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Storm Water

Our current storm water system is defunct. Lexington uses detention and retention basins to control flooding and storm water filtration in its neighborhoods. Because many new homes are built on...

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Sanitary Sewers

We have leaking sewer lines and pipes. Storm water gets into our sewer system through leaky pipes and faulty lines. This means that our wastewater plants end up treating additional water.  When it...

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Traffic & Roadways

Our roadways are not able to support the amount of traffic that flows through Lexington on a daily basis. In 2005 Lexington’s peak traveler’s experienced 38 hours of delay over the course of the year;...

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Urban Service Boundary

  The Urban Service Boundary is essential to protecting our farmland. The Urban Service Boundary is a growth boundary that limits development in rural areas.  The use of such a boundary forces city...

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Energy Use & Carbon Footprint

Lexington has a larger carbon footprint, per capita, than any other metropolitan area in America. According to the Brookings Institution, in 2005 Lexington, KY had the highest per capita carbon...

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