Oregon's governor has said that Senate Bill 1537 is her only bill introduced in the 2024 short session, taking direct aim at Oregon's housing affordability crisis.
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council approved a $3 million fund for tricky infill and redevelopment projects in 2022. But nearly all of that money could go to projects outside the growth boundary.
The Urban County Planning Commission added a key Lexington interstate interchange to Fayette County’s first growth area. It also nixed other areas a committee had recommended be added.
The Fayette Alliance, a nonprofit, and several landowners filed the lawsuit asking a judge to stop efforts to add to Lexington’s urban service boundary.
The Urban Growth Management Master Plan Advisory Committee, a committee of 15, recommended inclusion of areas around Athens Boonesboro, Parkers Mill and Winchester Road.