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Beshear highlights housing recovery after floods and tornadoes, announces investments to build and renovate hundreds of homes
Summary
The governor recapped post-disaster housing work: more than 500 high-ground homes planned across eight neighborhoods, a $2.5 million executive-order investment for 25 affordable homes, and a separate $200 million affordable housing initiative to build over 900 rental units across 11 projects.
Gov. Beshear used the Team Kentucky briefing to describe the state’s disaster-recovery housing work for Eastern and Western Kentucky, citing long-term efforts to move families out of flood-prone areas and rebuild communities hit by tornadoes. "We're building more than 500 homes across 8 neighborhoods" as part of the high-ground initiative, he said, and noted the state has helped build more than 100 homes and has a range of projects underway.
Beshear said he signed an executive order to invest $2.5 million in affordable housing for high-ground communities and recapped a prior $200 million commitment to build affordable housing in four counties affected by tornadoes; he said the program is funding more than 900 rental units across 11 projects. The governor highlighted examples including new homeowners in Bowling Green and ongoing developments in Dawson Springs and Skyview.
He framed these investments as part of a broader approach to recovery that includes rebuilding public facilities and supporting families through relocation into safer neighborhoods. Officials said some projects are already leasing while others remain under construction.
