Lexington Board of Adjustment Zoom screenshot.
Advocates for Lexington Rescue Mission had agreed to scale back their intended uses for the proposed community center after meeting with opposition from neighbors, promising not to offer meals or hold outdoor worship services.
But the concessions were not enough to convince critics the mission center location is a good fit.
Richard Getty, who represents the Martin Luther King, Jr. neighborhood association, said there s pushback not because of anything the rescue mission does, but because of the impacts already on these areas and what we expect will continue or be exacerbated by another facility placed at 203 Fourth Street.
Lexington Rescue Mission delivers more than 700 meals to families in need
Volunteers spent the afternoon to deliver more than 700 meals to people in need.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â Hundreds of Lexington families will not go hungry this Christmas, thanks to the Lexington Rescue Mission.
The Lexington Rescue Mission canceled its 18th Annual Christmas Dinner because of the pandemic. Rather than let people go hungry, organization leaders turned to hand-delivering more than 700 homemade meals to meet a growing need. People are just calling, and it s from all walks of life. People who are saying they just lost their job or got laid off and they re wondering if they can get a meal. Yes. It s fine, said volunteer coordinator Yvette Davis. You can do so much with just a meal. Reaching out to someone with a meal just shows how much you care.