GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — As Georgetown and Lexington continue to grow toward one another, Scott County officials are talking about the need to maintain an undeveloped buffer between the two cities.
The Georgetown News-Graphic (http://bit.ly/Q6KmBw ) reports that the Georgetown-Scott County Planning Commission is seeking seven to nine members for a committee to study green space issues along U.S. 25 South.
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Scott County Judge-Executive George Lusby said green space is important to preserve the central Kentucky county’s heritage and picturesque countryside amid continued development in the region.
“The beauty of Scott County is the horse farms, tobacco fields and the farmlands,” he said. “I think it’s critical to preserve the green space.”
Lusby said it’s hard to tell there’s a separation between Lexington and Nicholasville to the south, and he doesn’t want to see the same thing happen in Scott County to the north of Lexington.
Officials said the committee created to study green space issues may start meeting in late November or early December. Meetings will then be held once monthly and perhaps more often later, officials said.
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Information from: Georgetown News-Graphic, http://www.news-graphic.com
