The Fayette Alliance Mission
To create, through education and awareness, a united voice for Fayette County citizens committed to promoting our irreplaceable farmland, protecting our unique agriculture enterprise from adverse suburban expansion, and securing a better, more prosperous future for our entire community.
The Fayette Alliance is Lexington’s only land-use advocacy organization dedicated solely to protecting our renowned rural landscape in Fayette County and strengthening the city of Lexington through promoting innovative infill redevelopment and adequate infrastructure.
If responsibly pursued, this growth approach will improve our city and protect our productive and beautiful farmland--creating a quality of life crucial to Lexington- Fayette County’s economic and environmental success today and in the future.
 Learn more about The Fayette Alliance.
Upcoming Events
"Polo in the Park, Bluegrass International Cup"
 Saturday, July 18th, 2009 -The 3rd annual Polo in the Park, Bluegrass International Cup will be held to benefit the crucial efforts of Bluegrass Conservancy and The Fayette Alliance.
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Our Town, Our Farms
 April 24th Starting at 6:00 p.m @ The Penguin Piano Bar
Featuring Pianists:
- Don Petres
- Caz Bzdek
- Andy Paczak
The 2009 Gaines Center Lafayette Series
The Fayette Alliance is a proud supporter of the Lafayette Seminar
series. Please attend this exciting event on Monday April 13th at 6
p.m. at the Lexington Public Library Auditorium (Downtown Branch), to
learn about community gardens and the role they play in sustainable
living.
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2009 Polo In the Park - Bluegrass International Cup
July 18th, starting @ 5:00 p.m. @ Man O'War Field, Kentucky Horse Park
Bike for the Bluegrass- Fall 2009
Land Use News
For the latest land use news, events and initiatives, please read our Spring 2009 newsletter.
Planning for Livability and Sustainability
Lessons of the Vancouver Achievement for Lexington and the Bluegrass
Read about this
Workshop Program
Developer insists CentrePointe will be built despite death of key financier
By Beverly Fortune
Read The Article (Kentucky.com)
How the Crash Will Reshape America
by Richard Florida
Read the Article (TheAtlantic.com)
Housing Inventories on the Rise
by Antoinette Martin
Read the Article (NYTimes.com)
THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION recently named Lexington as having the nation's largest carbon footprint. Lexington emits more carbon dioxide per capita, than any other major metropolitan area in the United States. Factors include sprawl development patterns, and weak mass transportation systems.
To Learn more about this study please visit www.brookings.edu
ON FEBRUARY 19th, 2008, LFUCG released the details of the EPA Consent Decree. This agreement between LFUCG and the EPA addresses Lexington-Fayette County's longstanding sanitary sewer and stormwater problems. The Consent Decree will impact how Lexington-Fayette County grows in years to come.
[EPA Consent Decree (PDF)]
GET INVOLVED in Lexington-Fayette County's future and become a Fayette Alliance "Ally" today! To learn more about the "Allies of the Alliance" program, please call today, 859-281-1202.
A RECENT SURVEY shows that 74% of Fayette County residents DO NOT think that more land is needed for new housing, business and industrial development outside the current Urban Service Area.
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