A lot-needed intermediate housing is on its option to Japanese Kentucky.

The primary of as many as 300 journey trailers donated by the state of Louisiana are making their option to flood-ravaged counties this week, Gov. Andy Beshear introduced Wednesday morning.

“I simply wish to say we’re actually grateful. We’ve seen superb helpers all through Kentucky and all through the nation, and now we’re seeing Gov. (John Bel) Edwards and the state of Louisiana serving to our folks with essential shelter,” Beshear mentioned. “Sadly of us in Louisiana know lots about what we’re going via. They’ve seen the ache and the devastation of water pushed by hurricanes may cause, however regardless of all they’ve been via themselves, they’re serving to us now.

“They’re paying the assistance that they bought from others ahead.”

Louisiana initially bought the trailers following Hurricane Ida, which struck the state virtually precisely one 12 months in the past. Ida was one of many worst hurricanes to hit the state since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and it killed greater than two-dozen Louisianans.

Beshear mentioned the primary 65 trailers being moved this week are being taken to Letcher and Floyd counties, and extra will observe to different flood-impacted areas.

“It is a large assist,” he mentioned.

Kentucky’s solely price for the trailers will likely be transporting them and getting ready them for brand new inhabitants, he mentioned, which saves the commonwealth greater than $40,000 per trailer.

“They’re in unbelievable form,” he mentioned. “They’re as good as any trailer that we now have bought and it’s going to permit us to amplify this program considerably.”

Kentucky pays for its prices related to the trailers with cash from the $213 million support package deal handed by the legislature and signed by the governor final Friday.

Louisiana is in search of reimbursement for the trailers from the Federal Emergency Administration Company, Beshear mentioned.

Late July flooding in Japanese Kentucky left 39 folks useless and a whole bunch extra with out properties.

Thus far, 289 folks have been moved into 119 journey trailers, Beshear mentioned. One other 88 are on the best way, he mentioned, and will arrive by Saturday. Of these, 23 had been bought by the state and the opposite 65 are from Louisiana.

Beshear mentioned the limiting issue is just not the entry to trailers, however discovering entry to secure websites with utility hookups.