LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A superintendent was selected for a new Louisville park.
The Parks Alliance of Louisville announced Charles Davis as the superintendent of Alberta O. Jones Park. Davis, who lives in the city's west end, will be responsible for overseeing maintenance of the park and serving as an ambassador for the public space.
Davis will live in a home provided by the Parks Alliance within the footprint of the park, according to a news release. That plan intends to foster strong connections between the superintendent and the community he serves.
"We see Alberta O. Jones Park as a people-powered park," Brooke Pardue, president and CEO of the Parks Alliance, said in a news release. "We’re striving to pilot a new model of community-driven park stewardship that can be replicated—particularly in historically underserved neighborhoods where people have been harmed by racist systems and policies."
Alberta O. Jones was the first Black woman to pass the Kentucky Bar. She then became Louisville's first female prosecutor in 1965. Jones was a national leader in civil rights activism.
Last year, the first phase of the Alberta O. Jones Park in the city's California neighborhood was completed and opened. It features a mosaic of her portrait composed of hundreds of individual photographs celebrating the California neighborhood. The park was also the first in the city to have complementary, high-speed Wi-Fi.
The superintendent will live in "the Farmhouse," which will anchor an urban farm planned for the next phase of the park.
Davis began his role as the park's superintendent in April. He has more than 10 years of experience with the Parks Alliance working in community relations, facilities management, youth engagement and advocacy.
Alberta O. Jones Park is located along Maple Street between Dr. W.J. Hodge and 25th streets.
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