Lexington Plans New Park With Access to Kentucky River

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A brand new park that can permit public entry to the Kentucky River is deliberate in Fayette County.

The town plans to buy 30 acres (12 hectares) on the river close to the Interstate 75 bridge into Madison County, Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton mentioned final week in a press release. The town has signed an settlement, however the City County Council nonetheless must approve it.

“This may present new alternatives for recreation in Lexington. It will likely be a gorgeous new park. And people who love kayaks and canoes can have a spot to get onto the river and journey 12 miles between locks,” Gordon mentioned.

The $1.16 million value for the property will come from charges builders pay to town for the aim of buying land for parks, officers mentioned.

Outside recreation has grown considerably within the final two years and the park will set up a brand new form of regional tourism with different river counties, mentioned Mary Quinn Ramer, who’s president of Lexington’s Conference and Guests Bureau.

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