The appeal comes from LG&E receiving approval to place a natural gas line.
A Jim Beam spokeswoman said the bourbon company has not "directed the planning or route of the proposed pipeline.”
The Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Board said LG&E didn't follow Kentucky's Eminent Domain Act before filing its lawsuit against Bullitt County landowners.
This week’s filing is the latest step in the forest organization’s appeal to the Kentucky Public Service Commission. Bernheim claims the 2017 approval process was flawed and wants the utility to start over
Bernheim Forest filed a complaint this month with the Kentucky Public Service Commission, claiming LG&E skirted state law and regulations in its application for the natural gas line.
The utility previously sent residents letters threatening legal action f it couldn’t reach deals to buy easements by the end of the month.
Two landowners say they’ve received letters indicating the utility is prepared to file condemnation lawsuits in the next 10 days.
State consultants plan to narrow the paths by this fall for a project that could connect I-65 in Bullitt County with I-71 in Oldham or Henry counties.
The utility instead selected the controversial alignment farther north after weighing "additional information" that it says made more sense.
WDRB recently examined the lack of public notice for large pipeline projects in the state. Rep. Thomas Huff says his measure is about ‘closing a loophole.’