Proposed Areas for Development
This is the map of the proposed expansion areas, hastily created with minimal data in the last 5 weeks.
We will be requesting that any area(s) chosen for expansion:
Prevent negative impacts on agricultural and equine operations
Prevent the irreversible development of finite, prime soils
Protect scenic and rural viewsheds
Minimize cost to taxpayers for infrastructure and public services
Set clear boundaries and avoid dangerous precedent — utilizing I-75, major corridors, and topography like creeks/waterways to draw firm lines to limit sprawl
Require responsible, sustainable, and accountable development that meets data-driven community needs
Our community deserves a data-driven process before any more than the minimum mandated acreage for expansion is chosen.
Areas A and B
Man O' War Boulevard runs between these two identified areas. Area A is between existing urban development and some of Fayette County's iconic farms and landscapes.
Bowman's Mill Road — on the left side of Area A — is on the National Register of Historic Places
Important: Due to its proximity to the Blue Grass Airport and the noise pollution it creates, this area would be unlikely to receive any federal or state financial funding for Affordable Housing.
Also: Both the USDA and the state of Kentucky recognize this area as agriculturally significant as a result of the prime soils and limestone bed. Bowman Mill Road Rural Historic District exhibits elements of sinkholes, underground drainage, subterranean streams, and caves.
Area C
Of the five parcels of proposed land, Area C is being prioritized by the Urban Growth Management Committee.
Yes, but: It also has the most acreage and is the most expensive area
to build sewer infrastructure.
Area C is comprised of 3,041 acres, many of which are federally recognized prime farmland.
Important: This isn't just about horse farms.
Dig Deeper: This soil has the perfect combination of physical and chemical characteristics for producing food and is considered some of the highest-quality soil in the US.
Area C also borders several PDR-protected farms and contains within its boundary two historically significant rural hamlets
Total Acreage
Gross Acreage is the total amount of land within the area = 3,041 acres
Net Acreage is the total amount of developable land within the area = 2,798
Because of the various flood plains in this area from the North Elkhorn Creek, David Creek, and Bryan Station Creek, development is restricted to 2,798 acres.
Important: This meets the minimum amount of acreage mandated by the Council for expansion.
Also: Flood plain areas can be repurposed into greenspace and pedestrian trails.
Areas D and E
Areas D and E back up to the Athens-Chilsburg neighborhood, making the continuation of problematic urban sprawl a likely scenario for development in these areas.
Also: Area E is isolated by I-75, and extending development across I-75 presents significant infrastructure challenges, unknown costs, and dangerous precedent.
Advocacy
We will be at tonight's Public Input Session at 6 p m. to ask our community leaders for the minimum amount of acreage required by the Council — 2,700
acres
This proposed expansion is an experiment that is being conducted with extremely limited data and research.
Currently, we do not know if this expansion will create more affordable housing or more jobs, and there are no policies in place to require them.
1996: The last expansion created almost no affordable housing and resulted in an unwalkable, car-dependent neighborhood riddled with strip malls.
Important: Finite agricultural land is not something we should be experimenting with.
We don't believe this arbitrary expansion is lawful, but we recognize that the Committee's work is focusing on where and how much acreage to plan for expansion.
For now, we will focus on advocating for the most responsible decisions in light of limited data and research — and an unideal situation.
Until we have conducted more data and research that can guide a smart, sustainable, and equitable process for growth in Lexington-Fayette County, we should only expand by the minimum mandated acreage. Copyright
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From: Frank Mattone
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Re: Urban Service Area Boundary
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 11:00:32 AM
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We are again at another crossroads in the journey forward toward 2045 and beyond.
Great care and attention to detail must be assured if we are to deviate from the past successful model of incremental inclusion of land into the Urban Service Area. History shows past expansions and inclusion of land needed, at that exact time, and in the right amount and location by taking in areas most needed for the purpose then. It seems unfair to deviate too much from the norm which yields a sense of an arbitrary process and an unfulfilled, incomplete project in the end.
Many have already said what they believe to be the new direction that should be taken today, but this new approach offers the largest menu ever to choose from with no assurance that the eventual diners will want that future made from currently unknown ingredients or at the unlisted price to be determined.
The effort by all is a tribute to the good will and determination to do the best thing possible, however, with all of the knowledge and information now available it is hoped that a delay can be managed long enough for another critical look at the process going back to the Planning Commission recommendations until today's meeting. Without committing to all the potential areas, let those be the targets for more intensive review of all physical, economic and social premiums on the 5,000 acre inventory and then hone-in on the area and in the amount land in that particular focused location
Respectfully,
Frank Mattone
1100 Fincastle Road Lexington, KY 40502
On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 10:15 AM Frank Mattone <fmattone2013@gmail.com> wrote:
To: Honorable Mayor, Vice-Mayor, Urban County Council Members and Planning Commission
First please take pride in the number of hours given already and the open/transparent process given this matter. I have watched from inside the boxing ring, as well as from a fight promoters point of view, the many successes showered on the Lexington community and its citizens since the mid-1950's. With talented public and private leadership and a satisfied electorate our growth and its management have been so successful as to be emulated by
other Kentucky Counties, and others cities across the nation. We have been uncommonly blessed to have the right decisions attended to by the right persons at exactly the right time that's guaranteed a rising quality of life for all law abiding citizens as taxes and essential services cost would allow. There are, to be sure, areas that certainly need more attention, but we have always been willing to learn about the present day needs and to rebalance the formerly good means and methods to new ones. That's been the secret of success from the mid1920's.
From: Frank Mattone
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Urban Service Area Boundary
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 10:15:41 AM
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To: Honorable Mayor, Vice-Mayor, Urban County Council Members and
Planning Commission
First please take pride in the number of hours given already and the open/transparent process given this matter. I have watched from inside the boxing ring, as well as from a fight promoters point of view, the many successes showered on the Lexington community and its citizens since the mid-1950's. With talented public and private leadership and a satisfied electorate our growth and its management have been so successful as to be emulated by other Kentucky Counties, and others cities across the nation. We have been uncommonly blessed to have the right decisions attended to by the right persons at exactly the right time that's guaranteed a rising quality of life for all law abiding citizens as taxes and essential services cost would allow. There are, to be sure, areas that certainly need more attention, but we have always been willing to learn about the present day needs and to rebalance the formerly good means and methods to new ones. That's been the secret of success from the mid1920's.
From: Hannah Emig
To: Imagine Lexington; Rachael Lay
Cc: Dan Wu; James Brown; Chuck Ellinger; Kathy Plomin
Subject: Additional comment to my email 9/11/23 Urban Services Area Expansion from Hannah Emig
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 3:44:48 PM
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To Imagine Lexington (and Rachael Lay) and Council Members at Large Wu, Brown, Ellinger and District 12 Representative Plomin,
Thank you for allowing me to email an additional comment to my email from yesterday September 11th:
In regards to any development on the Athens Boonesboro Road/Todds Road (Area D and E on your map) and the area around the airport (Area A and B on your map): As I wrote before, if development has to happen at all ( which I sincerely believe should not happen as we do not have the data yet to support this need or the cost of the development to the city), it should be housing only. My additional thoughts on the housing are:
Area D (Athens Boonesboro Road ) is contiguous to current housing development but it is at risk of being developed into something other than housing due to the location close to the interstate, Blue Sky and now the soccer fields. This is a gateway into the city of Lexington and thus should be a welcoming entrance. If development has to occur, housing would best. In this area, I believe affordable housing could be built and the area developed, if it has to be, into thoughtful neighborhoods. The area closest to Todds Road (in Area E), as I wrote, could be used for a city park to prevent the strain of traffic and protects Todds Road from further development. Todds Road leads to some of our most productive agricultural farmland that must be protected. It does not need additional stress put on it.
Area A and B ( the area around and across from the airport at Man O War and Parkers Mill Road/Bowman Mill Road), which has and is surrounded by farms with some of our most productive soils and also is the home of some of our most beautiful horse farms, is also contiguous to current development. It too is at risk of development other than housing. If developed, it should be housing only. It is a gateway into the city of Lexington when driving on Man O War. It is my hope that development will not occur at all or that the land owners will not sell. The city has not been a good steward of our history or of protecting adjoining farm owners when development occurs. We must place restrictions on how land is developed. Case in point, the Dennis Anderson development at Old Richmond Road has been allowed a gas/convenience store, restaurant and apartment buildings with too many stories. The concern of the community around it has not been taken seriously. If development does occur, this
must change.
My additional thought on Area A and B is:
If the land has to be developed, the farms adjoining and across the road (Parkers Mill Road/Bowman Mill Road) from the proposed area have to be protected. How can this be done? Here are some examples:
Entrances into the development only off Man O War and apartment buildings face only Man O War (to protect the farms from light pollution and noise).
A required green space with planting of trees along the Parkers Mill Road and Bowman Mill Road side and to those farms directly adjoining any proposed development to ensure that agricultural and equine farming can continue. The green space and tree requirements done with the input from the owners of the farms surrounding the development.
The developer, not the farm owner, should pay for strong fencing, plantings, and other measures to protect the farm from intrusions by children, pets, etc. from the adjoining neighborhoods.
Any homes and barns are to be preserved with enough acreage that it can continue as a farm and or equine operation with at least 10 acres.
If the area is not able to receive federal or state financial funding for affordable housing due to the proximity of the airport, that the city with the help of private investors will be able to construct affordable housing needed with costs saved on what would have been spent to develop in other areas not close to current development.
You might ask why talk about this now, how that development would look is for later. I frustratingly find that we allowed the developers and their interests to control this narrative on the question of expansion of the USA and we allow them in general to control the narrative how the land is developed and this needs to stop. We have a finite amount of land left. We should not have expanded the USA to begin with. But if it has to occur, the least amount acreage should be considered and the city must demand that the farms surrounding any development must be safe guarded to ensure their continued existence. This is our heritage, our legacy and our future. It is a delicate balance to neighbor development and farms next to each other but with thought and care, if it has to be done, we have to make this possible to ensure the continued existence of our farms.
The entire decision to expand the USA was such a bad decision. I feel all of the 3 areas are being thrown under the bus in this decision. Each area is important in its own right and deserves to not be developed. We did not need to expand the USA. It was decided not to use the land we still have currently available to build wisely and creatively. The decision was made to take the easy way out: more sprawl, more traffic and total disregard for the vitality important agricultural sector of our community. If we must make this decision, then we must build wisely and creatively to address our housing
needs while protecting and ensuring the future of our agricultural community which is so important to our economy, our legacy and our future.
Thank for your time in reading my additional thoughts. Thank you for your service to Lexington and her citizens.
