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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.

     The City of Paducah has created 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  (Hwy 60 & Stuart Nelson Park Ave.)

7.              Floodwall Right-of-Way Trail

8.              Bob Noble Park

9.              Keiler Park  (30th & Broadway)

10.            Paxton Park Golf Course

11.            14th Street Park

12.            Park Services Building & Grounds

13.            Langstaff Park (Betsy Ross Park)  (14th & Langstaff)

14.            Oak Grove Cemetery

15.            Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

16.            Lang Park (also called Circle Park, 17th & Fountain Ave.)

17.            Brooks Park  (25th & C Street)

18.            Henry Clay Park  (Between B Street and Joe Bryan Drive on Guthrie Ave.)

19.            Caldwell Park  (14th & Park Ave.)

20.            Voor Park  (12th & Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd)

21.            Midtown Park (golf course, 11th & Adams Street

22.            City Hall Square (Dolly McNutt Plaza)

23.            Riverfront Park

24.            Schultz Park  (Riverfront between Broadway and Jefferson)

25.            Blackburn Park  (Caldwell Street & Walter Jetton Drive)

26.            Island Creek Sanctuary (Cherry #2)

27.            Kolb Park  (6th & Broad Street)

28.            Lowertown Texaco Park

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.

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