LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The City of Lexington is moving forward with plans to relocate its Government Center into the former Truist Bank Building at 200 West Vine Street, according to a fact sheet released by the Mayor’s Office.
The proposal, which is included in the Urban County Council Work Session packet for Tuesday, November 18, asks Council to authorize agreements that would form a public-private partnership to buy and redevelop the 1.767-acre property. According to the fact sheet, the site includes an eight-story office building, a new 286-space parking garage with public parking, and the air rights above part of that garage. Council approval will require two readings at upcoming meetings.
According to the fact sheet, Mayor Linda Gorton is the fifth mayor to take on the project of creating a new home for the Government Center. The current facility — a former hotel built in 1920 — was intended to be a temporary home when it was purchased in 1982. Since then, the city’s population has grown nearly 60%, and the government workforce has increased by almost 40%, yet the Government Center has remained unchanged, noted the fact sheet…