Hannah Emig
From: Rachael Lay <rlay@lexingtonky.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 7:32 AM
To: Hannah Emig <hannah@iglou.com>; Imagine Lexington <imagine1@Lexingtonky.gov>
Subject: RE: Urban Services Area Expansion from Hannah Emig
Hello Hannah,
Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be shared with the members of the Urban Growth Management Advisory Committee.
Thank you,
Rachael Lay she, her, hers Administrative Specialist Planning 859.258.3260 lexingtonky.gov
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From: Hannah Emig <hannah@iglou.com>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2023 6:22 PM
To: Imagine Lexington <imagine1@Lexingtonky.gov>
Cc: Dan Wu <dwu@lexingtonky.gov>; James Brown <jbrown2@lexingtonky.gov>; Chuck Ellinger <cellinger@lexingtonky.gov>; Kathy Plomin <kplomin@lexingtonky.gov>
Subject: Urban Services Area Expansion from Hannah Emig
[EXTERNAL] Use caution before clicking links and/or opening attachments. Hello! The Urban County Council made a horrible decision in allowing 2700 to 5000 acres to be added to the Fayette County Urban Services Area (USA) despite no documented need for any expansion at this time. Sadly, the Council’s emotions of wanting to do the right thing, create affordable housing, were played on. Expansion will not create affordable housing. The land will be too expensive and the developers, if they were interested in doing so, would have already done so with the current acreage we have available.
I am a realtor, a member of the Rural Land Management Board, a daughter of a farmer and I own 2 sport horses. No one understands the need for affordable housing more than me but I do not believe it will happen as it has been portrayed to the Council. I know first hand the importance of our agricultural sector and area and that it is our stamp of identity and our future.
There is no need to allow the proposed area along the Winchester Road to be developed. Currently on the other side of the road is vacant land waiting to be developed. Farm owners that have given up their development rights through conservation easements such as the PDR program will be negatively affected by an expansion. They should not be punished for their decision. They believe in farming and want to continue to do so.
The Athens Boonesboro area or the area around the airport, while I am not for any development, should only be considered if it is for housing only. We do not need more cheap retail and restaurants in Lexington. They do not provide good jobs and we need to build up, not out, in creating housing for a variety of incomes. The area from Athens Boonesboro to Todds Road should stop well before Todds Road and a city park should be considered for the area. Todds Road cannot handle any more traffic and it should not be widen either.
The agricultural sector of Fayette County is a huge economic engine of this county. For the life of me I cannot understand why the Council could not wait and now I plead with you to wait, until we have more data on what the costs will be to do this development. Instead of the enormous cost that it will be to develop these areas, that money could be used more wisely in creating affordable housing within the USA in a creative, thoughtful and useful way. For example, on bus routes, near shopping, bike lanes and actual jobs.
I have written letters and I have attended meetings on the expansion. I thank you for your service and I know you have a very difficult job to do and I know you are required to do something – the do something is to wait. Wait till more data is presented if we need more land to develop, wait till the costs have been determined to develop and it seems to me the entire decision was illegal to begin with as well.
Lexington has always been unique. Do not let the current housing shortage, which is nation wide, determine our future. Until those houses are built, the cost of the land and the expense to build will only continue to increase. The developers will not be able to build affordable housing even if they want to do so, which I do not believe they do. Affordable housing can built within the USA with the money that will be saved on the projected development you have been asked to decide on. Do the right thing and stop this. If you cannot stop a decision on the proposed areas to be included in the USA, then choose the area where it would be most contiguous with current development. That area would be around the airport and only to be developed for housing.
Thank you for your time and your hard work.
Hannah Emig
From: Jane Hellmann
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Opinion
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 9:26:56 AM
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I would prefer that you keep the expansion away from the western corridor near Parker’s Mill. We have too much going on in development over here commercially if that is what is involved. I know that the main purpose is for high density residential which in this day and age means low income housing particularly. All of us have worked hard to have nice neighborhoods and want to keep it that way. We have Cardinal Valley and Gardenside already and I see they have already built low income right at the end of Stonewall! What makes me furious is to hear that some of these come with Ethan Allen furniture and granite countertops! I have worked since age 15 and all my life, paid my own way and do not have that! I taught low income students for years and see what their places end up looking like! I am irritated that our taxes are ever increasing but it is all spent on the lazy and lowest lately. Use our money to help the police department or drug enforcement and recovery (although they go right back to it. Keep our neighborhoods that we have worked hard to keep from ruining good schools and bringing in more lowlifes!
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From: Joan Ciampi
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge Farm development/expansion
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 3:13:50 PM
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As a 25 year resident living in Palomar and next to Mill Ridge I can clearly testify an expansion and development of the particular corridor of A & B will be an immediate disaster of problematic traffic, safety, and brutal scaring of what makes Lexington iconicHorses and their environments.
Take that away - and Lexington is a pitiful overcrowded, unidentifiable and homogenized city with nothing to offer other than strip malls, chain stores, and fast food. Lexington will become just another pass through city to a better, less crowded, unique and welcoming town. DO NOT DEVELOP!! Save what makes Lexington so special!!!
Joan Ciampi
From: Laura R
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Expansion plans
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 12:28:51 PM
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Good Afternoon,
Part of what makes Lexington so appealing is the green boundary & the city being firm in not developing over the years. Please consider not developing these areas, especially zones 2-3 where there is already significant activity from the airport, Keeneland & the HS. The proposed areas are a balm to commuters in seeing the green space in the area, giving an option to see green spaces instead of fully committing to the New Circle.
Laura
From: Michael Chambers
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Support Expansion of Urban Service Boundary for Growth
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 9:33:34 AM
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Good morning,
I am writing to express my strong support for the proposed expansion of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government's urban service boundary. I believe that expanding the boundary is a crucial step towards fostering economic growth, creating housing opportunities, and ensuring a brighter future for our community.
Economic Opportunity: The expansion will attract new businesses, leading to increased job opportunities and economic growth. This, in turn, will bolster our local and regional economy and improve the overall quality of life for residents as well as our many visitors from Central and Eastern Kentucky.
Housing Affordability: Expanding the urban service boundary will allow for the development of more housing options. With the current housing shortage, this expansion is essential to making housing more affordable and accessible for all residents.
Community Development: A larger urban boundary will facilitate the development of new neighborhoods and community spaces, enriching the cultural and social fabric of our city. It's a chance to build a more vibrant and inclusive community.
Infrastructure Investment: As we expand, there will be opportunities to invest in critical infrastructure projects. These investments will enhance transportation, education, and healthcare facilities, further improving our city's overall infrastructure.
Environmental Considerations: Properly planned expansion can also include green spaces and environmental protections. By taking a responsible approach, we can preserve our natural beauty while accommodating growth.
I urge you to consider the long-term benefits of expanding the urban service boundary. Our city has immense potential for growth and development, and this expansion will help us realize that potential.
Please know that I stand with many others in our community who believe that this is the right path forward. I hope you will support the expansion and help shape a brighter future for Lexington Fayette.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Michael R. Chambers
146 Kentucky Ave, Lexington, KY 40502
September 12, 2023
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Re: Properties located at 3301, 3321, and 3469 Winchester Road
Dear Committee Members:
This letter is sent on behalf of John W. Bizzack and Bittersweet Investments, LP (the “Property Owners”) for the properties located at 3301, 3321, and 3469 Winchester Road (collectively referred to as the “Bizzack Properties”). The Property Owners have followed the discussions by the Urban Growth Management Master Plan Advisory Committee with great interest. While we believe that the Bizzack Properties are suitable for development in the future, we’d request that the Bizzack Properties are removed from the discussion for inclusion in the Urban Services Area at this time.
We look forward to working with the Planning Staff and area stakeholders in the future when the time is right for development of the Bizzack Properties.
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Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
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From: James Duncan
To: Nick Nicholson; Christopher Taylor; Harold Baillie
Cc: JB
Subject: RE: Bizzack Properties
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 1:40:00 PM
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Thank you for this information, Nick. We will ensure it is included with the public input and will share this with the committee for their consideration. Feel free to include it on the Website as well.
I have asked Chris to reach out to you in the next day or so for further discussion.
Sincerely,
Jim Duncan, AICP Director Planning
859.258.3172 office lexingtonky.gov
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Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 11:44 AM
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Jim:
I’ve attached a letter for the Growth Committee’s consideration requesting for the properties on Winchester controlled by the Bizzack Family to be removed from consideration for the expansion should the Committee select acreage in Area 6. The Bizzacks are interested in working with Staff on long term planning for the eventual development of the properties in the future, but have no intention to develop at this time.
Let me know if you have any questions or need any additional follow up. I’m happy to take the text of the letter and put it in the Comment Section of the UGM website if you all would like me to.
Thanks, Nick
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From: James Duncan
To: Nick Nicholson; Christopher Taylor; Harold Baillie
Cc: JB
Subject: RE: Bizzack Properties
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 1:40:00 PM
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Thank you for this information, Nick. We will ensure it is included with the public input and will share this with the committee for their consideration. Feel free to include it on the Website as well.
I have asked Chris to reach out to you in the next day or so for further discussion.
Sincerely,
Jim Duncan, AICP Director Planning
859.258.3172 office lexingtonky.gov
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Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 11:44 AM
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Subject: Bizzack Properties
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Jim:
I’ve attached a letter for the Growth Committee’s consideration requesting for the properties on Winchester controlled by the Bizzack Family to be removed from consideration for the expansion should the Committee select acreage in Area 6. The Bizzacks are interested in working with Staff on long term planning for the eventual development of the properties in the future, but have no intention to develop at this time.
Let me know if you have any questions or need any additional follow up. I’m happy to take the text of the letter and put it in the Comment Section of the UGM website if you all would like me to.
Thanks, Nick
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From: Pam Cunningham
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Expansion
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 6:23:57 AM
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Please:
Requesting that Services Boundary be expanded by no more than 2,700 acres , the minimum amount required by Council
The attraction of this city will diminish if we keep taking our green space for more buildings/development. Keep jr unique. Beauty over money.
From: Tresine Logsdon
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Please Consider
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 4:32:58 PM
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The seemingly rash decision by the Council to expand the USB seems antithetical to the resounding environmental & quality of life priorities from On the Table feedback and historical precedent by the Council to consider expansion after appropriate & thorough study. I am confounded by this.
When asked to explain their affirmative vote to expand USB, my Council-member pointed to a conversation with a fellow Council-member (with connections to a developer) who claimed expansion was the best way to guarantee affordable housing.
Wasn’t this very same promise made in 1997 before Hamburg & Andover were developed? And how do we ENSURE that affordable housing will be a priority for development? Do we have developers who have agreed to predominant affordable housing?
