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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Whenever the fiscal court of any county deems it to be in the best interest of the county to acquire additional land adjacent to an existing county road to provide for future widening and improvement of said road, and the fiscal court is unable to contract with the owners of the land required for such purposes for its purchase or to acquire the same by gift, the land may be condemned under the provisions set forth in the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky.
(2) The resolution authorizing condemnation shall set forth the facts of the proposed acquisition, including a description of the land sought to be acquired, which description may be stated in widths from the existing centerline of the road proposed to be improved. In condemnation for future improvement under this section it shall not be necessary for the county to have completed plans for actual construction; Provided, the property owner is furnished with an accurate description of the property sought to be condemned. The right-of-way thus obtained shall be for reasonably foreseeable future construction and improvement in conformity with the existing grade of said road and with free access to adjacent property.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XV. Roads, Waterways, and Aviation § 178.125.Condemnation of additional land adjacent to existing road; procedure - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xv-roads-waterways-and-aviation/ky-rev-st-sect-178-125/
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