BGIC Featured in The Morning Line
The Morning Line, 7.20.14 “Last Saturday, for the Fayette Alliance and Markey Cancer Foundation, Hillcroft defeated Villa del Lago 10-7…” See the featured article and photos of the match by Mathea Kelley.
Updates
District 9 Candidate Victoria Fath
District 9 Candidate Victoria Fath: Election Questionnaire Responses What is the biggest challenge and opportunity facing your district and the city of Lexington as a whole? The biggest challenge facing District 9 as well as the city as a whole is the struggle between spending tax dollars on economic development projects versus spending money on...
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2015 LFUCG Budget
On June 10th, City Council voted to approve several changes to the FY 2015 budget, including increasing funding for several important rural and urban projects. Following these changes City Council fully adopted the budget unanimously on Thursday, June 19th. The new budget will go into effect on July 1st, 2014. The newly updated budget includes...
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We Support 21c Museum Hotel’s Loan Request
On Thursday, June 5th 2014, City Council voted to accept the $6 million Section 108 HUD Loan for the 21C Museum Hotel development. A special thanks to all of our supporters who wrote to council and came to meeting to show their support of this funding. Join us in support of 21C Museum Hotel’s Loan...
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Presentation on Homelessness and Affordable Housing Program Development
On April 15th, Planning Commissioner, Derek Paulsen, gave a presentation to the Planning Committee of Urban County Council on the next steps to developing a robust program on homelessness and affordable housing. Topics covered in the presentation include an overview of the Homelessness Fund and Affordable Housing Fund; proposed organization and coordination for these two...
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Citizens Planning Academy 2015
Fayette Alliance is proud to present the Citizen’s Planning Academy, an 8-week course that will educate and engage citizens of Fayette County on the importance of land-use planning, and its relationship to economic development, the environment, and quality-of-life issues in our community. Mondays: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; April 6, 13, 20 Graduation: Thursday,...
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Town Branch Trail Connection Tunnel
The proposal to incorporate a connection tunnel for the Town Branch Trail into the New Circle expansion prompted Governor Beshear to commit to finishing the entire trail, not just the connection tunnel. Read more about these plans at Kentucky.com We support incorporating a tunnel and bridge for the Town Branch bike path as part of...
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2014 House Bill 282: Expanding Mixed-Use Development
House Bill 282 did not make it out of committee during the 2014 legislative session. However, it General Assembly might take it back up in the 2015 session. We’ll keep you updated of any new developments here at fayettealliance.com The Kentucky State Legislature is currently considering House Bill 282, which will expand the scope of...
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Status of Lexington’s Tree Canopy
On February 20, 2014 LUFCG released its Urban Tree Canopy Assessment. It shows that our current tree canopy covers 24.56% of Lexington’s urban core. This number has increased 5% over the last 18 years. Data analysis shows that the existing urban tree canopy provides an estimated $30.6 million in savings to our community. Despite...
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Matrix Survey Finds 70% of Lexingtonians Oppose Expanding the Urban Services Boundary for Development
Lexington is known for its urban and rural balance, and one recurring issue in Lexington is whether or not to expand the urban service area to include more rural land for future growth needs. In recent years, Lexington has pursued a general policy in which development is encouraged within the existing urban service area instead...
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