Something this side of town doesn't have.

The 22-million dollar project..

Was originally announced in 2016 but was delayed because of financing problems. kevin smith, the ceo and founder for community ventures..

Says the goal is to bring more people and stores to midland avenue..

Something you don't see much of now.

"and then it's our goal to go on and try to get businesses all the way down third to sort of bring it back to what it used to be and to get the sevices these residents really need and want."

"everybody likes to use the word climate change in this day and time so it will be different for this part of the town and it ought to give it a little more uprising."

"the met is scheduled to open in april of 2020.

For now in downtown lexington, christy bollinger, abc 36 news."

C1 3 new this morning...fayette county public school employees donated nearly 37- thousand dollars to united way of the bluegrass....throu gh the district's 2018-19 united way giving campaign.

Boxes:1x1 abc 36's travis harmon-smith joins us live in-studio.

So travis, what will the money support?

L3 travis: white well erica... these funds support local efforts for united way of the bluegrass that impact education, financial stability, and basic needs in lexington and across central kentucky..

L3: white teachers donate $36,000 to united way fayette county the district says when the school year started...employees had the option to assign their gifts for the united promise fund.

This fund goes back into public schools and classrooms through one-time grants of five- hundred to twenty- five hundred dollars that support student success.

United way of the bluegrass also showed appreciation to maxwell spanish immersion elementary, beaumont middle school, and wellington elementary school.

They say maxwell boasted 37% of it's staff pledging gifts through the annual campaign and received a united promise grant for twenty-five hundred dollars.

L3 travis: white and today is national teacher appreciation day... so this comes at a good time.

Reporting in-studio,