{Louisville, Kentucky}...A group headed by Louisville investor Ed Hart submitted a proposal Friday to reopen Kentucky Kingdom. A representative of Premier Attractions Management, which owns or manages about a half-dozen, mostly small, water and amusement parks, including Frontier City in Oklahoma City, toured Kentucky Kingdom when the state opened the fairgrounds park last month for inspection by prospective bidders. Two Premier executives, Kieran Burke and Gary Story, were managers at Kentucky Kingdom for several years after Six Flags bought the park in the late 1990s. Burke says Premier officials seriously considered submitting a proposal on Kentucky Kingdom but ended up deciding not to enter the market. The final decision on any vendor will be made by state Finance Secretary Lori Flanery.
