Destination 2040: Choosing Lexington's Future
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) is sponsoring a community visioning project, Destination 2040: Choosing Lexington's Future. According to the Destination 2040 website (www.lfuct.com/destination2040), this project is organized around a root question that grows out of a realistic look at the tough choices we need to make together:
How will we protect all that we value while continuing to grow as a community?
LexArts has become a partner with the LFUCG in this venture. Melissa Wilkeson, Nathan Zamarron and Ben Burke, members of LexArts' staff, are trained facilitators and have held first and second round meetings to gather information from arts groups and individual artists on what issues they believe need to be considered in preparing a long-term plan for our community. Lexington is indeed fortunate to have civic leaders who recognize cultural creativity as one of the four main components to civic life.