Gov. Beshear Provides Rental Construction Update Following 2021 Tornado

Gov. Beshear provides rental construction update following 2021 tornado

HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) - Governor Andy Beshear provided an update on almost 100,000 rental units being built in western Kentucky. The developer closed on properties in Mayfield, Dawson Springs and Bowling Green. This comes after the deadly December 2021 tornado that demolished several communities. 48 rental units will be built at the new Marketplace Commons in Dawson Springs. Gov. Beshear says construction is set to start within the next month.

Beshear updates on tornado and flood recovery; hundreds of new homes planned

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Gov. Andy Beshear gave an update on recovery efforts from the 2021 tornado outbreak in western and central Kentucky, and the deadly 2022 flooding in the east, during his weekly press conference on Thursday afternoon.

Beshear Confirms Rental Units Still Coming For Western Kentuckians

Several Kentucky communities still find themselves rebuilding after natural disasters that claimed property and lives in 2021 and 2022. During his Thursday “Team Kentucky” update, Governor Andy Beshear offered an update on a 2024 announcement — where nearly 1,000 rental units were commissioned for construction in West Kentucky through SOCAYR, or Spirit Of Christmas All Year Round, Inc. Properties, Beshear said, have since closed in Mayfield, Daw…