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108.010 Authority to create districts.

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108.010 Authority to create districts. To serve the public interest and provide a means of meeting problems of local <br>government in urban areas, there may be established and operated under the provisions of <br>this chapter an urban services district. Such a district shall be a public body corporate and <br>political subdivision, with power to adopt and use a corporate seal, sue and be sued, <br>contract and be contracted with, and in other ways to function as a municipal corporation <br>or a natural person within the purview of this chapter. In addition to the general grants of <br>power of this chapter, such a district shall have the specific authority provided for in KRS <br>Chapters 58, 66, 79 and 107. The district shall have the power of eminent domain and <br>shall follow the procedures outlined in the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky. History: Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 140, sec. 61. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 1, effective June 16, 1960.