KRS 416.110: Condemnation by fiscal court for road purposes.

(1) When any fiscal court desires to condemn land under the authority of KRS 178.120,

it shall adopt a resolution ordering the condemnation of the required land. The

resolution shall set forth the facts contemplated by KRS 178.120, give a general

description of the land, and the name of the owner if known, and shall direct the

county attorney to institute the proceedings.

(2) The county attorney shall file the petition for condemnation in the Circuit Court in

the name of the county, and shall attach to the peti tion as an exhibit a certified copy

of the resolution of the fiscal court. The resolution shall be prima facie evidence of

the public use and necessity for the condemnation. Thereafter the proceedings shall

be as provided in the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky.