Breck Mickelson, a Nicholasville resident, is understandably perturbed.
"We didn't want to live in the city. That's why we moved out here."I'm with Breck, really. US 68 (aka Harrodsburg Road, aka my favorite way to get to my parents' house) has gone to crap in recent years, with construction (notably Southland Christian Church, which seemingly quadrupled in size) and added lanes out the wazoo.
I actually used to be a proponent of widening Harrodsburg Road, and it really does help traffic congestion to have those extra lanes, but now I think I was short-sighted. With Harrodsburg widened, now people are going to want to build up all along it, just like what happened to Nicholasville Road. We'll lose ancient farmhouses and traditional stone fencing. We'll lose old trees and rolling farmland. We'll gain...shopping outlets, and a golf course? (There's already a golf course along Harrodsburg, thank you very much.)
So yes, I am with Breck Mickelson. I agree with him 100%. And when he said,
We need 660 houses in Jessamine County like we need a hole in the head.I thought that was pretty clever.
But then he said,
We need more traffic on Harrodsburg Road like we need a hole in the head.Now come on, Mr. Mickelson. I know that redundancy can be powerful, but the cliche "like we need a hole in the head" is powerful enough. Redundancy only cheapens the sentiment.
In this instance, we need redundancy like we need a hole in the head.
(See what I did there?)
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Far as I know, a good stretch of 68 is still considered a "scenic" route, which is between Wilmore and the new expansion. Far as I figure, they can't turn it into a four lane there because of that, and so it's like that they won't be building too much there either.
I could be completely wrong, but as of right now, I don't see any real negatives about what they've done. With all hope, it'll lessen accidents, and it certainly helps for when you're stuck behind a damn tractor.
But Jessamine County, whether it stays apart from Fayette or not, is going to keep growing. Remember - when we were children and lived at the trailer park, US 27 didn't even connect to Nicholasville.
Anybody buying a house five miles out and expecting to have it all private there forever is just stupid.
Err...didn't US 27 go straight through Nicholasville? Which is why Main Street is called "Business 27" and the strip that goes around Nicholasville is called the "Bypass"...
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Anyway, yes, it's true that if you want to live in a rural area, it's not good to stay that close to a growing city. I expect Mr. Mickelson wanted the convenience of Nicholasville and Lexington without having to deal with city life. Lots of people share that sentiment. I'm not sure it's possible to find a place that will let you have your cake and eat it too...at least, not for long.
aj you are very wrong! Harrodsburg Road (US 68) is currently being widened to 4 lanes to the "Y" intersection leading to Wilmore. The cost is at least $50 million+ for this road that we cant afford to drive our cars on! The proposed golf course development with 660 McMansions is to be built in a very rural area lacking any city services. Planning and zoning voted against it, but Wilmore annexed the property anyway! I wonder who will buy these houses as Jessamine County has already drastically over-built hundreds of expensive homes in the last few years.
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