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You are here: Home / In the News / LG&E to sue landowners for property to build proposed Bullitt County pipeline

July 3, 2019 by Amy Joseph Landon

LG&E to sue landowners for property to build proposed Bullitt County pipeline

Source: WAVE3
By Taylor Durden
July 3, 2019

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LG&E prepares to sue landowners to build its proposed pipeline in Bullitt County
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – LG&E plans to use eminent domain to acquire the final 15 percent of easements they need for a proposed 12-mile pipeline project in Bullitt County.
This map shows where the LG&E natural gas pipeline route would be in comparison to Bernheim's land.
This map shows where the LG&E natural gas pipeline route would be in comparison to Bernheim’s land.

The company said it will initiate condemnation proceedings in the coming weeks to start construction on the $39 million project.

LG&E said the existing natural gas distribution line that serves Bullitt County is “nearing full capacity.”

“It’s not that we’re running out of gas. We have gas supply and we can serve gas,” LG&E spokeswoman Natasha Collins said. “It’s that there’s only so much space for a line to be able to transport gas at a certain pressure through the system to customers.”

The utility said it will evaluate requests for additional or new natural gas service in the area on a case-by-case basis.

Collins said because the line is nearing full capacity, LG&E needs an additional gas supply in order to keep up with the county’s growth.

LG&E announced Tuesday it will start suing property owners who haven’t given up portions of their land, including Bernheim Forest

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