Director Chandler told the Woodford County Fiscal Court that the county was included in a presidential major disaster declaration in April and that federal assistance is now available to residents affected by the spring flooding. "Since the last meeting in April, Woodford County was included in a major disaster declaration by the president on April," Chandler said.

The county is awaiting a separate public assistance declaration for debris removal, emergency protective measures, recreation facilities and infrastructure cost recovery, Chandler said. "Survivors can register 24 7 at disaster assistance dot gov. They can call 80621 or they can use the FEMA mobile app, or they can visit any disaster recovery center, including the one here in Woodford County," he said.

Chandler reported updated damage-assessment numbers received Monday: 19 destroyed properties, 112 major-damage properties, 12 minor and 19 affected, for a total of 213 properties identified so far. He noted the initial estimate had been about 250 properties. Chandler cautioned that the "12 major" classification can include structures that are effectively destroyed because repair costs exceed 50% of property value; owners of those properties will generally be required to elevate rebuilt structures or demolish and rebuild at a higher elevation to obtain permits in the flood plain.

A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is operating at the county park senior center, 185 Beasley Road; hours are Monday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–7 p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m.–7 p.m. Chandler said the DRC hosts representatives from FEMA, the Small Business Administration, Kentucky Emergency Management and other federal and state agencies. He said disaster-survivor-assistance teams are conducting door‑to‑door outreach to register households and provide information.

Chandler said FEMA registrations have surpassed 100, which he said correlates to roughly half of the flood‑affected properties identified in the county's damage assessment. He added that many families were temporarily housed and that Red Cross and Kentucky Emergency Management provided sheltering and midterm housing transitions. A longer-term temporary housing program will be delivered by the Commonwealth through the Kentucky housing program, but Chandler said that program is dependent on a public assistance declaration.

The county reported strong interest in mitigation options, including buyouts; Chandler said more than half of the properties he earlier described have requested additional information about buyouts as it becomes available. He closed the update by providing contact information for survivors: Kentucky disaster survivor hotline (502) 607-6665, the Woodford County helpline (859) 753-8228, a flood resources page at WoodfordCountyky.gov/flood and an alert sign-up by texting WoodfordKYFlood to 77295.

Judge Executive remarks accompanying the update noted that county departments remain heavily engaged in recovery work. "This was the largest disaster in Woodford County history," the judge said, urging continued attention to displaced residents and the long recovery ahead.

Chandler and county staff answered questions from magistrates about rebuilding rules, flood-plain permitting and whether successor owners would face different obligations. Chandler said substantial-damage rules (the "50% rule") generally apply regardless of ownership and that rebuilding in the flood plain remains possible if owners follow the state and federal permitting requirements and elevation rules.

The court did not take a vote on recovery policy at the meeting; the update was informational and focused on registration, available resources, assessment counts, mitigation interest and next steps for housing and public-assistance applications.