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ORDINANCE NO. 2007-8-7311
AN ORDINANCE CREATING SECTION 70-32 OF THE CITY
OF PADUCAH CODE OF ORDINANCES IDENTIFYING PARK
PROPERTIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR RECREATIONAL
PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah, Kentucky (the "City") has created and
established for the City a Department of Parks Services to provide, equip, maintain, and
conduct the public parks, playgrounds, and recreation centers of the City as outlined in
Section 70-31; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah does now wish to identify and establish a
non-exclusive list of land and water areas that are available to the public for recreational
purposes.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 70-32: Public Parks Plgyuounds, and Recreational
Areas Available to the Public. There is hereby created, identified, and established for the
City of Paducah the following non-exclusive list of public parks, playgrounds, and
recreational areas available to the public for their recreational purposes. This list shall
not prohibit charges for specific parks and/or park areas.
1.
Perkins Creek Nature Preserve
2.
Forrest Cove Park
3.
Lanelle Park
4.
Greenway Trail
5.
Cherry Park
6.
Stuart Nelson Park
7.
Floodwall Right -of -Way Trail
8.
Bob Noble Park
9.
Keiler Park
10.
Paxton Park Golf Course
11.
14th Street Park
12.
Park Services Building & Grounds
13.
Langstaff Park (Betsy Ross Park)
14.
Oak Grove Cemetery
15.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
16.
Lang Park
17.
Brooks Park
18.
Henry Clay Park
19.
Caldwell Park
20.
Voor Park
21.
Midtown Park
22.
City Hall Square
23.
Riverfront Park
24.
Shultz Park
25.
Blackburn Park
26.
Island Creek Sanctuary (Cherry 92)
27.
Kolb Park
28.
Lowertown Texaco Park
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This list is non-exclusive as other public parks, playgrounds, and
recreational ordinances may be added by the City of Paducah.
The City of Paducah invites and permits without charge any person to use
the City of Paducah public parks, playgrounds, and recreational areas for their
recreational purposes in compliance with the Kentucky Recreational Use Statute (KRS
411.190).
The Parks Services Director or his or her designee may close parks or park
areas.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will
become effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
ATTEST:
Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, July 24, 2007
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, August 14, 2007
Recorded by City Clerk, August 14, 2007
Published by The Paducah Sun, August 20, 2007
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