If we must expand the USB— a conclusion I’ve not yet seen any strong evidence to support— PLEASE let’s do it for the right reasons and ENSURE that the new development include affordable housing, appropriate services and sustainable infrastructure. We simply do not need additional McMansion sprawl— it is not in our city’s short or long-term best interest.
Tresine T. Logsdon
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We are measured not only by what we create, but what we refuse to destroy.
GORTON JIM DUNCAN DIRECTOR PLANNING
September 13, 2023
Re: Requested Subdivision Regulation Amendment
Dear Neighborhood Association Representative:
This letter is to inform you of a recent request for a change to the Land Subdivision Regulations. This request was initiated by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission. The Planning Commission will review this proposal at a public hearing scheduled for the afternoon of Thursday, October 12th, 2023. The proposed regulations related to the text amendment are available on the Division of Planning website at:
https://www.lexingtonky.gov/current-text-amendment-applications
The purpose of this text amendment is to update Article 4 of the LFUCG Land Subdivision Regulations to ensure sureties are renewed as required and to update surety release language to match current practices.
Copies of the staff report on this matter will be available one week prior to the Commission’s public hearing, which is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 12th, 2023. The hearing will be held in the 2nd Floor Council Chambers, LFUCG Government Center Building, at 200 East Main Street, Lexington.
If you desire any additional information regarding this proposal, please feel free to contact the Division of Planning staff at 101 East Vine Street, 7th Floor, or call 859-258-3160 during regular office hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday).
If you are no longer a leader or the designated contact for your Neighborhood Association, please forward this notice to the appropriate person. Then, please contact Ms. Donna Lewis in the Division of Planning at 859258-3160, so that our records can be updated. In this way, we can continue to keep the leaders of your Neighborhood Association informed of future planning activities in Lexington-Fayette County.
Sincerely,
Urban County Planning Commission
c/o LFUCG Division of Planning Planning Services Section
G:\Planning Services\Subdivision Items\Letters\SRA\2023\notice ltr - Sureties.docx
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MAYOR
101 East Vine St., Suite 700, Lexington, KY 40507 / 859.258.3160 Phone / 859.258.3163 Fax / lexingtonky.gov
LINDA
From: sarahmdonaldson74@gmail.com
To: Imagine Lexington; Kathy Plomin
Cc: Dan Wu
Subject: Urban Growth Management Advisory Committee
Date: Monday, September 4, 2023 6:24:34 PM
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Kathy,
As a resident of the 12th District, I have the following comments for consideration with respect to the current work of the Urban Growth Management Advisory Committee (UGMAC) in drawing the draft maps:
In Keeping with the 2017 Rural Land Management Plan (Page 53), to protect the integrity of the rural landscape, Rural Settlements and Hamlets should be protected and be kept outside of any USB expansion.
I believe Area 6 of the UGMAC’s discussions should be redrawn to exclude the rural residential area along Royster Road and the Utingertown/Columbus Rural Settlement.
In keeping with the 2017 Rural Land Management Plan (page 73), there exists an important recreational linkage between parks and protected areas which should be remove from consideration to be included into the USB. This linkage is the Brighton East Trail/Walnut Grove/Royster Road/Hisle Park corridor. It is an important and unique linkage used heavily by cyclists, including my 73-year-old mother. If it is protected, I promise I will never complain about cyclists again and will share the road with them happily.
I believe the above recreational linkage should be removed from discussions of inclusion into the USB.
As outlined in the 2017 Rural Land Management Plan (Page 81), “The 1994 Greenspace Plan identified five focus areas that are considered to be the best examples of the iconic Bluegrass Landscape with the greatest concentration of valuable resources. The 1994 Plan envisioned Protection of significant tree stands, environmentally sensitive and geologic hazard areas, protection of scenic beauty and opportunities for biking and hiking along the corridor and connecting country roads”.
I believe the North Elkhorn corridor area (map page 81) should be overlain over the current maps being discussed by the UGMAC’s and areas located in this corridor should be removed from further discussion of inclusion in the USB. Protecting our natural resources, especially those highlighted as iconic, seems to be a basic principle of Theme B of the master plan.
As outlined on page 35 of the 2017 Rural Land Management Plan, Hisle Park, “when fully developed, will provide the public with access to rural greenspace and an opportunity to connect with nature and Fayette County’s farm heritage”. It is important to make sure the UGMAC is aware that the land was donated to the LFUCG because of Mr. and Mrs. Hisle’s desire to preserve the character of the land and afford the opportunity for the public to enjoy the scenic beauty in perpetuity. To open the opportunity for development around the park is to open the potential to change the “character of the land” and “scenic beauty” of the area.
I believe the Area 7 map being used as the basis for the UGMAC’s discussions should be redrawn to exclude Hisle Park to include a buffer around the park to preserve the character of the surrounding area. Protection of the property is inherent in the deed, but I believe protection of the viewshed around the park is in keeping with the intent of
the donation of this wonderful land to the LFUCG.
Springview Farm located at 3076 Royster Road is located on the National Register of Historic Places and was entered into the National Register in 2012. The original owner of the land was Elija Craig according to the application. According to the 2017 Rural Land Management Plan (Page 79), there are only a few places in the county depicted as being located on the National Register of Historic Places. While the land is PDR protected, the area around the farm should be protected as well to preserve the character of the area as an agricultural area of historical significance.
I believe this farm and the area around the farm should be removed from consideration of inclusion into the USB and removed from the Area 7 maps.
I recognize that the public input meeting is scheduled for September 12th and that I can share my comments during that meeting, but as a resident of the 12th district I felt that the above comments were timely and potentially relevant while building the draft map given that portions of Area 6 and 7 are under current discussions.
Thank you for your time and consideration with respect to these comments.
Kind Regards, Sarah
Donaldson
From: outlook_33828FF77559EE72@outlook.com
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: urban service boundaries
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 8:05:20 AM
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All on map look reasonable to me.
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From: Ben Hammack
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 1:12:06 PM
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I am against the development of Mill Ridge Farm
Please not allow this
From: Carter Conley
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Do not develop Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 1:36:47 PM
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[EXTERNAL] Use caution before clicking links and/or opening attachments. Thank you for the opportunity to express our concerns about the development of Mill Ridge Farm. As a homeowner in Palomar Hills, I would hate to see the idyllic bluegrass setting eliminated, giving way to housing developments bordering the homes of our neighborhood residents. Please do not move forward with that development plan.
Respectfully,
carter conley Carter Conley Centre College Football
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From: Chrissy Herren
To: Imagine Lexington; Susan Herren; Josh Herren
Subject: Palomar
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 12:57:04 PM
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Hi,
I wanted to voice my opposition to the new development that is being planned for the Palomar area. Our family has lived in Palomar since 1988 when the property was first developed and we do not like the possibility of having more residential housing near Palomar. The congestion in our neighborhood has gotten worse over the last ten years of other development being done. You work hard and pay to live in a nice area and do not appreciate the fact of developers changing the makeup of our area. The whole point of living in Palomar is the uniqueness of the farmland that surrounds the Palomar neighborhood.
Sincerely,
Chrissy Herren
From: Pienkowski, David
To: Rachael Lay
Cc: Leedy, Charlotte
Subject: RE: Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 11:34:35 AM
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Please be sure they know we are watching what they do. Please tell them also that we have great memories and use these memories the first Tuesday of each November.
David Pienkowski, PhD, MBA University of
Kentucky
AB Chandler Medical Center
800 Rose Street, Room MN 564 Lexington, KY 40536-0298
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Subject: RE: Mill Ridge Farm
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Hello David,
Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be shared with the members of the Urban Growth Management Advisory Committee.
Thank you, Rachael Lay
she, her, hers Administrative Specialist Planning
859.258.3260 lexingtonky.gov
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Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 11:21 AM
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Subject: Mill Ridge Farm
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I am strongly opposed to destroying the beautiful bluegrass at Mill Ridge Farm and replacing it with a housing development.
I will be watching who on city council votes for this development and will work to communicate this information to all 662 homes in Palomar so that they remember come election time.
David Pienkowski
2077 Glade Lane
Lexington, KY 40513
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From: Pienkowski, David
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 11:21:19 AM
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I am strongly opposed to destroying the beautiful bluegrass at Mill Ridge Farm and replacing it with a housing development.
I will be watching who on city council votes for this development and will work to communicate this information to all 662 homes in Palomar so that they remember come election time.
David Pienkowski
2077 Glade Lane
Lexington, KY 40513
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From: Ross, Dorothy
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: NOT in favor of Mill Ridge Farm development
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 11:27:08 AM
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I understand that the Urban Growth Master Plan involves development of Mill Ridge Farm, which borders Palomar Hills neighborhood. I am NOT in favor of this development. I purchased my home in Palomar in January 2006, and have raised my children and grandchild in Palomar because of its location, peaceful and protected environment, and its excellent schools. Additional development would disrupt these things and I believe would decrease the mental and physical value of my home.
Please mark my vote/opinion as a NO.
Dorothy Ross
Dorothy Ross, MS, CCRP Clinical Research Development Director
Center for Clinical and Translational Science
University of Kentucky
UK Chandler Medical Center, Rm C308 (Pavilion H)
800 Rose Street
Lexington, KY 40536-0293
Telephone: 859-323-2737
FAX: 859-257-9696
From: Elizabeth Johns
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Opposition to development of Mill Ridge Farm -FCPS will be unfairly harmed
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 1:46:44 PM
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I wanted to express my opposition to the proposed development of Mill Ridge Farm. Not only would this destroy beautiful farmland unnecessarily, but the public schools closest to Mill Ridge (Rosa Parks Elementary, Beaumont Middle School & Paul Laurence Dunbar High School) are all currently either at capacity with students, or severely overcrowded.
Current kindergarten classes at Rosa Parks Elementary school have 27+ students per classroom, and several portables are also being utilized. Beaumont Middle School heavily relies on portables. When children change classes between portables they do not take coats or umbrellas - they get wet & cold. I only know this as a parent with children who have attended these schools. There is not physical space in these schools to accommodate all of the additional children that would need & deserve access to a public education in these proposed new neighborhoods. Adding more portables to school parking lots is also not a feasible solution.
Development in Lexington must be carefully planned and developers and our local government must work in tandem with FCPS to plan responsibly to meet the needs of all children attending FCPS. It is not fair to FCPS to always be stuck “cleaning up after the developers” (quote from a redistricting meeting I attended a few years ago). There continues to be a disconnect between FCPS and developers which is shameful. We must do better!
