A Love of Life
There are lots of advantages to living in Scott County

When you look at the possibility of living in Scott County, there are a lot of advantages that come to mind. Commuters who live in Georgetown are actually closer to downtown Lexington and Blue Grass Airport than most of the residential communities in southern Fayette County.

“What a great place to live,” remarked Georgetown Mayor Everette Varney. “I’ve enjoyed living here a long time, so you could say I’m sort of biased. But other people are finding this out too. We’ve experienced 58 percent growth between 1990 and 2000.”

The schools in Georgetown-Scott County are excellent. Residents of the area enjoy abundant recreational opportunities and unique shopping. The local institution of higher learning, Georgetown College, boasts superior academics and NAIA championship athletics. And homes are both affordable and desirable.

According to Jack Conner, executive director of the Georgetown Scott County Chamber of Commerce and Scott County United, wise planning has contributed much to the area’s quality of life.

“There are no ‘concrete wastelands’ in Scott County,” Conner said. “We have a very nice diversity of places to put down roots. That’s the result of good planning and good leadership.”

“I can’t say enough about the quality of life here,” said Scott County Judge Executive George Lusby. “We’ve doubled the park space we used to have and we’ve build an $8 million recreational pavilion with two pools, gymnasiums and walking paths by Elkhorn Creek. On top of that, we’re seeing some beautiful residential developments in our county. I don’t think you can beat the value offered by our builders and real estate people here.”

One of the largest and most notable residential developments in the area is Cherry Blossom Village Golf and Country Club, which is being built on 400 acres along Georgetown’s eastern edge. According the Miriam Amick Sekhon, president of Amick Homes and developer of the property, the residents of the area will have quick access to all of Georgetown’s charms as well as Interstate 75.

“In addition to that, there’s golf,” Sekhon said, smiling. “We’re building Cherry Blossom Village around a ceterpiece golf course designed by Clyde Johnson Designs, an award-winning firm based in Hilton Head, S.C. When Clyde came up to Georgetown to look over this property, he said that the rolling countryside we have is perfect for a challenging course.”

Already in place on the property was a winding creek, a sizeable lake and numerous hardwood trees, “just perfect for lining our wide double fairways,” Sekhon said. “The way this course is designed, you don’t feel like you’re in someone’s back yard when you’re driving down the fairway. While the views from our executive homes are wonderful, we want the club members to have a true golfing experience. This is a course for the lovers of the game.”

The Cherry Blossom Village development is not Amick Homes’ first experience in a combined golf and residential project. The company also developed the Golf Villas and Townhomes of Andover on the growing northeast side of Lexington.

Eventually, Cherry Blossom Village will feature nine different residential sections with around 1,000 single and multi-family homes. About a dozen different custom builders from Central Kentucky have already built homes in the development.

“So many developers limit who can build in their area,” Sekhon said. “When it comes to the homes at Cherry Blossom Village, we’re not going to allow what I call ‘the cookie-cutter effect,’ where all houses look the same. Custom builders are welcome to purchase and develop lots at the Village. We can’t do it all ourselves.”

The three residential sections of Cherry Blossom Village that are now being developed are the 54 lots of Cherry Hill, the community’s estates section; the 33 lot Birkdale section and 92 lots in its Inverness section. Next on the list is the 42 acre Turnberry section, which will contain townhomes.

“This is going to be a beautiful portion of our development,” Sekhon said. “Building townhomes has been a real specialty of our company.”



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