Residents urge hearing on Transylvania ballfield zoning; council sets Feb. 25 public hearing

Dozens of residents of the Radcliffe‑Marlborough neighborhood asked the Lexington‑Fayette Urban County Council on Jan. 14 to oppose a proposed zone change that would allow housing on Transylvania University’s former baseball field and asked the council to hold a public hearing so neighbors’ concerns can be heard.

Neighborhood speakers urged the council to pause the zoning change over traffic, drainage and density worries. “Why is everything looked upon that’s less desirable located or relocated on the north side of town?” resident Michelle Hutchinson said, asking for a public hearing. Scott Sloan and Rachel Sloan, both longtime neighbors, said existing sewer and stormwater problems on Haggard Lane and surrounding streets would be worsened by the proposal and asked the council to delay action until officials study traffic and infrastructure impacts.

Neighbors reiterated several recurring concerns: traffic congestion at the Haggard Lane/North Broadway corridor and nearby interstate ramps; aging sewer and stormwater systems that residents say already cause basement flooding; on‑street parking pressures if the multifamily…