Watkins v. Fugazzi

PALMORE, Judge.

Appellants instituted this declaratory judgment action in behalf of themselves and other taxpayers similarly situated, CR 23.01, to test the validity of a proposed method of financing a “Downtown Urban Renewal Project” in Lexington. The trial court received proof by depositions and entered judgment sustaining the city’s actions.

On April 1, 1965, the Board of Commissioners of Lexington adopted Ordinance No. 5144 describing an area in downtown Lexington and declaring it to be a blighted, deteriorated, or deteriorating area appropriate for an urban renewal project. KRS 99.530(1).…