The Fayette County Board of Education has initiated court action to take property in a west Lexington neighborhood by eminent domain.
The board is trying to secure a right of way near the new Rise STEM Academy for Girls, which is slated to open in fall 2026, at 2160 Versailles Road off Mason Headley Road.
On Thursday, the board filed four separate suits in Fayette Circuit Court petitioning for condemnation of the property…