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greenway program since MSD was already moving forward with land acquisition and
improvements for functions such as stormwater management. It was also recognized that in
some instances cost sharing will be appropriate, for example where a MSD service access road
can also serve as a recreational trail or bikeway.
The success of the greenways program was expected to rest in large measure on the
degree to which various local entities developed cooperative approaches for its implementation.
The greenways program forms a central part of the parks and open space plan.
Accordingly, $24 million of the total greenways cost was included as a top priority item in Table
VII.A.1. The remaining $16 million cost was split evenly between second and third priority
ratings.
A2. Operations and Maintenance
Table VII.A.3 presents an estimate of the annual costs (by the year 2020) to maintain the
parks and open space system if all the recommendations of this Plan were implemented. (The
costs in the table are given in 1995 dollars.)
Table VII.A.3
Parks and Recreation Department Operations and Maintenance Budget
Estimate For FY 2020
Item
1995 dollars
Existing Parks Maintenance and
19,800,000
Operations
Additional Regional Parkland
938,000
Additional Major Urban Parkland
732,000
Additional Community Parkland
793,000
Additional Neighborhood Parkland
685,000
Greenways
750,000
Central Services
620,000
Recreation Services
773,000
Administrative Services
142,000
TOTAL 2020 BUDGET
25,233,000
Source: Wallace Roberts & Todd
The $25 million budget indicated in Table VII.A.3 included cost allowances for enhancing
the existing level of operations and maintenance, and for the overall expansion of the parks,
recreation, and open space system. A discussion of each line item is presented below.
Existing Parks Maintenance and Operations
In Fiscal Year 1993/94 the per capita expenditure on parks maintenance and operations
in Louisville was $21.29. This was 35 percent less than the average per capita expenditure of
$28.69 in all the oth