Downtown master plan

The Georgetown Street Neighborhood Association vice president asked for an anti-displacement policy and 30-60% AMI affordability requirements before the plan moves forward, noting Irish Town and Davis Bottom no longer exist.

The Fayette County Neighborhood Council president said the three proposed downtown zones are nearly identical, urged a gentrification and displacement ordinance before zoning passage, and raised concerns about short-term rentals, building step-downs, parking and outdated FEMA flood maps.

She asked council to adopt an anti-displacement policy — impact statements, affordable requirements, a Georgetown Street overlay, right to return, rental registry — before implementing the downtown master plan.

Said her Georgetown Street neighborhood was included in the downtown master plan without meaningful engagement, asking for truthful, active engagement rather than directive outreach.