There are new schools that have been built near one of the other proposed development areas (site C) that can accommodate more students, namely Frederick Douglass High School & the new elementary school on Richmond Road. Douglass High School only has 1,441 students whereas Dunbar High School already has over 2,000 students. Douglass High School has a 350,000 square foot campus and was built to accommodate 1,800 students, whereas Dunbar High School’s campus is only 271,514 square feet and was built to accommodate 1,600 students. It is irresponsible to overcrowd Dunbar when ample space is available for additional students in a larger, brand new school.
Please do not destroy beautiful farmland just to allow a handful of developers and
landowners to make large profits at the expense of FCPS and children already attending Dunbar, Beaumont & Rosa Parks. The development of Mill Ridge Farm to add more housing to Fayette County is unnecessary, unfair and irresponsible. FCPS already has enough challenges to face. FCPS does not need to be the unintended victim of the Planning Commission, and suffer avoidable, self-inflicted harm.
Please make the correct, responsible decision and do not develop Mill Ridge. Please pursue other areas for housing developments in Fayette County where FCPS can utilize its resources and best accommodate students & families.
Respectfully,
Elizabeth Johns
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From: Emily Edgington
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: NOT in favor of Mill Ridge Farm being developed
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 11:16:18 AM
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I am NOT in favor of Mill Ridge Farm being developed. Traffic in this area, especially when school is in session, is already busy & slow. There are other nearby areas currently being developed with The Fountains and areas around the new Chick-fil-a and gas station that will continue to bring more traffic to the area. I live in Beaumont and I do not support development in this area with additional housing.
Thanks,
Emily Edgington
859-621-2988
From: j.scott mays
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Opposition to Mill Ridge Development
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 1:10:12 PM
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I am writing with respect to the proposed Mill Ridge development. I am opposed to the development of this property.
J Scott Mays
2437 Olde Bridge Lane
Lexington, KY 40513
From: Jo Leone
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Smart expansion for USB
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 3:53:40 PM
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Hello Councilmembers-
In lieu of not being able to attend this evening to show support, we would like to let you know our families fully back thoughtful and incremental expansion of the USB. Lexington has some exciting projects downtown, especially the the convention center and Town Branch. New restaurants and great shopping add to the charm. Please minimize the expansion area of the USB and continue to focus downtown, inside of New Circle, as well as along the circle. It is sad to see empty lots and buildings not put to use. As a multi-generational family in Fayette county, we know the value of the land we have for crops and agriculture. It is also such a unique draw to our city that we often take for granted until hosting visitors from out of town. So many we know have moved here because of the opportunity for green space and wonderful scenic drives so close to downtown. We urge you to take the opportunity to have full education and information for all before an expansion past the minimum acreage is approved.
Kind regards
The Simon, Brown and Leone families
From: John Watz
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Fwd: Urban Growth Master Plan- Adjacent resident of Palomar Hills in opposition to Mill Ridge Farm development
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 12:03:42 PM
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See below email.
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From: John Watz <johnpwatz@gmail.com>
Date: September 13, 2023 at 11:55:49 AM EDT
To: imagine@lexington.gov
Cc: karenwatz@gmail.com
Subject: Urban Growth Master Plan- Adjacent resident of Palomar Hills in opposition to Mill Ridge Farm development
Chair Larry Forester:
As Community Voice comment from a resident at 2200 Palm Grove Court, Lexington, KY, please note our opposition to the inclusion any portion of the Mill Ridge Farm identified as area 2 (Mint Lane) on the Map with 14 areas of possible future development.
John and Karen Watz
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From: Katherine Kamminga
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Expansion of Fayette County Urban Service Area
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 9:34:03 AM
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To whom it may concern,
This email is in response to the expansion of the urban service area proposal. Upon seeing the map, I believe that Areas A and B should NOT be developed. The open fields and horse farms around the airport are what make that place breathtakingly beautiful. Lexington welcomes tourists through the airport and those fields of horses are one of the first and last places that they see. I believe visitors should be left with an impression of how important horse farms are to Lexington and Kentucky in general. Additionally, Keenland draws tens of thousands of visitors a year. Having the visual aesthetics of vast horse farms around the area is important for visitors to remember and to want to return.
Therefore, I think that if any development needs to be considered in Lexington it should be in areas C, D, and E. They are not as seen by the tourists and visitors to Lexington.
Thank you,
Kathy Kamminga
From: Liam Moriarty
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Urban Services Boundary
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 10:09:15 PM
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I can't understand why the urban services boundary is being expanded when the land within the boundary is so under-utilized. There is an opportunity to make our city more vibrant and environmentally friendly within the existing boundary, instead of replacing more of our amazing countryside with bland suburbia.
What is the longer term vision here? Does that involve an ever-expanding USB? I don't even want to think about what that would look like, and what it would do to the special character of Fayette County.
Liam Moriarty
Lexington
(503) 515-2720
morliam15@gmail.com
From: Lora Harig
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 5:05:05 PM
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We are not in favor of the development of Mill Ridge Farm property being developed. Phill and Lora Harig
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Nancy Logan
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill ridge far
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 11:05:30 AM
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I am not in favor of this development
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From: orla rooney
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 1:10:19 PM
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I am writing to express that I am NOT in favor of Mill Ridge Farm being developed. Respectfully,
Orla Rooney
2437 Olde Bridge Lane
Lexington, KY
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From: Rob Hundley
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Urban Services Area Expansion
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 3:15:46 PM
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Expansion Area Advisory Committee,
Please include more than the minimum acreage for inclusion into the Urban Services Area. Fayette County, Lexington is an absolutely wonderful places to live, raise a family and visit however we simply need more than the minimum acreage for inclusion into the Urban Services Area. I was fortunate enough to be born and raised here, only leaving for a 5-year stint off to college and returning because I love it here so much. I am now 53 with 2 kids attending Kentucky colleges Centre and Midway and one in public middle school here, Morton. My children love it here to. I guess you can say our roots run deep. In thinking about folks wanting to move here now, there is little to nothing available in Fayette Co. as far as housing is concerned, most I know currently relocating are having to buy in Jessamine Co., Scott Co., Madison Co., Clark Co., etc, etc. We are not progressing as a community as we should. Other counties around us are progressing and doing so in a thoughtful manner. I of course do not want ALL the farmland developed nor do I want no Greenspace. What I want is reasonable progress and over the last 20 years Lexington has chosen to not undertake this reasonable progress in my humble opinion. I/we desire forward thinking progressive planning, not the “not in my backyard” mentality that so many have. It would be a travesty to not meet our current needs as well as look forward towards our future needs, history has shown additional acreage being added to the Urban Service Area is not done in a timely manner. In my line of work, I see the need for all types of new housing options. Additional land allocated would go a long way to meeting the needs of our under supplied housing market and allow for additional job creation.
As a Design Build Remodeling professional I hear it each and every day. Current residents are not moving because there is no where to move to, unless they move out of the county, which they do not want to do, however a small percentage have in order to upgrade or downsize as the case may be.
New people are not relocating here because of limited housing supply. Some explore a job opportunity, explore housing opportunities and then choose another job in another location. My peers who have college aged children that may desire to live in Lexington constantly talk about where would they even begin to buy a house in Fayette County if they desired to move back.
Appreciate your time and willingness to listen, what Lexington needs is Leadership that is able to not only recognize our own current realities but to foresee our future needs and help create a vision for the future that includes the needed necessary growth which is more than the minimum acreage. It would be a mistake to allow Lexington/Fayette County to die on the vine as they say…. Sincerely,
Rob Hundley, CGR, CGP, CAPS
BACK Construction
965 Contract St Lexington, KY 40505
859.225.2225 Office
From: Scott Stover
To: Imagine Lexington
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 3:09:11 PM
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We need as much land as possible for the needs of new housing and jobs in our housing market. Thank you --
Scott Stover Vice President of Operations ComfortMaster Heating & Air www.comfortmasterheating.com
From: Steve & Marlene Catt
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: )
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 4:53:06 PM
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We are very much opposed to the boundary expansion plans for the Old Richmond Road and Aphids Way area. The inconvenient u-turn will not help the flow of traffic or the safety of that area. It is not fair to the people who have lived off of Old Richmond Road for a long time or fair to newcomers to the area thinking that they had easy access to turn left toward town or turn right to go outbound. In my older years, I was relieved to know that I could get from Jacks Creek Road to my Doctor's office at Lexington Clinic in 15 minutes. If the U-turn plan is implemented, it will not be an easy or time saving option.
I have always been proud that our city has placed an importance on green space. All these years since Jacobson Park was opened we have maintained the country setting for those people that seek and enjoy it. That will be destroyed with the construction that is planned for the 9 acres across the street. It will no longer have the country setting. Please reconsider letting one developer absolutely ruin this area. There are other options to ease the flow of traffic. One way would be to reopen Old Chilesburg Rd which would give homeowners in that area more than one entrance into their subdivision.
Steve and Marlene Catt
From: Tom Adler
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Development of Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 2:27:05 PM
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I'd like to note that I strongly oppose the expansion of the urban services boundary into the Mill Ridge Farm. PLEASE don't turn this valuable horse-farm land into more suburban houses and stores!!!
Sincerely,
Thomas A. Adler
-Thomas A. Adler, Ph.D.
2221 Mangrove Drive
Lexington, KY 40513
(859) 296-5681 (landline)
(859) 475-6225 (cell) banjotom47@gmail.com
From: Tyler Gomez
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: LFUCG Urban Growth
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 12:08:21 PM
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Hello LFUCG Urban Growth Committee,
I am writing to you, in order to express my displeasure regarding the consideration of areas A & B, close to Mill Ridge Farm. As a member of the Palomar community, I do not believe consideration of these areas for urban growth is in the City's best interest. Urbanizing a major artery into the city, especially one from the airport, we will not be putting our best foot forward when welcoming newcomers to our town. How can we claim to be the horse capital by urbanzing horse farms right at the entrance to the bluegrass? I hope my concerns do not fall on deaf ears and I wish the committee luck with this decision.
Cheers,
Tyler Gomez
-Tyler Gomez-Basauri 859-537-1050
From: Alec Huber
To: Imagine Lexington
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 5:32:05 PM
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One of the best loved parts of Kentucky and Lexington is our pride in being the "Horse Capitol of the World." This is one of the reasons I strongly and wholly disagree with any plan on the Division of Planning's part to remove more horseland from our surrounding countryside.
The Fall Meet at Keeneland is coming up and I am envisioning how our city will appear in the coming years to our guests as they fly into Bluegrass Airport or drive along Man O War and are presented with acre after acre of housing developments instead of the rolling hills and horses that are the current landscape. It will appear that we have lost what we claim to love, our pride and our protection of the distinct honor and joy it is to live in Lexington. I think adopting the proposed rezoning of Area A of the Urban Growth Master Plan will contribute to the slow whittling away of what the fabric of our city and neighborhoods are made of. It is in my opinion a direct violation of Theme D, Goal 2 Objective to "Protect and enhance the natural, cultural, historic, and environmental resources of Lexington-Fayette County’s Rural Service Area and Bluegrass farmland to help promote the general agricultural brand and ensure Lexington-Fayette County remains the Horse Capital of the World."
