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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER it) 2008

VVVVWKYKERN EL.COM

Council vote could
change downtown scene

By Kristin Sherrard

ksherrardtijikykernel corn

Lexington may hase fouiid its solution tor
local entertainment.

The Lexmgton Distillery District project
will convert 300.000 sq. it. oi distillery strucr
tures into commercial space. according to the
project's Web site. The buildings would become
a range of entertainment \enues including retail
businesses. signature restaurants. nightclubs. art
studios arid the world‘s first bourbon boutique
hotel. said developer Barry \lcNees

It will be the first time th re has ever been
a hotel in a botirhon facility property. McNees
said. “We are trying to do something authentic
and something that is air irriportant part oi ottr
history. even though eseryone has forgotten
about it."

Urban County ('ouneil members will hold
the first reading of two ordinances that would
generate funding loi' two Lexington develop
ment projects. the Distillery l)istr'iet arid the
Phoenix Park/(‘ourthotise District. at a 7 pin.
nreeting Thursday.

The ordinance would approic ta\ incr'citrent
financing. or T” for both projects

According to H trold 'l; tie the president and
executise director oi the lcungton Downtown
Developrrient Authority. in order to calculate a

TlF. the amount of taxes coming into an area of

development is assessed before the structure is
complete. They will be recalculated again upon
completion. and the difference between the two
numbers makes tip the HF.

There are two types of His Signature His
and blighted area l‘ll’s. said 4th District ('oitn
cilman Julian Beard i’lioeni\ Park is a Signt
ture T.lF meaning the proteit must cost more
than $200 million to construct; the Distillery

 

Council meeting

Funding for the Distillery District and
the Phoenix Park/ Courthouse District
development will be voted on at the
Urban County Council meeting at 6
pm. on Thursday. Meetings are open
to the public.

 

 

 

District is a blighted area 'l'lF
less than $200 million.

Tllis are used to help raise money for pub-
lic improvements. trieludirig sidewalks. parks.
plazas and public parking garages. Tate said.

”it‘s not a new tax." he said. “it is an e\ist-
mg tax that will be tised to pay tiff any public
iirrproveirients in the Til“ district.”

lf the ordinances pass the council. the deci-
sion will go to the state governrtteirt. which will
make the final approval and also make its comv
mitntent iii the protects. No new state tases are
associated with TlFs.

“instead of the tstatc taxi money going to
Frankfort. the money stays here in Lexington to
do the iiiiproveirrents for that district itself."
Tate said.

At Tuesday‘s work session meeting. the
Phoenix Park ordinance. winch includes the
(‘entrePoirite project. was approved by a vote
of 9—6 arid the Distillery District was unaniv
motisly approved.

Second District (‘oiirrcilman "Toni Blues
voted against the Phoenix Park project because
he does not support (‘eiiti‘ei’ornte

“l have not supported t(‘entrel’ointei tn the
past arid do not intend to support it.“ Blties said.
"The difference between the two Tll‘s is llllr
mense."

Blues also said the council still ltas little
know ledge about the financing for (‘etitr'e-
Poiittc.

“Without that kind oi knowledge aid with-
out that kind of collaboration with the develop
us. with the goverititrent. i don‘t feel it is a
project that we should be irrsolvcd in with .t
lasing increment financing package." Blties
said.

How ever. Beard. who voted tit favor of put»
ting l'hoenn Park on the docket. disagreed.

"We are at no risk and really it‘s none of
our business" how the protects are financed.
Beard said. It is the investors choice whether
or not that is disclosed. he said.

Beard said this is only a step iii the process

“We are not bound at this step. just interes'r
ed in further pursuing it.” he said.

