Interview with Michael J. Greene, June 23, 1989
Project: Kentucky Conservationists Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Michael Greene provides biographical information and discusses his background involving environmental issues. He describes the complex relationship between farmers, developers, and urban growth. He gives details about the Agricultural Use Assessment. He discusses the financial impact of producing non-food crops and livestock to be processed elsewhere. He relates this to the overall fiscal health of Kentucky's economy.Greene describes his time as a lobbyist for the planning commission in Frankfort by giving details about planning and zoning division of land for agricultural purposes. He explains the nuances of the Agricultural Conservation Districts Act and its effectiveness at closing loopholes in land zoning. He describes the process of working with the legislature and the courts to implement policy. Greene discusses the creation of the Blue Grass Parkway in Woodford County, Kentucky.
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Caroline Chadwell
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Agriculture--Kentucky Conservation of natural resources Environmental protection Environmental protection--Kentucky Environmentalism Greene, Michael J., 1944- Greene, Michael J., 1944- --Interviews Natural areas Farms. Farmers. Environmental protection Frankfort (Ky.) Lobbyists-- Kentucky Lobbying--Kentucky Kentucky. General Assembly. Land use, Rural--Kentucky Tobacco farms--KentuckyInterview Rights
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Greene, Michael J. Interview by Louise Chawla. 23 Jun. 1989. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Greene, M.J. (1989, June 23). Interview by L. Chawla. Kentucky Conservationists Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Greene, Michael J., interview by Louise Chawla. June 23, 1989, Kentucky Conservationists Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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