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Picadome Neighborhood Yard Sale

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Picadome Neighborhood Yard Sale

May 19, 2018 @ 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Got stuff that you wish was another man’s treasure? Then set up your yard sale during our annual neighborhood yard sale! PNA will advertise for the sale.  The sale  will be posted to several yard sale websites, Craig’s List and there will be signs throughout the neighborhood.  A map, highlighting key sale items will be provided for all houses participating in the yard sale.

The cost to participate is $5.00.
Please contact Linda Froehlich or call 859-489-1678.

 

 

Special Picadome Neighborhood Meeting Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 7:00 pm at SCAPA

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The Picadome Neighborhood Association is hosting an informational meeting to explore neighbors’ interest in a Picadome Neighborhood ND-1 Overlay.

What an ND-1 Overlay Is: An ND-1 designation allows a neighborhood to protect its character and preserve its charm by ensuring that new builds and additions to existing structures are visually compatible with the scale and physical character of existing homes in the area. An ND-1 Overlay uses objective design standards to achieve compatibility between new and existing homes. Picadome Neighborhood Association is hosting this meeting to explore interest in this possibility with the neighbors.

What an ND-1 Is Not: An ND-1 Overlay does Not require current or future owners in the Picadome neighborhood to do anything to their property.  An ND-1 Overlay does NOT turn Picadome into an Historic District.

 Why Consider Adopting ND-1 Design Standards for Picadome  Neighborhood?

a. Picadome has already experienced new construction that is visually very different from our neighborhood’s existing character.

b. Growing pressure for maximum-density development within New Circle Road and our proximity to the University of Kentucky, places Picadome at risk for  new development that is not in harmony with the existing scale and physical character of our neighborhood.

c. With an ND-1, Picadome property owners, not city government or builders, will determine the parts of our neighborhood character we want to preserve and which design criteria are best suited to achieve our goal.

This meeting’s purpose will be to gauge interest by homeowners and collect feedback on potential design standards. We will answer questions about the ND-1  plan process, and will prioritize the components of the neighborhood most important to the neighbors. You do not have to be a member of PNA to participate. Come share your ideas. If you have questions before or after the meeting, please email, mail or call using the contact information in the sidebar.

 

                                              

Picadome Neighborhood Meeting October 3, 2017

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Picadome Neighborhood Association is having a neighborhood meeting on Oct. 3, 2017, 7:00 – 8:00 pm at SCAPA, 400 Lafayette Parkway, in their multipurpose room. Guest speakers for the evening will be Peggy Henson, 11th district council representative,  and she will be presenting information on Lexington’s Comprehensive Plan.  In addition, West Sector Commander Brad Ingram from LFUCG Police Department will be there to discuss neighborhood safety.

The Board will share the current activities.  For those interested in serving on the Board, there will be an opportunity  to volunteer for some open positions.  We will also open the floor for ideas on improving the neighborhood.   Light refreshments will be provided.  Come meet your neighbors and help us build a strong, friendly community in the Picadome Neighborhood!

PNA NEIGHBOR MEETING TUESDAY, SEPT. 29, 7 PM LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL

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COME JOIN US, GET INVOLVED, 

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS

SEPTEMBER PNA NEIGHBORS MEETING – Tuesday Sept 29 @ 7:00 pm

New Location: Lafayette High School Enter through the main entrance and follow the signs the PNA meeting

Meeting Topics

  • Hear what’s new in our 11th District by CM Peggy Henson
  • Discussion about Green Space
  • Update on Lafayette Tree project
  • Board Nominations
  • Opportunity to renew your membership

PNA MEETING TUES. SEPT 29, 7 PM LAFAYETTE HS

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Come Join Us, Get Involved, Meet Your Neighbors and Make New Friends

SEPTEMBER PNA NEIGHBORS MEETING – Tuesday Sept 29 @ 7:00 pm

New Location: Lafayette High School Enter through the main entrance and follow the signs the PNA meeting

Meeting Topics

  • Hear what’s new in our 11th District by CM Peggy Henson
  • Discussion about Green Space
  • Update on Lafayette Tree project
  • Board Nominations
  • Opportunity to renew your membership

 

 

 

 

 

Adopt a Tree Program

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With 75 newly planted trees at Lafayette and SCAPA, it is a daunting task to water, mulch, and weed if only one or two people take care of all the trees. So we are asking for your help. If you would be willing to adopt a tree (or trees), here is what we would ask of you:

1. Let us know which tree(s) you want to adopt. We will place an adoption tag on your tree with your name on it so that others know that tree is taken. Email Melinda Smith at picadomeneighborhood@gmail. com, with which tree(s) and how exactly you would like your name listed. Examples: This tree adopted by: “The Johnson Family” or “Sam Johnson”-however you prefer. Melinda will get the tags made and give them to you to place on your tree(s).

2. WATERING According to our arborist, each tree needs 10-15 gallons of water per week – water must be able to soak in and not run off. If it does rain – it must be a soaking rain to count – and needs to be at least 1” of rain. The watering is needed throughout the summer and fall months as needed.  You can use three 5-gallon buckets. Several of our neighbors have been able to obtain free 5 gallon buckets from local restaurants. For two of the buckets,  you would punch holes in the bottom and sit them at the base of your tree so that when they are filled with water, it soaks in slowly.  The third you would use to fill up your first two buckets.  Be sure and reclaim your buckets after the water has seeped through for use next time. If you would like information on obtaining those buckets, contact Jim DeBruyne (jmdebruyne@gmail.com).

3. WEEDING Also please pull any weeds around the tree so that the Lafayette maintenance staff will not feel the need to mow very close to the tree. If they do, and accidentally hit the tree, it creates a wound that can allow disease and insects into the tree.

