Author: Tom Eblen

The Fayette County Conservation District has a backyard conservation program that provides Lexington residents a cost-share of up to $200 back for conservation efforts at home

If residents are planting a vegetable garden, planting a pollinator garden, installing a bat house, beehive, raingarden, rain barrels or compost bin — all of those things are eligible to be 50 percent reimbursed, up to $200 back.

Here’s what you have to do: Apply, wait for your approval, complete your projects within 60 days and submit photos and receipts. Click here for more info.

Here is an update on the Town Branch Commons project on our end of town from Brandi Peacher, project management director in the mayor’s office, and Third District Council Member Hannah LeGris:

• Construction activities for Town Branch Commons will begin on Midland Avenue starting March 24.
• Traffic will be impacted along Midland Avenue starting the week of March 29.
• One lane inbound and two lanes outbound will be in place at all times following restriping.
• During peak morning rush, two lanes will be opened on Midland.
• Left turns onto Midland Avenue from Winchester Road will be reduced to one left turn lane.
• Lewis Street will be closed at Midland starting in April.
• Lewis Street at Midland will temporarily be closed through July. No thru traffic will be permitted, but local traffic and construction traffic requiring access on Lewis Street will be accommodated.
• Other cross streets may temporarily close during construction, but coordination with adjacent businesses will occur in advance.
• To stay up to date on construction activities, sign-up for project and construction text alerts by texting TBCommons to 888777.  Visit the project website at  www.lexingtonky.gov/townbranchcommons. Follow LexWrecks on twitter for traffic alerts related to construction. For more information contact townbranch@lexingtonky.gov

The regular monthly meeting of the Mentelle Neighborhood Association board of directors will be Wednesday, March 17, at 7 p.m., via Zoom.  Any MNA member is welcome to attend.  If you would like to attend, please email Tom Eblen beforehand for the link.

 

 

The Spring newsletter from LFUCG Waste Management has just been delivered to your mailbox with three free leaf bag coupons.  If you don’t plan to redeem all of those, could you please fill out your name and address and drop them through the mail slot at 52 Mentelle Park?  Second Presbyterian Church uses those to transport 120 BackPack Buddies bags — a program through God’s Pantry that provides weekend meals and snacks for needy children — to Cardinal Valley Elementary School each week during the school year. Thanks!

 

The Mentelle Neighborhood Association board has approved formation of a new committee to evaluate the neighborhood’s traffic issues and parking needs.  If you are interested in being a part of this committee, contact Ann Olliges, committee chair and MNA president, at annolliges@gmail.com

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Thanks to everyone who came out for the Mentelle neighborhood Mardi Gras parade this afternoon, and to organizers Kim Naujokas and Selma Owens, who suggested the idea. Special thanks to Tim Francis and Cheryl Irwin for leading the parade with their rolling couch. They really set the tone for a great afternoon!

 

 

The Mentelle neighborhood Mardi Gras parade begins at 3 p.m.! If you want to be in the parade, please be in position on Mentelle Park by 2:45 p.m. If you want to watch, gather in a socially distanced way along the sidewalks or median at 3 p.m., wearing your best Mardi Gras attire (and a face mask).  Click here for all the details.

Clinton Land, 73, who lived most of his life at 22 Mentelle Park, died January 20 with his wife of 51 years, Sharon, his sister Helen, and his granddaughter Grace by his side. He is survived by Sharon, sons Clint (Jennifer, Christopher,) Denver (Jenny, Elizabeth,) daughter Lindsey (John, Jordan, Grace, Eli, Nevaeh,) and sister Helen (CJ, Sara Jane). Services will be limited to visitation of family and friends at the family home today from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Social distancing and masks required.

The monthly meeting of the Mentelle Neighborhood Association’s board of directors this week has been moved from Wednesday to Thursday at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Any MNA member is welcome to attend. If you would like to attend, email Tom Eblen for a link and connecting info.

Columbia Gas and its contractors will be working to complete final restoration work for the pipeline replacement project in the Mentelle Neighborhood over the next several weeks.  Installation of the main and service lines is complete, and restoration of sidewalks, driveways, landscaping and roadways is underway on Cramer, Hambrick, Franklin and Bullock avenues.

Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians should use caution and follow the direction of signage and flaggers in the construction zone.
Customers with questions or concerns can call the Columbia Gas project hotline at 859-288-6355 or send an email to company communications specialist Risa Richardson at: risarichardson@nisource.com.