Whenever the fiscal court of any county deems it to be in the best interest of the county to open, establish, construct, alter or repair any public road, street, alley, ditch or bridge of the county and the fiscal court is unable to contract with the owner of the land, required for such purpose, for its purchase or to acquire the same by gift, the land may be condemned under the procedure set forth in the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky.
KRS 178.120
Condemnation of land by fiscal court
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Jefferson County v. Clausen (1944)
Most recently applied in Cary v. Pulaski County Fiscal Court (June 2013)
History: Amended 1976 Ky
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