As federal support is cut and public conservation efforts fall short in reaching rural Black farmers, one Black-led organization is creating new lifelines to protect historic legacies.
The boundary defining where city services are provided and urban development is encouraged. This covers boundary amendments, growth management, infrastructure planning, and development policies within the service area.
There may be a location other than the current Mint Lane Pump Station site that could be more efficient for new infrastructure - but it's outside the Urban Service Area.
The Lexington Preservation and Growth Management Program will outline a new process for how to make future Urban Service Area. Here's what the first draft looks like.
The Blue Sky Area was not included in the Urban Growth Master Plan. Now, Planning Staff and their consultants will develop a vision for how it will fit into the Urban Service Area expansion.
