving on LFUCG Affordable Housing Trust Fund TaskForce</title>
		<link>http://fayettealliance.com/current-issues/serving-on-lfucg-affordable-housing-trust-fund-taskforce/</link>
		<comments>http://fayettealliance.com/current-issues/serving-on-lfucg-affordable-housing-trust-fund-taskforce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knox van Nagell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fayette Alliance is serving on the LFUCG Affordable Housing Trust Fund Taskforce to examine funding mechanisms, economic impacts, and program parameters for a potential affordable housing trust fund. Members of the Homebuilders Association, affordable housing, and faith-based groups are also participating on the committee. To learn more about affordable housing trust funds, click here. The LFUCG Economic Development Committee is now examining the use of an affordable housing trust fund to address Lexington&#8217;s housing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alliance Participates in Carbon Footprint Reduction Study</title>
		<link>http://fayettealliance.com/current-issues/alliance-participates-in-carbon-footprint-reduction-study/</link>
		<comments>http://fayettealliance.com/current-issues/alliance-participates-in-carbon-footprint-reduction-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knox van Nagell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fayette Alliance is serving on the Natural Land, Food, &#38; Agriculture Sub-Team of LFUCG Carbon Footprint Reduction study. This group is looking at how our local food, agricultural, and land-use systems can be improved to lower Lexington&#8217;s carbon foot print problem. To learn more about Lexington&#8217;s carbon footprint issues, click here. This report will be presented to Council when finalized, and we&#8217;ll keep you posted of all developments here at fayettealliance.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Controversial CVS Plan Dead, Downtown Design Guidelines Still Needed</title>
		<link>http://fayettealliance.com/blog/controversial-cvs-plan-dead-downtown-design-guidelines-still-needed/</link>
		<comments>http://fayettealliance.com/blog/controversial-cvs-plan-dead-downtown-design-guidelines-still-needed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knox van Nagell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fayette Alliance Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What We're Working on Now]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Downtown design guidelines and form-based codes are needed so development in our urban core will occur without destroying what makes the built environment unique...]]></description>
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		<title>Vice Mayor Gorton Expects to Appoint Bike Trail Taskforce by late-February</title>
		<link>http://fayettealliance.com/blog/fayette-alliance-asks-for-a-bike-trail-taskforce-at-city-hall/</link>
		<comments>http://fayettealliance.com/blog/fayette-alliance-asks-for-a-bike-trail-taskforce-at-city-hall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knox van Nagell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fayette Alliance Blog]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance is asking Vice Mayor Gorton to appoint a diverse stakeholder group to examine the use, location, and funding for bike trails in the rural area of Fayette County. Tell us what you think. Your input is crucial to creating a sustainable Lexington.]]></description>
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