4. If you find you can no longer care for the tree(s), please contact Jim DeBruyne (jmdebruyne@gmail.com) so that he can arrange a new volunteer for your tree.

Special Note: If you will be out of town for longer than week and can’t find anyone to care for your trees in your absence, contact Jim DeBruyne from the PNA Board who is heading up the tree nurturing program. He will find a substitute for you. His email is Jim DeBruyne (jmdebruyne@gmail.com).

Thank you so much for helping us create a supportive and beautiful community in our neighborhood.

Lafayette’s 75th Celebration This Weekend

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Lafayette’s 75th Anniversary will be held this Friday and Saturday.  Hundreds of former alumni are expected to attend.  Picadome Neighbors who are not alumni are also invited. Please help us welcome these guests into our neighborhood by being understanding that there is limited parking for such a large event. Many guests will have to park along our neighborhood streets.

Lafayette High School

Lafayette High School

Beginning at 5 pm on Friday, former faculty, staff and alumni will gather in the library to reconnect.  There will be tours available.  There will be a sock hop in the gym where the band will be an alumni band.  On Saturday, 10:30 am, alumni will meet with their respective classes.  At 1 pm, all are invited to attend performances by Lafayette’s band and orchestra.  The master of ceremonies will be Tom Hammond (class of 1962), who is the voice of the Kentucky Derby and a longtime sportscaster for NBC. Former Governors John Y Brown Jr. (Class of 52) and Ernie Fletcher (class of 1969) will speak.

Update: 75 Trees for 75 Years

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lafayette reed trees  stadium trees trees in front of gym

On March 21, we successfully planted 75 trees on the grounds of Lafayette High School.  However, after the planting, we discovered that 23 of the trees had been planted too deeply. According to Dave Leonard, certified arborist and volunteer consultant on this project, trees will die if planted too deeply.  We had to devise a plan to lift the trees.

Thanks to 10 determined volunteers working over Saturday and Sunday, all 23 trees that needed to be raised up in their beds, now have been!  All that will be needed in the next few weeks is mulching with the wood chips that Dave Leonard, has generously offered to donate and deliver. When the wood chips are delivered, we will be adding mulch to each of the 75 trees. Thank you to all who gave time this weekend for this great project!

75 Trees for 75 Years

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Sponsored by the Picadome Neighborhood Association

 

  • Please help us at 9:00 AM on Saturday, March 21st, Lafayette High School’s Beeler Auditorium to help us set trees in already drilled holes.
  • Please bring a shovel.
  • Tree holes will be pre-drilled and the trees will be set via machinery.
  • All that will be required of volunteers is to fill the holes with dirt, and place mulch around the tree.
  • March 22 will be used to finish the planting (if necessary).  
  • Trees will be planted on the grounds near the school and also in the empty green space located on Vista Street.
  • RSVP to Picadome Neighborhood if you can help. We need to know how many volunteers we can expect so we can plan accordingly. Please join us!

 

The Picadome Neighborhood Association extends gratitude to those who have donated, allowing 75 Trees for 75 Years to be a success!

 

Joey Svec and Barrett Partners, Hugh Bloomfield and H&K Grading and Excavation LLC, David Bach and Outbach Farms, David Leonard, Arborist, Southland Perk, Donut Days, Home Depot, Bluegrass Carpet and Upholstery, Sunbelt Rentals, Worley’s Nursery,  LFUCG Council, 75 Years at Lafayette, SCAPA, Sharon Wilham and the Wilham Family, Sandy Shafer and the Shafer Family, Ken Davis and the Davis Family, The McCloud Family, The Jansen Family, M. Susan Gobber and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Lafayette High School Girls of the 60s, Lafayette High School Class of 1953, Lafayette High School Class of 1954, Lafayette High School Class of 1957, Lafayette High School Class of 1967, Lafayette High School Class of 1994, The Lafayette Y-Club, The Lafayette Beta Club, The Lafayette International Tutoring Club

 

SPRING NEIGHBORS MEETING: MARCH 17, 2015-7:00 PM

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Location: Helm Hall, SCAPA, 400 Lafayette Parkway. Enter through the glass doors at the covered walkway area facing Lafayette Parkway and follow signs to Helm Hall

March Meeting Topics

NEW TREES COMING TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
NEW TREES COMING TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD

 

  • Neighborhood Matching Grant Award
  • Volunteers Needed for Tree Planting at Lafayette High School
  • Lafayette 75th Anniversary Celebration

NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING GRANT AWARD FOR PICADOME NEIGHBORHOOD

We are pleased to report that Sandy Shafer and Laurie Fields successfully applied for a grant to benefit our neighborhood. Our neighborhood has received funds to plant 75 trees at Lafayette High School in honor of their 75th Anniversary and additional plants in the empty green space on Lafayette Parkway. This grant requires that the winning neighborhood provide volunteer and monetary match toward the grant. Please help us with the planting of the trees on Saturday March 21st.

WE NEED YOU! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL 75th ANNIVERSARY TREE PLANTING SPONSORED BY PICADOME NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 9:00AM

Lafayette High School in 1941
Lafayette High School in 1941

Please help us at 9:00 AM on Saturday, March 21st, Lafayette High School’s Beeler Auditorium to help us set trees in already drilled holes. Please bring a shovel. Tree holes will be pre-drilled and the trees will be set via machinery. All that will be required of volunteers is to fill the holes with dirt, and place mulch around the tree. March 22 will be used to finish the planting (if necessary). Kindly RSVP to Picadomeneighborhood@gmail.com if you can join us. We want to know how many volunteers we can count on so we can plan accordingly. Please join us!