Eastern Kentucky communities working to recover from last summer’s flooding will benefit from almost $300 million in federal funding. That word came from Senator Mitch McConnell’s office on Monday. The money comes from the U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development and will be administered through the state. Hazard Senator Brandon Smith said he would like to see some oversight. Smith said he has faith in some agencies working on housing while others have not shown results.
“So I would like to have some say with this level of money for our region to make sure that every single bit of it goes into some project or household that will make a difference.