We love our home and we love the aspects of Lexington that give us identity and pride, please do not vote to rob us of our bluegrass heritage.
Respectfully,
Alec
From: Alissa Langley
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Strong Opposition: Dev of Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 9:06:58 PM
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Respectfully,
Alissa Langley
From: Amy Stahr
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge Development
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 1:31:02 PM
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To whom it may concern,
We are NOT in favor of the development of Mill Ridge Farm!
Amy and Jeffrey Stahr
From: Amy Schott
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Not in Favor
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 9:02:54 PM
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…of development on Mill Ridge Farm
Schott
Palomar Resident
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Angela Wright
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Millridge farm development
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 9:31:54 PM
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From: Angela Shaver
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill ridge Farm
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 9:06:37 PM
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I am not in favor as a member of the Palomar Neighborhood.
Angie Shaver
From: Bobby Thomas
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Expansion Advisory Committee
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 9:29:47 PM
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To Whom it may concern:
I would request that they consider more than the minimum acreage for inclusion into the Urban Services Area.
Thanks, Bobby Thomas
From: Brittni Fain
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Milll Ridge development
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 7:32:55 AM
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Not in favor of development. Such a disservice to our beautiful city of Lexington. People from all over drive towards Keeneland and airport and love the beautiful bluegrass and farms along the way. Please don’t put another development of concrete on this beautiful land.
Brittni Fain-Marnitz
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From: Christi Hayne
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge Farm Development
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 11:35:25 PM
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Hello. I am in strong opposition to this development.
Thanks, --
Christi Hayne Accounting Program Director Assistant Professor of Accounting Transylvania University
From: Daniel McGowan
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Expansion of urban boundaries
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 9:23:15 PM
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I am not in favor of the expansion option! You need to point developers to spaces that need to be reclaimed and look at commercial space that currently exist but is underutilized because of road accessibility. Leestown road is a nightmare and you have done nothing to fix it . The last expansion just let the developers put in lots of house without adding enough lanes to the main through way. On the south side of town there is no Interstate to access other parts of Lexington, unlike Richmond rd and Winchester rd. Also urban sprawl just adds to problems of not working on redevelopment of unused space for high density housing. For example, when Lexmark goes under and leaves that huge space: what is the plan for that area? We need to do better not encourage sprawl.
Amy McGowan
From: Darcy Tekulve
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Millridge development
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 9:39:06 PM
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I would like to express my opinion that I am against the development of Millridge farm. I feel that there is other areas such as Athens-Boonesboro that would be better suited for growth.
Thank you for your time..
Darcy Tekulve
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From: David Toews
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Urban Service Area Expansion
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 10:39:43 PM
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I wish to voice my concern for the Expansion Area Advisory Committee to please consider more than the minimum 2700 acre expansion in our community for building and house developments. The availability of lots and land in our area is less and less and it is causing housing costs to rise tremendously. It has had a huge impact on business in the building industry as construction costs have risen so much. Please consider expanding the acreage to the maximum amount of 5,000 acres so that it will help our community to be a success and keep much needed jobs in our area.
Thank you,
David Toews - BACK Construction Inc.
David Toews, CGR. CAPS. Design Director
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From: Gretchen Roentz
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: NOT IN FAVOR OF DEVELOPING MILL RIDGE FARM
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 6:58:19 AM
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[EXTERNAL] Use caution before clicking links and/or opening attachments. What an absolute disservice to our beautiful city of Lexington to develop that area. Our community is pleading with you not to develop that area.
Gretchen Roentz
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From: Jennifer Finfrock
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Proposed development at Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 9:07:04 PM
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Jennifer Finfrock
From: Jeremy Kelley
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Urban Services Area Expansion needs to be more way more than 2700 acres
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 11:45:31 AM
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Hello,
We need more affordable residential housing, we need more jobs... we need more land to build on! Please consider expanding the USA by at least 5000 acres!
Truly,
-Jeremy Kelley, CGR, CAPS
BACK Construction
965 Contract St., Lexington, KY 40505
P: 859-225-2225 M: 859-494-1653
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From: john riley
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge development
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 2:43:38 PM
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I wanted to voice my opposition to the development of Mill Ridge Farm. It was my understanding when I purchased my home that the farm had sold their development rights and that it could only be used as a horse farm
From: Joy Tritsch
To: Imagine Lexington
Cc: Kurt Tritsch
Subject: development of Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 8:49:06 AM
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Lexington KY known for our beautiful horse farms and bluegrass. This is the worst proposal EVER!!!! I would ask anyone in favor of this proposal to take a drive down Bowman Mill to remind themselves of the pure beauty of this area!! Also take a drive out to Hamburg while you're at it for a quick reminder of what development did to that area and why people are trying desperately to move to this side of town to get away from all of that! One of the most prominent golf courses for years closed down. Ask yourself WHY!
SAVE THE BLUEGRASS!!! NOT IN FAVOR!!!
From: Julie
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Not in favor of developing Millridge farm
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 9:05:57 PM
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I live in Lexington in 40513 and am NOT in favor of the development of Millridge farm by Palomar.
Sincerely,
Julie Helton
From: Kate Niehaus
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Opposed to Development of Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 9:41:20 PM
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Dear Imagine Lex Committee Members, I am writing to voice my opposition to the development of Mill Ridge Farm. My family lives on Peppertree Drive in Palomar Hills, and we are very fortunate to back up to the beautiful horse pastures at Mill Ridge Farm. We share a fence line with a majestic stallion named Inbound Felon.
Our horse farms and bluegrass countryside are what makes Lexington such a special and beautiful place to call home. Our horse farms are the heart of this town. In fact, Lexington is widely known as “The Horse Capital of the World.” How can we keep our identity as the horse capital of the world if we start getting rid our our horse farms? That would be destroying the heart of this community and what makes Lexington so special and unique, and I would truly hate to see that happen.
Please protect our horse farms and the identity of our community. Vote no on the development of Mill Ridge. Thank you, Kate
Niehaus
502-321-0688
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From: Strow, Katie
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: I am opposed to the development of historic Mill Ridge Farm in Area A.
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 9:24:44 AM
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Katie Strow
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From: Johns, Kevin
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 5:45:07 PM
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I want to preserve the western border of Palomar subdivision. As a result, I am absolutely and vehemently opposed to the development of Mill Ridge Farm. The proposed development would put undue pressure on the already crowded streets, infrastructure and the existing overcrowded schools (Rosa Parks Elementary, Beaumont Middle and Dunbar High) in the area.
Kevin L. Johns
2204 Sweetberry Court
Lexington, KY 40513
From: Laura Endicott
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge farm
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 10:08:00 AM
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We are not in favor of developing Mill Ridge farm. They just erected a giant monopole across the street which detracts from what little natural beauty there is left in our area.
Laura & Casey Endicott
3332 Lyon Drive
From: Lauren Johnson
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Development of Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 1:26:44 PM
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I am a homeowner in the Palomar Hills subdivision. I am NOT in favor of developing the Mill Ridge Farm land.
Lauren Johnson
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From: Liz Fannin
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Opposed to Expanding the Urban Service Boundary
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 2:12:31 PM
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Hello,
I am a Lexington resident and I am writing to convey my opposition to the proposal to expand the urban service boundary to the areas indicated by zones A and B on the attached map. Lexington's green space and beautiful farmland sets us apart from other cities, and this development puts our city's unique character at risk. I encourage you to explore undeveloped and underdeveloped space within the current boundaries.
Thank you,
Liz Fannin
4076 Palmetto Dr Lexington KY 40513
From: Marsha Dawson
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: NOT in favor
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 5:31:12 PM
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[EXTERNAL] Use caution before clicking links and/or opening attachments. Preserving the Bluegrass farm land/green space is of the utmost importance. I am NOT in favor of the development of Mill Ridge Farm.
Thank you for your time.
Marsha Dawson
859-396-7134
From: Meg Huber
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Rezoning objection
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 12:59:23 PM
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To Whom it May Concern,
One of the best loved parts of Kentucky and Lexington is our pride in being the "Horse Capitol of the World." This is one of the reasons I strongly and wholly disagree with any plan on the Division of Planning's part to remove more horseland from our surrounding countryside.
The Fall Meet at Keeneland is coming up and I am envisioning how our city will appear in the coming years to our guests as they fly into Bluegrass Airport or drive along Man O War and are presented with acre after acre of housing developments instead of the rolling hills and horses that are the current landscape. It will appear that we have lost what we claim to love, our pride and our protection of the distinct honor and joy it is to live in Lexington. I think adopting the proposed rezoning of Area A of the Urban Growth Master Plan will contribute to the slow whittling away of what the fabric of our city and neighborhoods are made of. It is in my opinion a direct violation of Theme D, Goal 2 Objective to "Protect and enhance the natural, cultural, historic, and environmental resources of Lexington-Fayette County’s Rural Service Area and Bluegrass farmland to help promote the general agricultural brand and ensure Lexington-Fayette County remains the Horse Capital of the World."
We love our home and we love the aspects of Lexington that give us identity and pride, please do not vote to rob us of our bluegrass heritage.
Respectfully,
Megann Huber
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From: Roentz, Tom <tomroentz@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2023 8:35 AM
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge Development
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Good morning,
As a resident that would be impacted, I would like to express my opinion on the proposed development of the Mill Ridge Farm property. I believe this would have tremendous negative impacts on the area and overcrowd the community that is already undergoing expanded development.
I am decidedly NOT in favor of development.
Thank you,
Tom Roentz
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From: Bradley, Victoria M.
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Opposed to the development of Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 9:55:51 AM
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[EXTERNAL] Use caution before clicking links and/or opening attachments. I am opposed to the development of the Mill Ridge Farm We are currently already suffering the loss of significant green space on Harrodsburg road between Man O War, Harrodsburg intersection down to Military Pike, along with increased traffic congestion. There are numerous new developments and but no new green space areas.
Maintaining green space supports the Iconic environment of Lexington. I oppose the development as it disrupts the greenspace corridor from Keeneland to the airport into the Man O War Harrodsburg businesses and housing. It supports a rural balance maintaining a green and quiet inviting environment augmenting the image of Horse Capital of the World as one of few remaining horse farms in Lexington.
