Lexington, KY - The economy may be more perilous than ever in the lifetimes of many, there is always the hope for first stabilization under a new president's economic stimulus plan and finally, an eventual recovery.
Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry today released an ambitious "visioning" report based on the input of more than 3,000 residents of Lexington and laying out courses of action under four general categories of community needs. The initiative was launched in better times, early 2007, when the mayor and the Urban County Council made development of a community vision one of six priorities. Work on "Destination 2040" got underway in the fall of 2007, gathering of information from citizens in all walks of life.
What followed were series of meetings by the Destination 2040 Steering Committee and Work Team to develop all of the citizen input into a broad community vision that also includes 75 specific strategies to move the vision forward, over time.
These strategies target human needs, physical growth, economic expansion and cultural creativity.
According to the report, "human needs" include: