KRS 97.530: Powers of cities with respect to parks, cemeteries, squares, avenues, and

fountains.

The legislative body of any city may, by ordinance, acquire, establish and maintain public

cemeteries, parks, squares, avenues, promenades, and fountains, either wit hin or without

the city; repeal ordinances heretofore or hereafter enacted creating such public cemeteries,

parks, squares, avenues, promenades, and fountains where the same were not acquired or

given to the city for such specific purposes, and provide, by appropriate ordinances, for

the use of said lands, easements, buildings, and appurtenances thereon or appertaining

thereto for other purposes; make all necessary appropriations for the cost and

maintenance of same; and make regulations for the use, manage ment and direction

thereof.