If it must be developed , I would advocate that it falls under support for greenspace, Masterplan Design Policy 9 Provide adequate greenspace within all neighborhoods within walking distance. I would support this area being turned into a park, green space with bike paths to support safe bike riding between Paul Laurence Dunbar High School and homes and commercial businesses in the Palomar and Beaumont area. Currently there isn't adequate green space to support local neighborhoods. Pedestrian or bike crossing of Man O War or Harrodsburg road is scary. There is no bike path on Man O War or Harrodsburg Road. And there is no connection to Beaumont bike path.
Respectfully submitted,
Victoria M. Bradley
4017 Palomar Blvd
C: (859) 797-1304
From: Whitney S Jordan
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Urban Growth Master Plan- Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 10:06:33 PM
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To Whom It May Concern,
We live in Palomar Hills and we are not in favor of Mill Ridge Farm being developed.
Sincerely, Whitney & Chas Jordan
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From: Whitney Stamper
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Possible Development
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 9:38:36 PM
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I am a Palomar resident and NOT in favor of developing Mill Ridge farm.
Thanks.
- Whitney Stamper
From: Angie Martinez
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill ridge farm
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 6:25:59 PM
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I am not in favor of the proposed plan.
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From: Craig T Raisor
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge Farm Development: We are not in favor
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 4:12:35 PM
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Hello-
We are not in favor of developing Mill Ridge Farm.
Regards-
Craig Raisor
District Manager
Lexmark International 859 492-2828
craig.raisor@lexmark.com
From: Jane Estepp
To: Whitney Baxter; Imagine Lexington
Subject: Opposition to Development
Date: Friday, September 15, 2023 9:53:06 AM
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Dear Council Member Baxter and Urban Planning Committee,
I oppose the proposed residential development of Mill Ridge Farm in particular and the Lexington Urban Service Boundary expansion in general for several reasons: (1) the farmland surrounding Lexington, with the priceless vistas and the soil’s rich and unique limestone qualities, must be protected and preserved at all cost; (2) only about half the land that was added to the boundary during the last expansion in 1996 has been developed as originally planned; (3) the owners of Mill Ridge Farm are vocal about seeking to sell or develop a large portion of their farm for their own profit, which may make this proposal less for the common good of the city and more for the farm owners themselves; (4) most residents whose properties border the farm will see a significant reduction in their property resale values; (5) placing lower-income housing, the touted reason for the proposal, adjacent to established higher-end housing ranks as one of the worst mistakes in urban planning; and (6) once Lexington loses its uniqueness due to its proximity to and integration with lush horse farms, it might as well be Louisville or any other big city.
Thank you,
Jane Estepp
4137 Amberwood Ct. Lexington, KY 40513
From: Kathy Phillips
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: What happens to the TREES?
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 5:40:50 PM
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If Mill Ridge farm is developed, what happens to the trees in the fields?
Where is the boundary line? What does it look like? What does the development look like?
There are 2 fences behind homes in Palomar. There are trees in between the fences. What happens to those trees that shade and are a part of the dwellings in these locations?
There are so many questions that need to be addressed when discussing destroying green space. Please do so.
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From: Kathy Phillips
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Housing Development on Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 5:07:14 PM
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We have heard that Mill Ridge farm is proposed to be developed. This would be devastating to our community as the area surrounding Dunbar High School is the most beautiful bluegrass area in Lexington. The fields and horses are the perfect representation of Kentucky and what Lexington represents to the world. Not only would this destroy the ambiance of our region, but also the picturesque scenery as visitors come here to enjoy Lexington’s historical beauty.
The proposed lines are especially disturbing as they give absolutely no buffer between existing homes and the new development and there is no description of what will be constructed. This is extremely unfair to families who invested in their homes with the understanding from Mill Ridge farm that the borders would be respected.
Please give more information and consideration to how this directly affects Lexington and established families who have dedicated their hopes, dreams and financial investments to the homes being directly and drastically changed due to new development. As a “green” city, this is a very disappointing decision on the part of our government.
Kathy & Chase Phillips
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From: Katie Anne Lester
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Not in favor
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 8:07:47 PM
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I am not in favor of the mill ridge development. I love the green space this farm adds to Lexington.
Katie Anne Lester
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From: Katie Duerson
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Urban growth/Farm development
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 8:35:30 PM
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To whom it may concern:
As a long time resident, UK graduate, business and property owner in Lexington, KY, I have several concerns about the proposed plans to develop Mill Ridge Farm. The beautiful surrounding farms within the city limits is part of what makes Lexington so beautiful and unique. With every farm lost the urban sprawl continues, making Lexington like any other city. Improving existing properties and coming up with creative solutions to meet housing needs within the city should be further and exhaustively explored before allowing developers to jump at the green spaces and farm land. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.
Respectfully,
Katie Duerson
1929 Beacon Hill Road Lexington, KY 40504
From: Katie Strow
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: I am NOT in favor of developing Area A (Mill Ridge Farm)
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 4:15:15 PM
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One of the best loved parts of Kentucky and Lexington is our pride in being the "Horse Capitol of the World." This is one of the reasons I strongly and wholly disagree with any plan on the Division of Planning's part to remove more horseland from our surrounding countryside.
The Fall Meet at Keeneland is coming up and I am envisioning how our city will appear in the coming years to our guests as they fly into Bluegrass Airport or drive along Man O War and are presented with acre after acre of housing developments instead of the rolling hills and horses that are the current landscape. It will appear that we have lost what we claim to love, our pride and our protection of the distinct honor and joy it is to live in Lexington. I think adopting the proposed rezoning of Area A of the Urban Growth Master Plan will contribute to the slow whittling away of what the fabric of our city and neighborhoods are made of. I am opposed to the development of historic Mill Ridge Farm in Area A. It is in my opinion a direct violation of Theme D, Goal 2 Objective to "Protect and enhance the natural, cultural, historic, and environmental resources of Lexington-Fayette County’s Rural Service Area and Bluegrass farmland to help promote the general agricultural brand and ensure Lexington-Fayette County remains the Horse Capital of the World."
We love our home and we love the aspects of Lexington that give us identity and pride, please do not vote to rob us of our bluegrass heritage.
Respectfully,
Katheryn Strow
From: Katie Willie
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge Farm Development
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 9:36:31 PM
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I live off Harrodsburg Rd on Brannon and am not in favor of the proposed development on Mill Ridge. We already have heavy traffic, which will increase as The Fountains is developed. We also need to maintain green space, as that is the heart of the bluegrass.
Thank you.
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From: Katie Strow
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: I am NOT in favor of developing Area A (Mill Ridge Farm)
Date: Friday, September 15, 2023 7:00:11 AM
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One of the best loved parts of Kentucky and Lexington is our pride in being the "Horse Capitol of the World." This is one of the reasons I strongly and wholly disagree with any plan on the Division of Planning's part to remove more horseland from our surrounding countryside.
The Fall Meet at Keeneland is coming up and I am envisioning how our city will appear in the coming years to our guests as they fly into Bluegrass Airport or drive along Man O War and are presented with acre after acre of housing developments instead of the rolling hills and horses that are the current landscape. It will appear that we have lost what we claim to love, our pride and our protection of the distinct honor and joy it is to live in Lexington. I think adopting the proposed rezoning of Area A of the Urban Growth Master Plan will contribute to the slow whittling away of what the fabric of our city and neighborhoods are made of. I am opposed to the development of historic Mill Ridge Farm in Area A. It is in my opinion a direct violation of Theme D, Goal 2 Objective to "Protect and enhance the natural, cultural, historic, and environmental resources of Lexington-Fayette County’s Rural Service Area and Bluegrass farmland to help promote the general agricultural brand and ensure Lexington-Fayette County remains the Horse Capital of the World."
We love our home and we love the aspects of Lexington that give us identity and pride, please do not vote to rob us of our bluegrass heritage.
Respectfully,
Kay Huber
From: Kayla Karam
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Not in Favor of Area A (Mill Ridge Farm) being rezoned and developed
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 3:17:26 PM
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One of the best loved parts of Kentucky and Lexington is our pride in being the "Horse Capitol of the World." This is one of the reasons I strongly and wholly disagree with any plan on the Division of Planning's part to remove more horseland from our surrounding countryside.
The Fall Meet at Keeneland is coming up and I am envisioning how our city will appear in the coming years to our guests as they fly into Bluegrass Airport or drive along Man O War and are presented with acre after acre of housing developments instead of the rolling hills and horses that are the current landscape. It will appear that we have lost what we claim to love, our pride and our protection of the distinct honor and joy it is to live in Lexington. I think adopting the proposed rezoning of Area A of the Urban Growth Master Plan will contribute to the slow whittling away of what the fabric of our city and neighborhoods are made of. I am opposed to the development of historic Mill Ridge Farm in Area A. It is in my opinion a direct violation of Theme D, Goal 2 Objective to "Protect and enhance the natural, cultural, historic, and environmental resources of Lexington-Fayette County’s Rural Service Area and Bluegrass farmland to help promote the general agricultural brand and ensure Lexington-Fayette County remains the Horse Capital of the World."
We love our home and we love the aspects of Lexington that give us identity and pride, please do not vote to rob us of our bluegrass heritage.
Respectfully,
Kayla Karam
From: Lisa Raisor
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Not in favor of developing Mill Ridge Farm
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 6:10:51 PM
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Good evening,
I strongly oppose and am not in favor of developing Mill Ridge farm. I am a Palomar resident that lives on Peppertree Drive and want to preserve the beauty of Lexington‘s horse farms! Horse farms are what make Lexington special! Please hear the voices of the residents in Lexington. Do not build on Mill Ridge Farm!
Sincerely,
Lisa Raisor
4025 Peppertree dr.
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From: Logan Strow
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: I am NOT in favor of developing Area A (Mill Ridge Farm)
Date: Friday, September 15, 2023 7:26:55 AM
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You'll be destroying the natural habitat for many of the favorite animals that I see walk through my backyard if this area is rezoned residential. I see bats, deer, raccoons, fox, skunks, squirrels, chipmunks, opossum and there's a beehive.....
