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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS Volunteers planted 100 new trees along the Richmond Road corridor on Oct. 27. PHOTO FURNISHED
Richmond Road beautification project includes the planting of 100 new trees In late October, local volunteers made headway in restoring the creek along the Richmond Road cor ridor, picking up litter and debris, removing bush honeysuckle that had overgrown along the area, and installing 100 native trees in a 2,000 squarefoot area on the outbound side of Richmond Road near Lakeshore Drive. Trees planted include four different varieties of dogwood, basswood, holly winterberries and chokeberries. According to LFUCG Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works employee Mark York, one effect of the project w as to draw public attention to the fact that a stream which is fed by a spring on priv ate property exists in the area. The stream had largely been hidden from public view due to the presence of inv asive honeysuckle. “That’s one of the benefits of the project – most people don’t realize there is a creek there,” York said. The effort was part of a beautification project funded by a $20,000 community improvement grant given by the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation to the Keep Lexington Beautiful Commission, which is attached to the LFUCG Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works. At least 50 public volunteers contributed to the project.
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in late October. The Urban County Council will have a final vote to determine if the neighborhood, whose district includes residences bound by Richmond Road and Fontaine Road to the north and south and Desha Road and South Hanover Road to the east and west, will receive an H-1 overlay. The issue has been controversial in the neighborhood and an overflow audience attended the planning commission’s meeting. The council has 90 days from the commission’s decision to make a vote on the matter.
Two Lexington high school marching bands capture state titles Lafayette High School’s marching band took home the Class 5A 2012 state title in late October under the direction of Chuck Smith. Paul Laurence Dunbar finished fourth in the same class, marking seven titles for that school and 17 for Lafayette . Bands are judged on musical performance, visual performance and general effect.
2012 holiday parade details unveiled; community band performers sought
Planning Commission approves H-1 status for Ashland Park
The Downtown Lexington Corporation announced preliminary details for the 2012 Christmas Parade, which will take place on Main Street between Midland Avenue and Mill Street at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6. The parade, usually held on a Saturday, was changed to better accommodate the local high school marching bands and to avoid a conflict with a University of Kentucky basketball game.
With a vote of 7-4, the Lexington Planning Commission voted to approve the Ashland Park neighborhood as a candidate for a historic district
Parade entry forms can be found at www.downtownlex.com and are due by Nov. 30. The
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