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It was strongly recommended that early action be taken to enact a number of these
approaches in order to put in place the means by which future parks and open space needs can
be met. As noted in the discussions regarding individual measures, some techniques would
contribute only incrementally to building the implementation approach while others would
represent a comprehensive overhaul of Louisville’s current practice. Regardless of the specific
implementation approaches selected, there are two issues which must be addressed if serious
progress was to be made in achieving the recommendations of this Plan.
I MPLEMENTATION R ECOMMENDATIONS
There are a number of priority recommendations, presented below, which were
intended to guide the initial actions in moving forward with implementation of the Master Plan.
1. Short-term efforts should be focused on land acquisition, particularly in areas where
new development is coming on line, maximizing the acreage which can be acquired
before land values escalate in response to continued growth pressures.
2. Short-term parkland facility improvements should target those neighborhoods and
communities currently most in need of additional public recreational amenities.
3. A detailed, financially feasible five-year action program should be developed by the end
of 1995.
4. A thorough evaluation should be made of the extent to which existing publicly-owned
land (such as the Community Improvement District lands) might be improved so as to
meet some of the community’s recreational facility and open space needs. Similarly, the
potential for joint-use of Jefferson County’s Public Schools’ and other community
organizations’ facilities should be examined and defined. The role of nonprofit land
trusts and privately owned land and facilities should also be assessed.
5. A detailed package of regulatory recommendations should be prepared by the end of
1995. This package should address issues such as parks and open space dedication
and/or in-lieu impact fees, sensitive lands performance standards, use of flexible
development controls such as clustering and conservation easements, density credit
mechanisms, and transfer of development rights. Due consideration should be given in
these recommendations to the role of (and potential credit given to) private
recreational amenities in future developments.
6. Approaches to the financing of parks and open space acquisition and improvements
should be determined as part of the upcoming Coordinated Capital Investment Strategy
Project.
7. No single entity or group alone can be expected to successfully address the
implementation, including acquisition, improvement, maintenance, and enforcement of
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