The chief executive of a company that planned to reopen the former Kentucky Kingdom amusement park in Louisville says the
project was scrapped because officials didn't think they would have the freedom under a lease to make decisions quickly
and independently.
Bluegrass Boardwalk announced on its website Friday that it was withdrawing from the project due to government regulations
and stipulations.
CEO Natalie Koch told The Courier-Journal on Saturday that it wasn't any particular regulation that led to the
decision and that officials "agonized over" whether to move forward.
The Koch family also runs Holiday World in Santa Claus, Ind., but it owns the park instead of leasing it. Natalie Koch said
the family "spent countless hours trying to make it work" in Kentucky, but they were unsuccessful.
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DV, your list is not reasonable. For example, mass transit in Chicago does not benefit the poor Illinois farmer living on the Iowa border. So, there is no need for mass transit in Indy to benefit the retired widow living in Jasper, Indiana. Your comments, therefore, cannot be taken seriously yet it does reveal the narrow viewpoints that are robust here in Indiana. Mass transit works, even if not everyone in the city or state uses it.
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