Plans to be announced about track facility named after Muhammad Ali
Plans to be announced about track facility named after Muhammad Ali
WEBVTT ALI BOULEVARD. BUT IT’S THE POSITIVE IMPACT AROUND THIS COMMUNITY THAT HAS PEOPLE HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE WEST END. FOR YEARS RESIDENTS OF THE WEST END HAVE WATCHED THIS PROPERTY AT HERITAGE WEST SIT VACANT, BUT IN DUE TIME REVITALIZATION WILL TURN IT ALL AROUND. >> THIS CAN BE A DEAL BREAKER, A DEAL MAKER, A DEAL CHANGER FOR THE WEST END OF LOUISVILLE. STEPHON: RESIDENTS HAVE DEAL WITH DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE PAST , ABOUT WHAT WOULD TAKE OVER THIS EYESORE AFTER PREVIOUS PLANS FELL THROUGH. BUT NOW THE LOUISVILLE URBAN LEAGUE WILL LEAD THE CHARGE. >> PREVIOUS DEVELOPERS ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR EVEN MAKING THE ATTEMPT AND KEEPING THIS IN TH FOREFRONT OF OUR MINDS. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE TO DO IS SECURE $30 MILLION TO AND WE’LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. MAKE SURE THIS HAPPENS. STEPHON: AND WHEN THEY DO THIS WILL BE KNOWN AS THE TRACK A ALI, AN INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD FACILITY WHICH WILL BE THE ANCHOR FOR OTHER ATTRACTIONS TO REVIVE THE WEST END. >> IN ABOUT TWO YEARS THERE WILL BE A HOTEL ON THE SITE THERE’S SPACE FOR THAT. THERE WILL BE PARKING ON THE SITE. ACROSS THE STREET THERE IS AN OLD WAREHOUSE BUILDING THAT IS BEING LOOKED AT FOR HOUSING AND SOME RETAIL SPACE. STEPHON: BUT TO BE CLEAR, THIS ISN’T JUST ABOUT TRACK AND SPORTS. IT WILL BE ABOUT EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITY. >> WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD I THINK ABOUT JESSE OWENS AND WILMA RUDOLPH AND FLO JO’S AN CARL LEWIS AND USAIN BOLT. WE HAVE ALL KIND OF POTENTIAL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND KIDS WOULD BE ABLE TO ACTUALIZE THAT. STEPHON: IN ADDITION TO THIS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT IT WILL COMPLEMENT AN ESTIMATED $250 MILLION BEING INVESTED IN
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Plans to be announced about track facility named after Muhammad Ali
On Friday, plans to develop land in the Russell neighborhood will be announced.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
On Friday, plans to develop land in the Russell neighborhood will be announced.
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