KRS 97.252: Title to and control of park property -- Exemption from taxation -- Use for

streets -- Contracts for use of aviation fields -- Control of public ways acquired

for park purposes.

(1) The title to all property with all improvements and equipment acquired for park,

airport or aviation field purposes, subject to any existing leases thereof, shall be

held by the city in strict and inviolable trust for such public purposes, free from all

taxation, imposts or assessments by state, county, district, municipal, or other

governmental subdivision; but the city may use any portion of such property as is

necessary and proper for the construction, extension, or widening of streets,

boulevards, thoroughfares or other public ways, and may enter into contracts or

agreements, with reference to properties acquired for airport or aviation field

purposes, for the use of the field and airport for aviation purposes, with the United

States government or any agency thereof, or any state government or any agency

thereof, or any board of aviation established under any act of the General Assembly

of this Commonwealth, or of any other commonwealth or state, or any individual,

firm or corporation. However, it shall at no time and in no way enter into any

contract or agreement that prev ents its carrying out the main purpose of the

establishment and maintenance of a public municipal aviation field and airport, for

the general use of the citizens of the city as a park purpose.

(2) Such park property as consists of all connecting parkways a nd roads or drives

between public parks, and all avenues, roads, ways, drives, walks, outside of or on

the boundaries of public parks which were or are acquired for park purposes, shall

be under the direction, control, maintenance and management of the dep artment of

public works of the city, and any such property may be declared by resolution of the

board of aldermen to be a part of the public ways of the city.