Beard said the downtown plans would be
an asset to [K stttdents

. meaning it costs

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PHOTO ILLUSTRATlDN BY ALUE GARZA| STAFF
PHOTOS BELOW BY MCK VARMVl STAFF

Busrness management sophomore Nate Duhte let i international SltldleS freshman Korey
Gaines international studies sophomore Brennan Parker and dietettcs sophomore Ben

Skaggs are members of the UK ROTC

An oath
their country

Who is in charge wont
make much difference to
me. We‘re here to serve.“

David Boehmker,
ROTC member

I think there will be a
shift in focus front lraq to
Afghanistan but in any
case. there‘s still ajob to
be done.”

Larry Edmister,
ROTC member

 

Besides. you dontjudge
your leadership it‘s not
about them it‘s about
getting their ib done.”

Chris Peterson,
ROTC member

By Dick Yarmy

nestkyker rel corn

Alter the Sept. ll terrorist at—
tacks l)avid Boehmker was iii-
sptred to join the Army.

Now the adriiiiiistraiiort that
has been leading the country since
the attacks is on its way ottt oi of»
free arid Republican President
(ieorge W. Btish will pass the torch
to Democratic Pl'c‘sltlc‘lllvc'lccl
Barack ()barria in a few irionths.
But Boehirrker. a political science
senior. said no matter which presi-
dent series and what war goes on.
his cit ic ditty does not change.

"\\'ho is in charge won't make
much difference to me." Boehntk-
er. a member of R()'l'(' at (is.
said "We‘re here to serve."

As the adiirinistrations change
hands. priorities are i'e\isrted.
Vi here Btish opposed beginning .t
pullout irom Iratt. (tbama has ari-
nottnced plans to begin withdraw
mg irotti the war soon.

But the seating oi a new ad
irrrnistrattori. one that is openls
critical oi the hunter titlllillllsll’tii
tioii‘s conduct during the War on
Terror. will not in any way impact
the careers oi men and worriet
sci‘Hltg in the military. said Lt
(‘olonel (‘hr'is Holly. .t protessor et
rttilitary science at LR and
dici lot the past 33 years

”\Vt‘ take
country so we salute the people
that elect our commander tit chiel.
then we get busy and do our job "
lloll} l'ltc .iditiiirisir'atioir's
polrtttal aiiiliaiion makes little dii»

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.iit tiatl‘. to sci\t‘ li‘ic

s.tltl.

l'c‘l‘t‘l‘ttc‘ ..

ilollt s .ltit the lllc‘slticlll\ he has
ser\cd urtdtr were influenced more
by the pei‘ceised threat to our na-
tion than by their party .\ political
philosophy.

Military funding is otten air es»
scirtial platior'm presidents run on.
Holly said During his career. llol~
l_\ said he has. seen both parties

‘ts: ROTC (trite 6

Commentator to talk politics, Orender at U

By Carolyn Gootee

newslfikykernel cont

Katha Pollrtt isn‘t airatd oi con-
truversy'.

The author of coiiiiitciitai'y on
divisive issues such as gender roles
and politics for ”~\lhi . ation maga—
zine will speak Thursday at 4 pm.
in the Student (‘enter Grand Ball—

room. Pollitt will read excerpts of

her book of personal essays.
"Learning to Driye and ()ther Lite
Stories." and will discuss the 3008

election

This will be l’ollitt's first visit to
LR. and she said she loves going to
schools arid reading her work.
reaching out to students and sharing
ideas with people.

"I hope students have sorriethnrg
irew to think about that they haven‘t
considered already." Pollitt said.

One of l’ollrtt‘s enduring inter
ests has been gender politics and the
way it affects the lives of men arid
women. which fits well with the
goals of l’K's (lender and Women's

Studies program. said Susan Bor'do.

acting director ot the organization.

“(lender arid Women‘s Studies
is dedicated to making these kinds
of issues mainstream dimensions
of eiery course of study." Bordo
stilt}.

Bordo said Pollitt is one of the
most interesting people in_political
writing. which will make her visit
leave es en more oi an impact.

