Lexington Mayor Jim Gray said the city will not pursue a proposal to turn Lorillard Lofts on Price Road into a facility to serve Lexington's homeless, according to a press release.
Ginny Ramsey, director of the Catholic Action Center and the Community Inn proposed turning the property into a "Wayfinder Center," which would offer shelter and other services to those who are homeless. Ramsey estimated it would cost around $5 million to purchase the property and another $1.6 million to fit it with the proper features.
"(T)he property does not have appropriate zoning; neighbors have serious concerns and questions that have not been addressed; it's an aggressive and expensive concept with unidentified ongoing expenses; and there are no signed commitments for major funding or program support from community partners, which are essential to making it a reality," Gray said in a press release.