Kentucky Statutes 268.650 – Discontinuance of improvement
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In counties containing not more than one (1) drainage district established under Chapter
268 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, or under the Act of 1918 from which it came, twenty-five percent (25%) of the landowners, or the owners of twenty-five percent (25%) of the land, may, at any time petition the fiscal court for a discontinuation of the improvement. The petition shall give the names of all persons interested in the maintenance of the improvement and owning land in the district. The court shall conduct a hearing on the matter, and shall issue notices thereof at least fifteen (15) days before the hearing and cause them to be served upon all parties interested, notifying them that the court will consider them at the hearing. If no valid reason is shown against the discontinuance of the improvement, the court shall enter an order discontinuing it, after which it shall cease to be a public improvement. An appeal may be had from the order to the Circuit Court, as provided in the establishment of improvements.
Effective: January 2, 1978
History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 257, effective January
2, 1978. — Created 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 1.
268 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, or under the Act of 1918 from which it came, twenty-five percent (25%) of the landowners, or the owners of twenty-five percent (25%) of the land, may, at any time petition the fiscal court for a discontinuation of the improvement. The petition shall give the names of all persons interested in the maintenance of the improvement and owning land in the district. The court shall conduct a hearing on the matter, and shall issue notices thereof at least fifteen (15) days before the hearing and cause them to be served upon all parties interested, notifying them that the court will consider them at the hearing. If no valid reason is shown against the discontinuance of the improvement, the court shall enter an order discontinuing it, after which it shall cease to be a public improvement. An appeal may be had from the order to the Circuit Court, as provided in the establishment of improvements.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 268.650
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- drainage district: means any drainage, levee or reclamation district established under this chapter or under the control of the board. See Kentucky Statutes 268.010
Effective: January 2, 1978
History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 257, effective January
2, 1978. — Created 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 1.