By Fayette Alliance / June 10, 2020 / Education
Running for: 9th District Council Campaign Website: http://www.fogleforcouncil.com/ 1. What do you see as the single most important issue facing your district? Public safety concerns. People should feel and be safe where they live, work, and play. It is exceedingly difficult to attract businesses, home buyers or other investors to cities and neighborhoods that have...
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By Brittany Roethemeier / June 10, 2020 / Education
Running for: 9th District Council Campaign Website: https://www.whitneyforcouncil.com/ 1. What do you see as the single most important issue facing your district? Traffic in the 9th District is a huge concern of mine, especially regarding the areas around our schools. In my opinion, the most critical areas are Clays Mill Road at Jessie Clark Middle...
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By Brittany Roethemeier / June 10, 2020 / Education
Running for: 3rd District Council Campaign Website: https://christineforlex.com/ 1. What do you see as the single most important issue facing your district? The most important issue facing the citizens in my council district is incentivizing developers to develop in this area while upholding parts of the comprehensive plan that seek to preserve and enhance existing...
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By Fayette Alliance / June 10, 2020 / Education
Running for: 3rd District Council Campaign Website: https://www.charlieforthe3rd.com/ 1. What do you see as the single most important issue facing your district? The economic downturn is of particular concern to the 3rd district because of the many downtown projects still to be completed. Once finished, downtown activities will become more diversified, much more inviting and...
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By Fayette Alliance / June 10, 2020 / Education
Running for: 3rd District Council Campaign Website: https://jessicafordistrict3.com/ 1. What do you see as the single most important issue facing your district? Growth. The 3rd District feels a great brunt of Lexington’s growth, and as our city grows, so does the economic inequality. The racial wealth gap is widening. Neighborhoods are at risk of...
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By Fayette Alliance / June 10, 2020 / Education
Running for: 3rd District Council Campaign Website: https://www.hannahforcouncil.com/ 1. What do you see as the single most important issue facing your district? The most important issue in our district is the same one affecting the entire nation. We will need to overcome a huge economic crisis and budgetary shortfall. Much of our work must focus...
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By Fayette Alliance / June 1, 2020 / Education
CivicLex and Fayette Alliance have partnered with ten local community organizations to provide a voter information center for the upcoming 2020 elections in Lexington-Fayette County, available online at Lex.Vote. This primary voter center includes a ballot generator based on address, an eleven-question candidate questionnaire distributed to the primary LFUCG Council candidates, and a guide to...
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By Fayette Alliance / May 21, 2020 / Education
Join us on May 28th for a discussion with Ashley Becnel, Chief Zoning Official of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana about how New Orleans manages short-term rentals in their city.
By Fayette Alliance / May 5, 2020 / Advocacy
As a non-profit, we recognize that these are challenging times for everyone: our supporters, our neighbors, our government, and other nonprofits that are stepping up to make our community better. We challenge you to be a part of the solution and take a moment to make a donation to a Lexington community organization. Nourish Lexington...
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By Fayette Alliance / April 22, 2020 / Education
Fayette Alliance Board Member Stan Harvey, Lexington principal of the Atlanta-based urban planning firm Lord Aeck Sargent, was recently named a 2020 American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Fellow. This is the AICP’s highest honor and recognizes Stan’s outstanding achievements in urban planning. Fayette Alliance is so grateful for Stan’s continued dedication to smart growth...
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