Great Urban Parks Campaign Grant for Chickasaw Park
In 2018, Jefferson Memorial Forest was awarded a $195,000 grant from the National Recreational Parks and Recreation Association through their “Great Urban Parks Campaign”. This grant is being supported by the Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District who is providing in-kind engineering support. The purpose of the grant is to implement certain elements of the West Louisville Outdoor Recreation Initiative master plan.
This grant funds construction documentation for improvements including restoration of Chickasaw Pond for safe use by the community for fishing, basic canoeing activities, environmental education and general passive use. It also will provide design documentation for the woodland areas and associated parking lot in the SW corner of the park which will include a nature play element, paths and visual Ohio River connectivity. Finally, the grant funds a modest of amount of construction of “green infrastructure” to improve water quality by controlling run-off from the project site, including drainage from Chickasaw Pond.
The following documents are provided to keep the community abreast of this project. Below are links to documents concerning issues examined in close consultation with community stakeholders, residents, and the general public. Please check back periodically to stay abreast of the project.
Site Investigations – Spring and Summer 2019
- 5/10/19 Soil Sediment Sampling Report (ATC)
- 6/3/19 Notice of Completion Option A (No Action Necessary) from the KY Division of Waste Management
Historic Testing Results
- Chickasaw Pond Fish Analysis 1996
- Environmental Management Report Chickasaw Lake
- Chickasaw and Cherokee 2005 Report
- Chickasaw Area – Public Health Assessment
7/26/219 Great Urban Parks Campaign Design Kick-off Meeting
8/16/2019 Stakeholder/Community Council Site Visit
- Meeting Agenda
- Attendee Sign-in Sheet
- Site Visit Notes
- Diagram of Design Tasks
- Handout – Master Plan conceptual drawings #1
- Handout – Master Plan conceptual drawings #2
- Handout – Pond dock/access precedent images
- Handout – Play Forest/Nature Play precedent images
9/14/2019 Chickasaw Park visit with voting boards for nature play area
- Forest Play Voting Boards
- Forest Play Voting Boards and Survey Summary
- Forest Play Survey Adult Version
- Forest Play Survey Kid Version
9/29/2019 Community Gathering in Chickasaw Park
2/5/2020 Stakeholder Meeting for Chickasaw Park
2/27/2020 Public Meeting for Chickasaw Park
