178.125 Condemnation of additional land adjacent to existing road -- Procedure.

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(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.