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Neighbors: I received a comprehensive email on May 12, 2025, from Walt Gaffield, president of the Fayette County Neighborhood Council. I’ve taken the liberty to summarize it here for your review. Addison Hosea, President, ELNA +++ Council to Discuss Development Plans: The Urban County Council will have a work session on Tuesday, May 13th at […]

APRIL 1, 2025 KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OUTCOMES FOR NEIGHBORHOODS Dear Neighbors, I am writing today to outline some of the bills that passed and some that did not that are of concern to neighborhoods. I want to thank those of you who engaged the Kentucky General Assembly on neighborhood issues. 1. Senate Bill 61 initially

East Lake Neighbors: Please note the concerns expressed in the FCNC email below.If future development in Lexington is a concern to you, be a part of the process. Email contacttheboard@elnalex.org with your questions. Addison Hosea, President, ELNA +++ Dear Neighbors, The Urban County Council will be having two meetings on Tuesday afternoon, May 6, that

Brittany Anderson of Morningpointe East sent an invitation to East Lake Neighborhood neighbors, and anyone who lives nearby, to join them for an Easter Egg Hunt! The Easter Bunny will make a special appearance and will be there for pictures! There is a pancake brunch, too, which takes place this Saturday, April 19, 2025, starting

Mike Vaughn, Traffic Safety Branch Manager of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, gave an excellent presentation on the upcoming 2025 changes to the Richmond Road corridor. Here are my summary points, admittedly incomplete. See previous posts for more detailed information and links to official state pages, including https://richmondroadimprovements.com/. (As of this posting, some of the virtual

Updated: The public is welcome to join the ELNA on February 15, 2025, at 10am, at Morningpointe East (150 Shoreside Drive) for a presentation by Mike Vaughn, Traffic Safety Branch Manager of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The Herald Leader wrote a story on the upcoming changes on February 7, 2025. In spring 2025, the Richmond

Neighbors: City Council voted on December 5, 2024, to add restrictions to the Short Term Rental ordinance in Lexington. Below is an email from Walt Gaffield highlighting the bigger changes. You can read the Kentucky.com article here – Lexington makes big changes to short-term rental regulations. Why some aren’t happy. The WEKU article is here

A short section of Squires Road will be temporarily closed to traffic for one week starting on Friday, Dec. 6 to rebuild the road. Squires Road will be closed 24 hours/day between Richmond Road and Brookewind Way starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6 through the weekend. On Monday, Dec. 9, the road will