Eastern Kentucky native worried about the housing problem post flood

PERRY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – Terry Thies mentioned her residence was partially destroyed throughout the flood, and she or he is grateful for the assistance she has acquired from the Housing Improvement Alliance.

“They tried very onerous to care for my stuff. They let me know what needed to be completed and I instructed them to do it and so they did it, and to date I’ve not gotten a invoice so I’m fairly joyful about that,” she mentioned.

She was in a position to salvage little or no from her residence, however mentioned she is fortunate as a result of she is aware of folks have misplaced every little thing.

“I didn’t lose every little thing. You understand lots of people misplaced their households they misplaced their houses,” Thies mentioned. “The loss is nice.”

Regardless that her house is unlivable, she is aware of it may be mounted, and she or he is worried in regards to the many tales she has heard and the dearth of accessible housing within the space.

“There was a person and girl and their two youngsters dwelling in a hen coop, a hen coop,” she mentioned. “We’d like housing now. We will’t watch for them to play politics with it or something like that. We’d like them to take motion now. That they had the chance and so they didn’t do it.”

The Housing Improvement Alliance and the Basis for Appalachian Kentucky employees mentioned they’ve seen the identical concern, and are doing their half to assist.

“That is what our communities want. After they don’t hear, after they aren’t right here, after they don’t see what we’re speaking about,” mentioned CEO of the Basis for Appalachian Kentucky, Gerry Roll. “It’s in our tradition and it’s in our DNA. We are going to clear up this drawback.”

Roll mentioned they know the numbers and so they know the necessity, and so they have give you a plan to assist.

The plan will probably be introduced on Saturday.

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