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Water Quality Management Fee Begins Jan. 2010
By Knox van Nagell | December 28th, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog, Land Use News
“Lexingtonians will notice a new fee on their water bills”
Excerpt from Kentucky.com, posted Dec. 27, 2009
By Andy Mead, amead@herald-leader.com
If you live in Lexington, there will be a new charge on your Kentucky American Water bill starting in January.
It has nothing to do with how much water you use. It’s the city’s new water quality management fee.
For everyone who lives in a single-family residence or duplex or on a farm, the monthly “LFUCG — Wtr Qual Mgmt Fee” will be $4.32.
For stores, factories, churches and residences larger than a duplex, it could be much more. It also could be confusing… Read more at Kentucky.com
LEARN MORE
For questions about the water quality management fee, call LexCall at 3-1-1 or (859) 425-2255.
To learn more about the fee, go to www.lexingtonky.gov/waterquality.
Water Quality Management Fee Will Be Used To Improve Sanitary & Storm Water Systems
By Knox van Nagell | December 11th, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog, Land Use News
“The Storm on the Horizon: Water quality fees management fee hits in January”
Excerpt from BizLex.com, posted 12/10/09
By Susan Baniak
Lexington, KY – In 2010, Lexingtonians will begin paying the price for decades of laissez-faire storm water policies. The first fees are set to appear on water bills in January, and the money collected from home owners, businesses and other property-owning organizations will fund a new vigilance in managing what the community allows to wash into its waterways.
But in addition to the almost $300 million that the city expects to spend over the next 10 years to improve its sanitary and storm water systems and wastewater treatment plants, the new EPA-mandated initiative will require a change in Lexington’s overall attitude about water. It is everyone’s responsibility, and it’s time to foot the bill… Read more at BizLex.com
Tax Breaks to Bring a World-Class Horse-Racing Drug-Testing Lab to Lexington
By Knox van Nagell | December 11th, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog, Land Use News
“Equine drug-testing lab gets incentives to come to Lexington”
Excerpt from Kentucky.com, posted Dec. 11, 2009
By Janet Patton, jpatton1@herald-leader.com
A British company got approval on Thursday for a $425,000 forgivable loan and $800,000 in tax breaks to bring a world-class horse-racing drug-testing lab to Lexington.
Fordham, England-based HFL Sport Science Inc. proposes to invest about $4.2 million, including the state incentives. The loan would pay for about half the cost of equipping the lab… Read more at Kentucky.com
Reduced Crime May Create a Greener City
By Knox van Nagell | December 8th, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog, Land Use News
“There’s a link between lower crime, greener city”
Excerpt from Kentucky.com, posted December 7, 2009
By Tom Eblen, Herald-Leader columnist
The most overused word in the English language these days may be sustainability.
Not that I’m complaining.
It will be a key word in Copenhagen this week, where world leaders are gathering to try to figure out ways to cope with climate change. And it comes up again and again as businesses try to figure out what kind of economy will emerge from this ugly recession…Read more at Kentucky.com
Council Approves List of City Bond Projects
By Knox van Nagell | December 4th, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog, Land Use News
“Lexington council approves $68 million for projects”
Excerpt from Kentucky.com, posted Dec. 4, 2009
By Beverly Fortune, bfortune@herald-leader.com
The Distillery District project includes the former Pepper Distillery on Manchester Street, which is being considered for city bond improvements. ?www.kentucky.com, photo by David Perry | Herald-Leader Staff
Urban County Council on Thursday approved $68 million in bonds for projects, including $2.2 million for infrastructure in the Distillery District and $12.5 million for sidewalks and rain gardens downtown.
Most of the bonds, $48 million, will pay for projects that have already started, such as renovations to the Lyric Theatre, overhaul of South Limestone and storm sewer repairs.
Before the meeting, 6th District Councilman Kevin Stinnett, chairman of the city’s bond workshop, said council members faced tough choices on which projects to include. But how tough were the choices when council members added $20 million in new bonded projects? Read more at Kentucky.com
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