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Fiscal court authorizes county attorney to pursue eminent-domain for proposed Northern Madison County fire station
Summary
Madison County Fiscal Court voted to direct the county attorney to file suit to exercise eminent domain for land needed for a proposed fire station on 1000 Car Lane in northern Madison County.
Madison County Judge Executive Reagan Taylor and the fiscal court on April 8 authorized the county attorney to file suit to exercise eminent domain to secure property for a proposed fire station on 1000 Car Lane in northern Madison County.
The court motion — described in the meeting as a request from a property owner and referenced to Kentucky Revised Statutes governing eminent domain — passed on a roll call following the court’s return from executive session. The court clerk recorded affirmative votes from Master Heater, Master Bakken, Master Cohn, Master Locke Miller and Judge Taylor. The mover and seconder were not specified on the public record in the meeting transcript.
The motion, as stated during the public meeting, directed the county attorney to file a lawsuit to exercise eminent domain “at the request of a property owner and as outlined in KRS for public purpose of the proposed fire station on 1000 Car Lane in Northern Madison County.” The court did not provide further public details in the meeting about the property owner’s identity, the parcel’s acreage, purchase offers, or a project timetable.
The court had entered executive session immediately before the motion under KRS 61.81(1)(c) to discuss proposed or pending litigation. After the executive session, members returned and voted to authorize the filing; the transcript records no additional debate or amendment on the motion during open session.
No public hearing, appraisal figures or funding source for land acquisition were disclosed during the meeting. The county attorney’s next steps and a court timeline for filing the lawsuit were not specified on the record.
The judge’s report and other agenda items noted that county government will continue routine operations while the court advances this directive to counsel. Additional public meetings or notices related to the fire station project were not announced during the April 8 session.
