The Fayette Alliance

Results: Our Commitments • Protect key agricultural areas from adverse development and encroachment. • Promote the efforts of the LFUCG Purchase of Development Rights Program and the Bluegrass Conservancy, which preserves the factory floor of Fayette County farming forever. • Promote the renovation and improvement of infrastructure that services the city of Lexington, including our sanitary sewer, stormwater, and water quality facilities. • Promote the healthy and responsible development of land inside our current Urban Services Area using various programs such as the land-bank authority, abandoned urban property commission, enterprise zones, tax increment financing, design guidelines, efficient and transparent land-use planning processes, and the LFUCG Downtown Masterplan. For more information. • Promote environmentally sensitive, energy efficient, and sustainable development using incentive programs that encourage best management practices, and local greenway and parks systems. • Promote increased access to affordable housing through incentive programs, and potentially an affordable housing trust fund. Affordable housing is a housing cost that does not exceed 120% of median income.

Direct beneficiaries per year: The citizens of Fayette County and the surrounding region.

Geographic areas served: Lexington-Fayette County, Kentucky

Programs: Collaborated with leaders from local government, the private sector, and civic organizations to promote farmland preservation, responsible development, and improved infrastructure and water quality in lexington-fayette county.

sponsored several community outreach events and initiatives to raise awareness about agricultural, neighborhood, and urban development.

published several editorials and educational materials on the importance of responsible growth in lexington-fayette county and the greater bluegrass region.