Fayette Schools Weigh Land Swap Near RISE Academy
The district is reviewing paperwork to transfer 12 small parcels tied to a private lane beside its STEM school.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Administration
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The Fayette County Board of Education is reviewing paperwork to transfer 12 parcels totaling about 0.219 acres near RISE STEM Academy for Girls. No money changes hands, and the parcels carry a combined appraised value of $25,652.
Why it matters
The district says it has no school need for the private road known as The Lane, and the arrangement would relieve it of future costs associated with the drive. Affected property owners would give up rights to use the lane in exchange for the transfer.
The filings cover 12 parcels totaling about 0.219 acres with a combined appraised value of $25,652, with no money exchanged. The board has not yet voted, and one property owner has declined to take part.
The players
Fayette County Board of Education
The elected body overseeing Fayette County Public Schools, which owns the RISE STEM Academy property and is pursuing the parcel transfers.
RISE STEM Academy for Girls
The Fayette County Public Schools campus whose western boundary adjoins The Lane and whose property is at the center of the transfers.
The details
The district became a half-owner of The Lane when it acquired the school property and declared its interest in the drive surplus in July. Participating owners would relinquish their rights to use the unnamed private lane along the school's western boundary, and the district would keep a vegetation privacy border along its adjoining property.
Timeline
July: The board declared The Lane surplus and approved initial BG-1 applications.
November 2025: The district filed for eminent domain to acquire portions of homeowners' property for a bus lane.
Monday, Nov. 9, 5:30 p.m.: Board planning meeting to review transfer paperwork.
Nov. 23: Regular meeting consent vote on the revised transfer applications.
Administration Context
The transfers run through revised BG-1 state project applications, the same Kentucky form the board used in July to start the process. The move follows the district's November 2025 eminent domain filing for a bus lane, showing how it is reshaping land use around the school.
Residents on The Lane and Port Royal Drive would give up their use of the private road if they take part in the transfer. The district's decision would also end its own future costs tied to maintaining the drive.
The takeaway
Property arrangements like this one show how small land details can shape costs and access around public schools. Residents near similar shared drives may want to check their own deeds and easements.
What happens next
The board will consider a consent vote on the revised property-transfer applications at its Nov. 23 regular meeting.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Wkyt.
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