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New Pavilion Construction to Begin in Cheapside Park
By Knox van Nagell | October 7th, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog, Land Use News
A conceptual rendering of the redesigned Cheapside Park and the newly named Fifth Third Pavilion, www.BizLex.com
A conceptual rendering of the redesigned Cheapside Park and the newly named Fifth Third Pavilion, www.BizLex.com
DLC, Fifth Third deal gets pavilion off the drawing board
Excerpt from www.BizLex.com, posted October 6, 2009
By Erik A. Carlson
LEXINGTON, KY – The city has been setting the table downtown with a new streetscape plan, but the planned centerpiece, the glass and steel pavilion in Cheapside Park, was looking like it would not adorn its space. That was before Fifth Third Bank and the Downtown Lexington Corporation struck a $750,000 deal, which was announced last week… Read more at www.BizLex.com
New pavilion construction to begin next month
Excerpt from Kentucky.com, posted October 5, 2009
Construction of the Fifth Third Pavilion in Cheapside Park is expected to start in late November and be completed in April, in time for the opening of Lexington Farmers Market.
Plans for the structure — funded with a $750,000 donation to the Downtown Lexington Corporation Foundation — were announced Friday. The structure will serve “many different needs,” Mayor Jim Newberry said, including the home for the Lexington Farmers Market on Saturday mornings… Read more at www.Kentucky.com
Lexington-Fayette County Make Progress on Sewers
By Knox van Nagell | October 6th, 2009 | See all in Land Use News
Sewage Flowing Where it Shouldn't Camille Weber & Linda J. Johnson| Herald-Leader Staff
The Fayette Alliance is dedicated to securing adequate infrastructure in Fayette County–this is a key component to promoting responsible and sustainable growth. To learn more about our work to improve our sanitary sewer and storm water systems, please view our position statements on the Proposed LFUCG Water Quality Management Fee & Program, FY 2009 & FY 2010 Sanitary Sewer User Fee Increase.
New sewer line begins working
Excerpt from www.Kentucky.com, posted October 6, 2009
By Andy Mead, amead@herald-leader.com
A new sewer line that started operating this week eventually will replace one that breaks frequently, Lexington officials announced Tuesday.
The North Elkhorn Force Main will carry sewage from east of the city to the Town Branch treatment plant west of downtown… Read the entire article at Kentucky.com
Read more articles written by the Herald-Leader about Lexington-Fayette County’s sewer infrastructure,
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Pipeline at North Elkhorn to Bring More Water to Lexington
By Knox van Nagell | October 6th, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog, Land Use News
Piping Water Under a Creek, www.Kentucky.com
Piping Water Under a Creek, www.Kentucky.com
Pipeline work at North Elkhorn begins
HALF OF CREEK BEING DAMMED
Excerpt from www.Kentucky.com, posted October 6, 2009
By Andy Mead, amead@herald-leader.com
SWITZER — A dam is being built around half of North Elkhorn Creek, just downstream from the historic Switzer Covered Bridge in Franklin County.
The ultimate goal: To bring Lexington more water.
Specifically, a controversial pipeline being laid beneath the creek will carry as much as 20 million gallons a day from a new treatment plant under construction on the Kentucky River north of Frankfort… Read more at Kentucky.com
Needs of Homeless Surveyed at Phoenix Park
By Knox van Nagell | October 5th, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog, Land Use News
Excerpt from Kentucky.com, posted October 5, 2009
By Beverly Fortune, bfortune@herald-leader.com
Needs of homeless surveyed at popular downtown hangout
With the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games approaching, local attention has focused on improving roads, expanding facilities at the Kentucky Horse Park and beautifying the vacant CentrePointe block downtown.
Now, attention is focusing on the dozens of homeless people who gather in Phoenix Park at South Limestone and Main Street, one of the most prominent downtown intersections… Read more at www.Kentucky.com
TIF Funding for projects near CentrePointe
By Knox van Nagell | September 25th, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog, Land Use News
Photo by Charles Bertram, www.Kentucky.com
Excerpt from Kentucky.com, posted Friday, September 25, 2009
Financing approved for public projects near CentrePointe development
By Scott Sloan- ssloan@herald-leader.com
A state board gave final approval Thursday to the Urban County Government’s plan for public improvements around the CentrePointe project in downtown Lexington.
The city intends to make several major improvements — including adding a parking garage and restoring the old Fayette County Courthouse — to the Phoenix Park and courthouse area surrounding the stalled hotel complex… Read more at Kentucky.com
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Did you Know?
In 2006, the World Monuments Fund designated the inner Bluegrass Region, including Fayette County, as one of the 100 most endangered cultural landscapes in the world due to it’s alarming loss of farmland to sprawl development.
