{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-97.010","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 97.010","heading":"City and county recreation facilities.","body":"(1) The acquisition, development, maintenance and operation of parks, playgrounds and\nrecreation centers, which may include but is not limited to zoos and museums, is a\nproper municipal purpose for all cities and counties. The legislative body of any city\nor t he fiscal court of any county may dedicate for use as parks, playgrounds and\nrecreation centers any lands or buildings owned or leased by the city or county and\nnot devoted to an inconsistent public use and may acquire real property for such\npurpose by pur chases, lease, condemnation or otherwise, at any place reasonably\naccessible to the inhabitants of the city or county and either within or without the\nboundaries of the city or the county.\n(2) Any two (2) or more cities, or any city and county, may jointl y establish, maintain\nand conduct a park and recreation system. Any school district may join with any city\nor county in providing and conducting public parks, playgrounds and recreation\ncenters.","path":["KRS Chapter 97"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=26354","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:59Z","sha256":"3c0501782a4e2efb37e1371930da230c08382d79f014b9a29369db8cbad5125f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-96a.370","next":"us-ky/krs-97.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}