The strategy for developing over many years about 28 hundred acres of land outside Lexington’s Urban Service Boundary attracted a full City Hall Council Chamber Thursday. Public comments varied during the hearing.
There’s been consultant work coupled with the efforts of those in Lexington’s Planning Department in proposing development in five areas along major arterials. One of the first to speak during the hearing was Margaret Graves, a long-time rural advocate, who said she had a multi-million dollar question.
“And that is how will this be paid for and I think that that’s something the Planning Commission and the Council needs to take a hard look at and explain to the community, because this is going to be a very expensive endeavor,” said Graves…