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Council approves residential parking permit program for first block of Forest Avenue after contested study
Summary
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council approved a residential parking permit program (RPPP) for the first block of Forest Avenue (116–124 Forest Ave and 505 E. Main St.), following competing testimony from neighbors and nearby business owners about study validity and impacts on churches and small businesses.
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council approved a resolution on Sept. 11 establishing a residential parking permit program for the first block of Forest Avenue, covering 116–124 Forest Avenue and 505 East Main Street, effective 24 hours a day Monday through Sunday per the resolution text.
Public comment on the block was sharply divided. Residents who live on Forest Avenue argued that employees and customers of a nearby social club and deliveries routinely block driveways and reduce residents’ ability to park. "This beverage delivery truck was blocking my driveway while it unloaded to the club," said Marcy Deaton, a Third District resident, and she showed…
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