Please don't destroy their home and the beauty of mine by rezoning this agricultural horseland. Respectfully,
Logan Strow
From: Margaret Ann Fryman
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge Farm development
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 10:49:58 PM
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NOT IN FAVOR
From: Margaret Ann Fryman
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Development
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 10:47:35 PM
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From: M. A. Grubbs
To: Imagine Lexington
Cc: Anissa Radford
Subject: Opposing residential development of Mill Ridge Farm and LUSB expansion
Date: Friday, September 15, 2023 9:24:39 AM
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We strongly oppose residential development of Mill Ridge Farm in particular and the Lexington Urban Service Boundary expansion in general for many reasons, at least seven: (1) the farmland surrounding Lexington, with the priceless vistas and the soil’s rich and unique limestone qualities, must be protected and preserved at all cost; (2) only about half the land that was added to the boundary during the last expansion in 1996 has been developed as originally planned; (3) the owners of Mill Ridge Farm are vocal about seeking to sell or develop a large portion of their farm for their own profit, which may make this proposal less for the common good of the city and more for the farm owners themselves; (4) most residents whose properties border the farm will see a significant reduction in their property resale values; (5) placing lower-income housing, the touted reason for the proposal, adjacent to established higher-end housing ranks as one of the worst mistakes in urban planning; (6) Harrodsburg Road at Man-o-War has already seen and is seeing excessive development that will increasingly make traffic there a nightmare; and (7) once Lexington loses its uniqueness due to its proximity to and integration with lush horse farms, it might as well be Louisville or any other big city.
Morris Grubbs & Anissa Radford
4133 Amberwood CT, Lexington
From: PETER J WOOLLAM
To: Imagine Lexington
Cc: Palomar Hills
Subject: Mill Ridge Farm, Planning Commission, Urban Growth Committee Master Plan
Date: Friday, September 15, 2023 9:08:31 AM
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I am amazed that you are considering purchase of Mill Ridge Farm to develop more retail space, town homes, houses in an area at the back of Dunbar School and Palomar Hills. Doing this certainly downgrades the present living excellent area along Man of War and will increase the traffic on Man of War which is currently extremely busy at rush hour.
Based on your current developments along Harrodsburg Road going south from Man of War - Fountains and the Ethington property at Madrone Way traffic lights with Chick Fil A, a Kroger garage, Brew Coffee , in front of townhouses which are in front of houses with 10ft rear gardens and 10ft apart all of which are packed in the area, and also the similar layout situation to be built in the near future to the south of the Fountains extension (4085 Harrodsburg Rd - US68-W).
Certainly Palomar Hills does not need any additional road into their area creating additional traffic through a beautiful and safe children location.
Palomar Hills is one of the top residential home owners locations in Lexington.
Peter Woollam
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From: Katheryn Strow
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Say no to developing Area A and B
Date: Friday, September 15, 2023 7:06:59 AM
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I do not want to see my streets and schools affected by developing the horseland along man o war. I oppose moving the urban service boundary in area A and B.
Thank you, Robert
Strow
From: Steven Estepp
To: Whitney Baxter
Cc: Imagine Lexington; Jane Estepp
Subject: Opposition to Urban Service Area Expansion
Date: Friday, September 15, 2023 9:55:09 AM
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Hi Mrs Baxter,
My name is Steve Estepp and I live at 4137 Amberwood Ct, Lexington, KY 40513.
We oppose the proposed residential development of Mill Ridge Farm in particular and the Lexington Urban Service Boundary expansion in general for several reasons: (1) the farmland surrounding Lexington, with the priceless vistas and the soil’s rich and unique limestone qualities, must be protected and preserved at all cost; (2) only about half the land that was added to the boundary during the last expansion in 1996 has been developed as originally planned; (3) the owners of Mill Ridge Farm are vocal about seeking to sell or develop a large portion of their farm for their own profit, which may make this proposal less for the common good of the city and more for the farm owners themselves; (4) most residents whose properties border the farm will see a significant reduction in their property resale values; (5) placing lower-income housing, the touted reason for the proposal, adjacent to established higher-end housing ranks as one of the worst mistakes in urban planning; and (6) once Lexington loses its uniqueness due to its proximity to and integration with lush horse farms, it might as well be Louisville or any other big city.
Let me know if you have any questions or would you like discuss this issue further.
Thanks,
Steve Estepp
859-608-6780
From: Tyler Langley
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge Farm: strong opposition
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 10:01:54 PM
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We are not in favor of the Mill Ridge farm development. We are strongly against this development of the farm. Hamburg is no longer charming Lexington, you can continue your development out there. The expansion down Harrodsburg Rd around the Fountains has already created traffic issues.
Could you please provide the names and emails of the committee members on this Urban County Council and Planning Commission?
Additionally, we would like the Urban Growth Management Advisory Committee members’ names and contact information, as well as how they were identified to be on the committee (if appointed, by who?).
Respectfully,
Tyler Langley
From: Chase Phillips
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Urgent Action Needed: Preserving Our Community”s Horse Farm
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023 9:16:58 PM
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I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to bring to your attention a matter of great importance that deeply concerns our community – the potential housing development project that threatens our cherished horse farm.
As you are undoubtedly aware, our horse farm has been an integral part of our community for generations. It is not just a piece of land; it represents our shared history, values, and identity. The beauty and tranquility of the farm have provided countless moments of joy, solace, and inspiration for residents and visitors alike.
The proposed housing development, while it may promise economic benefits, poses a significant threat to the essence of our community. The consequences of such a development are far-reaching, including:
1. Loss of Green Space: Our horse farm is a vital green space that benefits our physical and mental well-being. Its preservation is crucial for maintaining a healthy environment for current and future generations.
2. Community Identity: The horse farm is a symbol of our community's identity. Its destruction would diminish our unique character and sense of belonging.
3. Traffic and Infrastructure Strain: Housing development often leads to increased traffic congestion, pressure on local infrastructure, and a strain on public services, affecting the quality of life for all residents.
4. Environmental Impact: Developing the land could have a detrimental impact on the local ecosystem, including disruption to wildlife habitats and potential water pollution.
I urge you to consider alternative solutions that would allow us to preserve our horse farm while still addressing the need for economic growth. This could include exploring options for conservation, partnering with local organizations, or seeking government support for maintaining this valuable community asset.
I kindly request that you engage in open dialogue with our community, including concerned residents, local organizations, and stakeholders, to find a solution that balances economic development with the preservation of our horse farm's legacy.
Please understand that our horse farm is not just a piece of land; it is a part of our hearts and our history. I implore you to act in the best interests of our community and help us protect this invaluable treasure.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I look forward to your positive response.
Thank You,
Wendell Phillips
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From: Will Mayer
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Public Comments on Proposed Expansion Areas - WMayer
Date: Friday, September 15, 2023 10:54:43 AM
Attachments: WM Letter to UGM - Sept 2023.docx
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Dear Members of the Urban Growth Management Master Plan Advisory Committee,
My name is Will Mayer. I live in the 5th district. I have followed your committee’s work and the process that preceded it, specifically the Goal 4 Work Group, the 2045 Comprehensive Plan Update and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council’s deliberations and mandate of expansion of the Urban Service Area.
I urge the committee to recommend the minimum expansion of 2,700 acres.
With that in mind, I advocate for the following:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Prioritize expansion in Area D
This is a common-sense area for future development that is generally-accepted by members of the community.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Revise Area C to its original boundaries as presented in the Sewerability Study
Early in the course of the UGAMP Committee’s work, a committee member asked for a section of Sewerability Area 7 – the land to the south of Winchester Rd. and east of N. Cleveland Rd. – to be included in Sewerability Area 6. This approximately 540 acres is an unnecessary and inappropriate inclusion. It does not conform to the Sewerability Study and would impact existing agricultural operations, a scenic byway, and sets a dangerous precedent for further eastward expansion.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->I do not support expansion in Areas A, B or E
The proponents of unchecked expansion – CommerceLex and the Homebuilders Association – have repeatedly stated that their recommended expansion areas would not impact horse farms. Yet, the areas where they propose expansion, particularly Areas A & B, include some of our community’s finest horse farms, such as Mill Ridge and Bluegrass Hall. Furthermore, inclusion of Area E sets a precedent for continued expansion east of I-75 that should be avoided.
The above recommendations would result in an expansion of just over the 2,700 acre minimum mandated by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council. While I believe the council has made a misjudgment in ignoring the Planning Commission’s recommendation and mandating this expansion – I urge the committee to limit the damage that expansion will cause, both to our irreplaceable farmland and to the local taxpayers who will be forced to carry the financial burden of providing community services to sprawling expansion areas.
Respectfully,
Will Mayer
From: Andrew Cary
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: RE: Lexington Urban Growth Management Committee Potent Impact To Palomar Hills
Date: Friday, September 15, 2023 3:59:03 PM
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Hello -
We have been residents of Palomar Hills Neighborhood for the past 5 years and recently became aware of the possibility of Mill Ridge Farm being developed into a residential community. We think this would have a hugely adverse affect not just on our neighborhood but on the perception of the city as a whole. One of the main attractions of Lexington is its beautiful horse farms, especially for visitors flying into Blue Grass airport. It makes us renowned for our beauty all over the world. Further developing the area along Man o’ War Blvd will not only diminish our uniqueness as a city it will diminish the aesthetically pleasing scenery that adds such value both for residents and visitors alike. We moved to this part of the city 5 years ago because of the beautiful area and great schools. There have already been major shopping and housing developments at the Summit and The Fountains. This area does not need more development
Thank you for your consideration and for reading this email.
Sincerely,
Andrew Cary
Palomar Hills Resident since 2018. Lexington resident since 2002.
From: Catherine Perkins
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Fwd: EAMP
Date: Friday, September 15, 2023 2:53:18 PM
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To whom it may concern;
I sent this same email to planning and council, I hope. I just received notification that I should send my thoughts and opinions to you.
Thank you, Catherine Perkins
Catherine Perkins, General Partner
Perkins Mackey Stable
258 Swigert Ave
Lexington, KY 40505
(859) 953-2212
cathypmackey@gmail.com
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From: Catherine Perkins <cathypmackey@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Sep 15, 2023 at 2:46 PM
Subject: EAMP
To: <dgray@lexingtonky.gov>
Cc: James Brown <jbrown2@lexingtonky.gov>, <tfogle@lexingonky.gov>, <planningmailbox@lexingtonky.gov>, <CouncilCoreStaff@lexingtonky.gov>
Council Members , et al
I would like you to know my opinion on the subject of adding land to the EAMP. I am aware that you have voted to add, at least 2700 acres, and will soon vote to possibly extend that acreage to 5,000.
I am in total opposition to this or any expansion UNLESS:
1. LFUCG's engineers, geologists, water, tree, traffic, sinkhole and cave experts have perused the entire proposed acreage to examine it for suitability for any possible proposed future use other than farming. This city's planners need to know all the facts FIRST about the land's history and soil, before putting it into the EAMP.
2. The majority of Lexington/Fayette County citizens are in favor of expansion
My reason behind this is because I live next to EAMP land and I have seen how much of this
land is full of sinkholes, karst soil, caves, underground water and wetlands that LFUCG planning staff, commission or Council know or don't know about. LFUCG makes the citizens prove before the fact of a zone change and developers after the fact of zone changes, the land's suitability.
