Kentucky lawmakers are being asked to consider spending a portion of the state’s budget reserve trust fund for various needs. One of those requests spelled out by a multi-focused coalition group is to pump more money into affordable housing. Andrea Zang is with Kentucky Tenants. She said some of the Commonwealth’s affordable housing has not held up well.
“Ten..twenty..thirty years on the line..you look back at those units and they’re rotting..there’s really high eviction rates..they aren’t being taken care of. And so, we need more money to build affordable housing. We need to know that those units will last in the long term. That it’s worth the investment,” said Zang.
