The City of Lexington is currently seeking public input for Empower Lexington: A Plan for a Resilient Community. Input opportunities are available through scheduled in-person and virtual meetings as well as through an online survey.
The next meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11 at the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center. Input kits are available for entities wishing to host their own stakeholder meeting.
The plan will guide Lexington-Fayette County in better adapting to changes – natural and manmade. Empower Lexington is a community-wide effort. It goes beyond government action.
The Empower Lexington Plan focuses on six topic areas:
- Natural systems and ecology
- Transportation and land use
- Water efficiency
- Energy and greenhouse gas emissions
- Materials and resources
- Quality of life
Social, economic and environmental considerations are embedded within each area.
Working groups reviewed the 2012 plan and updated the recommendations. Fayette County residents are invited to rank the three recommendations they feel are the most important for each area. There is also the opportunity to suggest additional recommendations. Participants may choose to provide feedback for all six areas of the plan or focus only on the areas that are most important to them.
A contractor will propose a final plan. This detailed plan will consider public input, cost of implementation, potential impact, barriers to implementation and other factors affecting the recommendations. The contractor’s proposed plan will be complete in late 2023.
Fayette County residents of all backgrounds are strongly encouraged to submit input. A Spanish version of the survey and input kit is in process. If you would like these resources made available in other languages, please email LiveGreen@LexingtonKY.gov.
The online survey, registration information for the stakeholder meetings (in-person and virtual), the input kit and other Empower Lexington information can be found at lexingtonky.gov/Empower.
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