The LFUCG Council denied Quest Church’s zone change that would have allowed it to build a 90,000 square foot worship facility next to Mill Ridge Farm.

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The LFUCG Council adopted the Planning Commission’s recommendation of approval re: Central Baptist’s text amendment to the Economic Development zone.

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Headley Whitney Museum ultimately dropped its zone change application that would have allowed museums in the Agricultural-Rural Zone.

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On July 12th 2007, the Metropolitan Planning Organization released a Bicycle and Pedestrian Masterplan for Jessamine and Fayette Counties. The plan endorses the Healthway Trail System-a system of off-road trails in the North-South and East-West Corridors of the inner Bluegrass Region. This Healthway Trail System will encourage bicycle and pedestrian activities in Fayette County. For the Healthway Trail System to become a reality, LFUCG must fund and adopt the project.

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The LFUCG Council adopted the Planning Commission’s recommendation of approval re: the MU-3 zone change.

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East Bridgeford Land and Development Company developed property at 2356 Newtown Pike without securing a final approved development plan for the site. Such activity is the genesis of unintended environmental, infrastructural, and safety consequences for the community. The Planning Commission is looking at ways to address the problem.

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Developer Richardson-Todds Road LLC has filed a zone change application for roughly 9 acres of land located at 2020 Russell Cave Road. The developer is seeking a zone change from Agricultural-Urban (A-U) to Expansion Area Residential-2 (EAR-2). 47 residential units are planned for the site. Ultimately, the LFUCG Planning Commission and Urban County Council denied the zone change due to the area's significant environmental and infrastructural issues.

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In the Kentucky General Assembly spring 2008 legislative session, House Representative Susan Westrom-Lexington, sponsored House Bill 447 which sought to prohibit local governments and planning commissions from requiring affordable housing in residential developments.

While the Fayette Alliance currently supports incentive based strategies to achieve affordable housing, the Alliance opposed House Bill 447 because it undermined LFUCG’s ability to effectively plan Lexington’s growth. After extensive public debate and discussion, Representative Westrom pulled the bill from consideration.

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The Webb Companies are proposing a $250 million, mixed-use infill development on Main Street’s old Woolworth Block. The proposal will create 920 jobs, and include luxury condos, a four star hotel, office space, and retail units. It will be forty stories tall- four or five feet shorter than the Big Blue Building. The LEED certified structure will be the newest addition to Lexington’s signature skyline.

To achieve the project’s full potential, the Alliance urges the Webb Companies to address the community's concerns with the development's scale and orientation, available infrastructure, the displacement of established businesses on the block, and the protection of the historic structures on the site in the final development plan.

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