{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-184.357","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 184.357","heading":"Improvements -- Hearing requirements -- Contracts.","body":"(1) The board of trustees of a transportation improvement district may provide for the\nconstruction, reconstruction, improvement, alteration, or repair of any road,\nhighway, public place, building, or other infrastructure, if the board determines that\nthe publ ic improvement will benefit the area where it will be constructed,\nreconstructed, improved, altered, or repaired.\n(2) Contracts for the improvements made under this section may provide that the\nimprovement may be owned by the district or by the person or c orporation\nsupplying it to the district under a lease.\n(3) If the board of trustees of a district proposes an improvement described in\nsubsection (1) of this section, the board shall conduct a hearing on the proposed\nimprovement. The board shall indicate t he area by metes and bounds in which the\npublic improvement will be made and the area that will benefit from the\nimprovement.\n(4) (a) The board of trustees shall fix a day for a hearing on the proposed\nimprovement. The secretary-treasurer of the board shall deliver, to each owner\nof a parcel of land or a lot that the board identifies as benefiting from the\nproposed improvement, a notice that sets forth the substance of the proposed\nimprovement and the time and place of the hearing on it.\n(b) At least fiftee n (15) days before the date set for the hearing, a copy of the\nnotice shall be served upon the owner or left at the owner's usual place of\nresidence, or, if the owner is a corporation, upon an officer or agent of the\ncorporation.\n(c) On or before the day o f the hearing, the person serving notice of the hearing\nshall make return thereon, under oath, of the time and manner of service, and\nshall file the notice with the secretary-treasurer of the board.\n(d) At least fifteen (15) days before the day set for the  hearing on the proposed\nimprovement, the secretary -treasurer shall give notice to each nonresident\nowner of a lot or parcel of land in the area to be benefited by the improvement\nby publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in any counties in\nwhich this area is located. The publication of the notice shall be verified by\naffidavit of the printer or other person having knowledge of the publication\nand shall be filed with the secretary -treasurer of the district on or before the\ndate of the hearing.\n(e) After the public hearing outlined in this subsection, the district shall present\nthe improvement, including all relevant details, along with a summary of the\npublic hearing, to the body or bodies that established the district. Each of\nthose bodies m ust approve the project prior to the district being able to\nproceed.\n(5) (a) At the time and place specified in the notice for a hearing on the proposed\nimprovement, the board of trustees of the district shall meet and hear any and\nall testimony provided by any of the parties affected by the proposed\nimprovement and by any other persons competent to testify.\n(b) The board or its representatives shall inspect, by an actual viewing, the area to\nbe benefited by the proposed improvement. The board shall determ ine the\nnecessity of the proposed improvement and may find that the proposed\nimprovement will result in general as well as special benefits.\n(6) (a) The board may award contracts or enter into a lease agreement for the\nconstruction, reconstruction, improve ment, alteration, or repair of any\nimprovement described in subsection (1) of this section and may issue notes,\nbonds, revenue anticipatory instruments, or other obligations, as authorized by\nKRS 184.350 to 184.395, to finance the improvements.\n(b) If the board finds that the improvement will result in general or special\nbenefits to the benefited area, it may request the body or bodies that created\nthe district to establish a local development area in accordance with KRS\n65.7041 to 65.7083 to allow for tax increment financing to help defray the\ncost of the project.\n(c) Costs and expenses may also be paid from the treasury of the district or from\nother available sources in amounts the board finds appropriate.","path":["KRS Chapter 184"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=53016","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:36Z","sha256":"428827e65b819300efea11cedc9d97f68b3e147b30991440a598083b9ef23b7c","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-184.355","next":"us-ky/krs-184.360"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}