Updates
By Fayette Alliance / June 17, 2010 / Events
Live music by The Payback, Lexington’s Own James Brown Coverband and Matt Duncan Friday, June 18th, 2010 9:00 p.m. $5 Cover All ages Al’s Bar (Sixth St. and Limestone St.) Lexington, KY Proceeds raised will benefit The Fayette Alliance, Lexington’s ONLY land-use advocacy organization that regularly educates and lobbies local government for a sustainable growth...
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By Fayette Alliance / June 1, 2010 / Advocacy
On June 24th, The Fayette Alliance joined the LFUCG Planning Staff in opposing a temporary R.V. Park on property located at 2215 Mary Fay Place and 1201 Providence Place Parkway. The proposal included the construction of 100 R.V. parking sites—approximately 30’ feet wide—on the property, complete with necessary graveling, etc. The R.V. park would be used...
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By Fayette Alliance / May 18, 2010 / Education
Click here to view the Primary Election results. How do we become a world class city in a world class landscape? Click here to view the candidates’ responses to the 2010 Growth Questionnaire, which addresses important growth issues such as farmland preservation, affordable housing, and downtown design standards.
By Fayette Alliance / May 12, 2010 / Advocacy
On June 10th, the Urban County Council unanimously adopted this legislation into law. The Alliance supported this proposal which will promote the property rights of landlords and homeowners, and the quality of life in our established neighborhoods. This measure will limit the number of unrelated persons living in single-family and two-family homes and the size...
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By Fayette Alliance / May 4, 2010 / Education
As Lexington mayor from Jan., 2003 through Dec., 2006, Teresa Isaac presided over measures that previously had been stalled by controversy: Enactment of an indoor smoking ban; increased pay for police and firefighters; budget cuts to every other area of government, including significant cuts to her own office budget. Isaac led the city through the...
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By Fayette Alliance / May 4, 2010 / Education
Jim Gray has spent his career working to bring jobs and better government to Lexington. Jim came to public service after spending 36 years creating jobs and economic growth in the private sector. Jim is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the family firm, Gray Construction, a nationally ranked engineering, design and construction company....
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By Fayette Alliance / May 4, 2010 / Education
Jim Newberry became Mayor on January 1, 2007 after the citizens elected him by the largest margin in Lexington’s merged government history. Under his leadership Lexington has made unprecedented progress. He has tackled the tough issues others have ignored for years such as, updating our sewer system and funding our police and firefighters pension. He...
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By Fayette Alliance / April 26, 2010 / Education
Listen to National Public Radio story. Read more at Kentucky.com The Fayette Alliance supported a scenic byway for Cleveland Road in Eastern Fayette Co. which runs by several of these rural Hamlets–including Pricetown, Jimtown and Athens. The byway was successfully adopted by the state. Visit “North Cleveland Road Scenic Byway Application” to learn more.
By Fayette Alliance / April 22, 2010 / Education
Kathy Plomin is one of Lexington ‘s go-to people when it comes to community building, relationships and development throughout the Bluegrass Region. She exemplified this skill set as President of the United Way of the Bluegrass for the past nine plus years until her recent retirement last spring. Before heading this highly respected non-profit organization,...
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By Fayette Alliance / April 20, 2010 / Advocacy
In October 2009, LFUCG applied for $400,000 in federal funding to perform a community-wide brownfields assessment. The Fayette Alliance endorsed LFUCG’s brownfield assessment grant application because it will improve Lexington’s quality of life potential. Please click here to view our statement of support. LFUCG received partial funding for the project. With this financing, LFUCG will...
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