Current Info: 

 

Wed Dec 6  2006 - Preservation Negotiations Continue

Although the preservation concerns surrounding this development have resulted in little agreement, the negotiations continue. 

 

By skillfully applying considerable political pressure, WDC and Poe Companies managed to exclude the vast majority of the mitigation measures requested by not only the consulting parties that represented community concerns, but in many cases, the Corps of Engineers themselves. Unfortunately, the role of the Corps in this process is one of mediator, not dictator. Some of the rejected requests are included below:

 

Retention of traditional street names.  Investigation of the Geiger Ferry and other resources that are known to have existed in the area. Adaptive use of the current layout of The Louisville Municipal Harbor.  Further investigation to clarify and correct misrepresentations within the decision to exclude the Harbor from further preservation mitigation. Retention of the Harbor in the public domain as a critical public infrastructure resource.  Moving the development to the less sensitive area south of River Road  Thorough proactive discovery of all cultural resources known to exist throughout the area. Limiting the height and size of the structures to bring them in line with the concept originally proposed and approved by the Metro Council.  Retention of the green space immediately adjacent to the Harbor as a Public Area.  Retention of the man made harbor Island as protection for docked vessels.  Retention of the most sensitive archaeological areas as green space.  Inclusion of the Clifton Neighborhood as an area adversely affected.

 

As we have mentioned before, The Harbor was eliminated from the preservation discussion early on by what we believe was an inaccurate and biased report. Nonetheless we will continue in our efforts to encourage adaptive use of this historic facility to avoid the disastrous consequences of the design proposed by the developers.