In my opinion the land should be scrutinized before being added into the EAMP and it should not be the financial burden of the citizens to prove unsuitability nor should people who will profit from developing said land be responsible to prove suitability as they will be more prone to deceit or using the "engineers can build over anything, safely" theory to get their way.
I realize we the people are locked into a minimum of 2700 acre increase, I beg Council Members to vote for no more.
Low income housing on the outskirts of town is a tad unrealistic unless it goes along with transportation. Plus, in my opinion all low income housing should be passive solar builds, made for durability and if built next to interstates include sound proofing or sound walls. I realize this is a digression, sorry.
Please feel free to share this with your fellow council members, planning staff and commission. I have included some of them, but often things go unread or get missed.
Thank you,
Catherine Perkins
Catherine Perkins, General Partner Perkins Mackey Stable
258 Swigert Ave Lexington, KY 40505
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From: Katie Strow
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: I am NOT in favor of developing Area A (Mill Ridge Farm)
Date: Friday, September 15, 2023 3:01:11 PM
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One of the best loved parts of Kentucky and Lexington is our pride in being the "Horse Capitol of the World." This is one of the reasons I strongly and wholly disagree with any plan on the Division of Planning's part to remove more horseland from our surrounding countryside.
The Fall Meet at Keeneland is coming up and I am envisioning how our city will appear in the coming years to our guests as they fly into Bluegrass Airport or drive along Man O War and are presented with acre after acre of housing developments instead of the rolling hills and horses that are the current landscape. It will appear that we have lost what we claim to love, our pride and our protection of the distinct honor and joy it is to live in Lexington. I think adopting the proposed rezoning of Area A of the Urban Growth Master Plan will contribute to the slow whittling away of what the fabric of our city and neighborhoods are made of. I am opposed to the development of historic Mill Ridge Farm in Area A. It is in my opinion a direct violation of Theme D, Goal 2 Objective to "Protect and enhance the natural, cultural, historic, and environmental resources of Lexington-Fayette County’s Rural Service Area and Bluegrass farmland to help promote the general agricultural brand and ensure Lexington-Fayette County remains the Horse Capital of the World."
We love our home and we love the aspects of Lexington that give us identity and pride, please do not vote to rob us of our bluegrass heritage.
Respectfully,
Jane Strow
From: Jenna
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Opposition to the development of Millridge Farm
Date: Sunday, September 17, 2023 8:23:03 PM
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As a citizen of Fayette County and a homeowner in 40513, I am not in favor of the city allowing Millridge farm to be developed.
Thank you, Jenna Fee
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From: Jess Zehnder
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Not in favor
Date: Monday, September 18, 2023 10:50:09 AM
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I am very much not in favor of proposed development of the Mill Ridge farm. This is a devastating idea for Lexington.
Thank you, Jessica
From: Katharine Kamminga
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: I am NOT not in favor of the development of Mill Ridge
Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023 3:32:01 PM
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To Whom it May Concern,
I moved into Palomar about a year ago. I made the decision to buy in the community because of the quiet family atmosphere. This week I see that the county is considering major changes for the farm land adjacent to us. I feel that such a move would negatively affect us. The noise level will be greatly increased along with the traffic in the neighborhood and on Man O War. I ask you to not agree to such a drastic change.
Thank you for your consideration.
Katharine Kamminga
2268
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From: Lee Sims
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Urban Service Boundary expansion - 2575 Winchester Road
Date: Monday, September 18, 2023 7:00:22 AM
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[EXTERNAL] Use caution before clicking links and/or opening attachments. Thank you for allowing for additional community input on where to expand. I would like to add to the citizen comments for expansion of the Urban Service Boundary.
We have the utility infrastructure, storm drainage, traffic load already planned or in place surrounding our property.
Our request is to not forget the little properties sprinkled around the county. KU and the LFUCG Sewer Pump Stations were built on each side of this property, thus creating either an opportunity for this land, or an awkward land use mess.
My family has watched Lexington grow for over for over 65 years and currently has 10 acres that the USB splits resulting in making it undevelopable. It is located in a high growth area on one of Lexington’s main travel corridors and adjacent to Winchester Road. Also, this land is across from the new Central Baptist and future UK Medical campuses in a perfect support business location. Many prospective buyers have researched the land for a commercial use only to be told ‘nope’ by P&Z over 3 years ago, IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN until a decision is made on how to grow, then where to grow.
One example:
…is that of a buyer who spent a lot of time and expense in researching how best to renovate the old farm residence & property into Professional office space for over 30 employees.
These individuals were in high finance positions making high 6 figures. Contributing to our tax base for property and payroll tax.
Very low impact use for land and traffic…
A WIN WIN for our community…but like many looking to move or expand into Lexington was told NO, NOT NOW. This company lost interest in our little property & moved on.
In closing, please consider bringing this property into the USB along Winchester Road, allowing for a flexible approach when analyzing each project’s impact on Lexington.
Respectfully, Lee Sims/Miller Property
2575 Winchester Road Lexington, Ky.
859 494 4194
From: Matia Cary
To: Imagine Lexington
Cc: Andrew Cary
Subject: RE: Lexington Urban Growth Management Committee Potent Impact To Palomar Hills
Date: Friday, September 15, 2023 4:35:55 PM
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Hello,
I am writing to let you know I do not support the development of Mill Ridge Farm. I have been a resident of the Palomar Hills Neighborhood for 5+ years and our home is located in Peppertree Drive very near the farm land.
We specifically chose this home based on the proximity to green space and the quiet nature of the location. In addition, we chose this home for our children and their education which is zoned for Rosa Parks Elementary School.
The development of the farm land puts the proximity of green space and a quiet home in jeopardy for both my children and our entire family. It also jeopardizes their education as one can only assume putting a massive development between us and the school will put them at risk for being re-zoned to another school.
Lastly, this farmland is such a wonderful representation of Lexington and Kentucky when travelers arrive in the Bluegrass. There has been a significant amount of development already in the areas bordering our neighborhood and it would be a shame to see yet another green space destroyed by developing Mill Ridge.
Best, Matia
Cary
Lexington Resident since 2014. Palomar Hills resident since 2018.
From: Nicole Greer
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: I am not in favor of Beaumont development
Date: Sunday, September 17, 2023 12:25:59 AM
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Nicole Greer
From: James Bryson
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Mill Ridge Farm Development
Date: Friday, September 15, 2023 2:15:18 PM
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Dear LFUCG Urban County Planning Commission,
It has come to our attention that a Urban Growth Management Advisory Committee has been created to identify land that can be used to expand the Urban Service Area. One parcel of land under consideration is Mill Ridge farm, adjacent to the Palomar Hills subdivision. As thirty year residents of Palomar Hills, we are strongly opposed to the development of Mill Ridge Farm. Rather, we are in favor of the preservation of our "Bluegrass Identity" and all that is unique to this area, including the western border of the Palomar Hills neighborhood.
Kind regards,
Scott and Tonya Bryson
4057 Palmetto Dr. Lexington, KY 40513
From: Susan Herren
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: Palomar Hills Western Border
Date: Monday, September 18, 2023 10:45:30 AM
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My husband and I chose to build our home in Palomar Hills because of the beautiful landscape surrounding the neighborhood. I have the unique joy of sitting in my kitchen on fall and spring mornings and looking at the rolling hills of the farmland behind the houses. On some mornings, horses can even be seen on the top of the hill. This landscape is what distinguishes Palomar Hills from other developments. A home is your greatest financial investment. It has been distressing to witness more and more land being developed until the character of the area continues to rapidly change. Expensive homes now have commercial development in their back yard.
We have been homeowners in Palomar Hills since the fall of 1987. We are invested in this neighborhood and its’ future. It is very distressing to consider that further development will alter the landscape.
I am asking that no further development be considered to the western border of Palomar Hills. This is a unique part of Lexington and what distinguishes our city from other areas. I am asking that due consideration be given to the residents in our neighborhood and the impact further development will have upon our investment.
Sincerely,
Susan Herren Palomar Hills Home Owner
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From: Tyler Strow
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: I am NOT in favor of developing Area A (Mill Ridge Farm)
Date: Friday, September 15, 2023 4:25:29 PM
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One of the best loved parts of Kentucky and Lexington is our pride in being the "Horse Capitol of the World." This is one of the reasons I strongly and wholly disagree with any plan on the Division of Planning's part to remove more horseland from our surrounding countryside.
The Fall Meet at Keeneland is coming up and I am envisioning how our city will appear in the coming years to our guests as they fly into Bluegrass Airport or drive along Man O War and are presented with acre after acre of housing developments instead of the rolling hills and horses that are the current landscape. It will appear that we have lost what we claim to love, our pride and our protection of the distinct honor and joy it is to live in Lexington. I think adopting the proposed rezoning of Area A of the Urban Growth Master Plan will contribute to the slow whittling away of what the fabric of our city and neighborhoods are made of. I am opposed to the development of historic Mill Ridge Farm in Area A. It is in my opinion a direct violation of Theme D, Goal 2 Objective to "Protect and enhance the natural, cultural, historic, and environmental resources of Lexington-Fayette County’s Rural Service Area and Bluegrass farmland to help promote the general agricultural brand and ensure Lexington-Fayette County remains the Horse Capital of the World."
We love our home and we love the aspects of Lexington that give us identity and pride, please do not vote to rob us of our bluegrass heritage.
Respectfully,
Tyler Strow
From: Y m Thompson
To: Imagine Lexington
Subject: MILL RIDGE FARM
Date: Sunday, September 17, 2023 6:40:20 PM
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I am NOT in favor of Mill Ridge Farm being developed. More traffic and noise in the area!
Yvonne Thompson sent from IPad A PERSON HAS JOY BY THE ANSWER OF THEIR MOUTH. HOW GOOD A WORD IN DUE SEASON IS!
From: Zach Cato
To: Imagine Lexington
Cc: John N. Billings
Subject: 4092 & 4200 Winchester Road
Date: Monday, September 18, 2023 12:27:50 PM
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Good afternoon:
My firm represents Dell Ridge Farm, the owner of the farm parcels at 4092 and 4200 Winchester Road. These two parcels are located within the southeastern boundary of Prioritized Area C.
Dell Ridge Farm supports the prioritization of Area C. My client respectfully requests that both parcels of Dell Ridge Farm, being 4092 and 4200 Winchester Road, are included in the expanded Urban Service Area. The pending Winchester Road widening will make my clients’ property more suited for potential development in the Urban Service Area than the existing farm uses.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Zach Cato Attorney
Billings Law Firm, PLLC
145 Constitution Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40507
(o) 859-225-5240
(f) 859-225-5241
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