KRS 67.085: Condemnation for county purposes.

Whenever the fiscal court of any county deems it to be in the best interest of the county to

acquire the fee simple title to any real property within such county for any administrative

or governmental purpose in addition to those now provided for by law 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, and said fiscal court may appropriate

funds to pay for said real property.