UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances we are postponing the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Dantzler Ct that was scheduled for Wednesday, August 25 until further notice. We will announce the new date as soon as available.
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The public is invited to see how three residential lots that were prone to flooding have been repurposed into an attractive neighborhood greenspace, complete with a stream buffer and an adventure garden. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at the site at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, August 25.
The city’s Greenspace Commission chose the once problematic lots on Dantzler Court as its pilot neighborhood greenspace project in February 2019 and has since turned the site into a space that the surrounding neighborhood can enjoy.
The city acquired the lots in 2007 and 2008 using flood mitigation funds from the Division of Water Quality. The houses that were on the properties were torn down between 2008 and 2010.
Enhancements to the site include a bench, new trees, the adventure garden, stream buffer and wildflower border plants, and a geocaching station. Educational signage and a bicycle rack will soon be added. The $16,000 needed to cover those costs came from the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council’s Neighborhood Development Funds, the Blue Grass Community Foundation, and the city’s Division of Environmental Services through the Water Quality Management Fee.
The mission of the Greenspace Commission and Greenspace Trust is to preserve, enhance, and maintain greenspace throughout Lexington. This citizen group assists the Division of Environmental Services in management of more than 500 acres of greenspace, many in residential areas.
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