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Please feel free to create your own letter of support or download this one - send it to the address shown, or email to saustin@bgcf.org and we will include it in our submittal package. Thank you! ------- December 4, 2008 Board of Adjustment LFUCG Division of Planning 101 East Vine Street Suite 700 Lexington, KY 40507 Dear Chairman Brown and Board of Adjustment Members: Please let this letter serve as an indication of my (our) strong support for the application by Vulcan Materials for undergr… Continue

Legacy Trail FAQs Prepared by The Legacy Center at Blue Grass Community Foundation December 2008 What is the Legacy Trail? The Legacy Trail is a nine-mile walking and biking trail leading from downtown Lexington to the Kentucky Horse Park. While in downtown, the Trail will be located on existing streets. The Trail goes off-street north of Loudon Avenue. In the short term, there will be only one major street crossing at Newtown Pike and Citation Boulevard. Eventually, the plan is to creat… Continue

Wow! What an event on the Legacy Trail! We had nearly 150 turn out on a… Continue

DRAFT!!!! East End Goals The Goals of the East End Small Area Plan are designed to serve as the social and economic drivers for the planning and redevelopment of the neighborhood. The East End Plan is about improving the quality of life through a set of goals that can be used to guide planning and development decisions that will have an impact on the area. The goals are about housing and its affordability, creating a viable and sustainable retail area, creating local employment opportun… Continue

Legacy Center Library Please contact us to check one of these books out of our library. Please also feel free to recommend a book for the library or make a donation. Author: Bill Bishop Title: The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us ApartReview "Essential reading for activists, poli-sci types, journalists and trend-watchers." (Kirkus Reviews ) "A timely, highly readable discussion of American neighborhoods and the implications of who lives in them."… Continue

click over to the Legacy Center Channel on You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/user/LegacyCenter click on favorites... We've collected a bunch of cool videos about greeway trail development, car free cities, neighbo… Continue

We had a great time as we formally announced the opening of the Legacy Center at the Blue Grass Community Foundation - over 100 people came out to show thier support. More pics are found in the photos section at left. Continue