Parking at BCTC rumor debunked

Since at least 2005,  there has been a rumor floating around the Cooper Drive campus of Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) as well as at UK about the University reclaiming their property on which BCTC stands, tearing down the three buildings, and constructing a new parking lot.
Once upon a time, BCTC was known as Lexington Community College (LCC) and was the last remaining college under the supervision of the University of Kentucky Community College System. Control of BCTC was handed over to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) in 2004. However, UK still owns the property on which the  BCTC Cooper Campus stands.
BCTC already has plans to build a new campus at the corner of Newtown Pike and West Fourth Street, where Eastern State Hospital was located before it was demolished in February, according to a report by the Lexington Herald Leader on Feb. 3, 2011.
As a 2009 graduate of BCTC, I heard this rumor about a new UK parking lot first hand, from the first day. The rumor is still circulating.
Felicia Reynolds, a first semester student at BCTC, also heard the rumor the first day of class in the fall.
“It’s not like a big deal, everyone knows the campus is moving. Most of the students I hear talking complain about the longer commute. What UK does with its property after BCTC leaves is their business, but people still say they are tearing down our college to make more room for UK students to park. I’m new here, so I don’t know where this all started.”
Current BCTC students park in “C-6” lot, between Commonwealth Stadium and the three buildings that comprise BCTC at Cooper Drive. Many UK students park wherever they can and hope they have followed all the rules to avoid booting or towing. Lack of adequate, convenient and cost-saving parking is a MAJOR issue  at UK. Past issues of the Kentucky Kernel are a testament to that. 
According to the UK Parking and Transportation Services website, “Freshman and sophomore commuters are eligible for Stadium (K) parking only. Due to limited availability of parking spaces, juniors, seniors, graduate, and professional students will be given first priority for available commuter (C) spaces. Other students with special needs will be considered as space is available.” Commuters must also “live outside a one-mile radius from campus”.
Where there is smoke (for years), there is fire, right? Not necessarily, according to Chrissie Tune, Senior Marketing and Promotions Specialist for UK Parking and Transportation Services.
“I’ve been here for seven years, and the idea of putting a new lot where BCTC is has never been discussed. After BCTC vacates the property, the buildings will be repurposed for the University’s uses. There are no plans to demolish it.”
The origins of the rumor are still unknown. It was most likely wishful thinking by a “fed up with no parking” student. However, the rumor of more parking for UK students at BCTC campus has been officially dispelled.
That’s it. End of discussion. There will be no new parking lot or structure when BCTC moves to their new location.