Katha Pollitt is one of the most
engaging. astute writers on the
scene today. who isn‘t afraid to

tackle contrmcrsial topics. especial»
is about women. men. politics arid

mm: W at 4 aim
Merit Student Center Grand
Bellman

Admission: Free

 

contemporary culture.” Bordo said.
l’itti'tlo saltl slie l‘cltflcs slittit‘ltls
will enioy l’olliit‘s presentation and
take away new ideas
hope that students “I” see
that it‘s possible to communicate
iritpor'tant ideas in a \ibrant. perv
soiral. engaging w ay. without jar-
gori oi porriposrty.” she said "l‘m
liopmg that Katha will iiiyigorate
them to discuss controversial ideas
with each other and to bring what
they care about to their academic
work '-

 

Author: Abu Ghraib resembles past

86 recommends diversity

By Geoffrey (Brigg
newsékykermcom

The events that occurred at
the Abu (ihraib prison brought
up issues similar to those oi
the feminist and civil rights
movements. said Donald
Peasc. and reflect events in
classic works.

Peasc. an English professor
and director of the liberal stud-
ies program at Dartmouth Col-
lege. spoke to about 50 stu«
dents. faculty and interested
community members Wednes-
day in his lecture. “Antigone's
Kin: From Abu Ghraib to
Barack Ohama."

During the lecture. Pease
presented points from a con-
densed chapter in his upcom-
ing book titled. “Unacknowl-

edged Legislators: State Fan-

tasies front the Persian Gulf

War to Barack ()hama.“

“Hearing Dr. Pease was
fascinating in the way that he
identified traumati/ing Amen»
can events in history that are
woven into the fantasy of the
American homeland." said
(‘arly Jackson. a political sci
ence junior.

The lecture focused on
Pease's interpretation of how
events during the Bush admin-
istration interrupted the presi—
dent's “fantasy" — or vision
for the country — and led to
the election of Barack Obama.
Peasc cited the events at Abu
Ghraib prison. Cindy Shee»
han‘s refusal to mourn the
death of her son and Hun'icane
Katrina as examples.

:Mmmwmam

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Pease‘s discussion of ()ba—
ma caught Jackson‘s attention.

“What was most interesting
to me is his look on President—
elect ()bama." Jackson said.
“()bama is going into the Bush
administration homeland fanta-
sy and is rewriting it as a
homeless homeland America."

He also presented listeners
with a packet of pictures to fur-
ther explain his topic with visu—
al evidence to support his
points.

“I was particularly interest—
ed with Abu Ghraib photos'
connection with feminist and
civil rights era themes and how
the guards themselves proba-
bly didn’t even realize it." said
Andrew Pillow. a political sci-
ence and joumalism sopho-
more.

 

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klongfikykernel com

Student (ioyemment senators \oted
Wednesday to support an act that suggests
the incorporation of the topic of diversity
into the University Studies Program.

The act to support diversity was
written by Sen. Mark Rouse. following a
letter to the editor written by Tommy
Juanso. a second year law student. which
ran in the Kernel after the incident in-
volving an Obama effigy on campus. lt
suggested a mandatory class be added
into the USP requirements on the topic
of diversity.

The original resolution was intro-
duced at the 50 meeting two weeks ago.
it was tabled. though. so senators could
have time to read over it. When it came
back up at the Wednesday night meeting.

Rouse shortened the resolution to say
that $0 urged 1K to consider and tnL‘ttT‘
porate diversity into the [TSP require—
merits.

“I read Tommy‘s editorial and con
tacted him." Rouse stiltl. "He said that he
had a proposal and i wanted to let his
voice be heard.”

Senators voted to give Si .250 in fund-
ing to the Sophorriore [leadership Retreat.
an ovemight retreat for second—year
Greeks who are ttpitnd-eoming leaders in
their fratemitres and sororities. and on
campus. The event passed through the Ar»
propriations and Revenue Committee at
their meeting last Wednesday.

A DanceBlue representative was ,at
the meeting to speak about the event and
continue the efforts of SO to familiarize
senators with a variety of groups and or-
ganiIations on UK's campus.

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