Family returns home 56 days after flooding destroyed house
Family returns home after flooding
and last updated 2021-04-25 18:51:15-04
BOONEVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) â Juanita McIntosh and her family have spent the past 56 days in a motel after historic flooding destroyed the inside of their home in Owsley County.
âWe just had to get out of there with our lives because we could have drowned,â McIntosh said, recalling the night of the flood on March 1.
Partnership Housing, a non-profit that fixes or builds homes in Owsley County, stepped up to help the family in their time of need.
âThe water got up around 70 inches in the home. So they lost everything right down to their towels and their clothes. They lost all their possessions,â said Partnership Housing executive director Cassie Hudson.
Rebuilding the Owsley County community one house at a time
and last updated 2021-04-22 20:45:19-04
OWSLEY COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) â The rebuild after historic floods continues in eastern Kentucky.
The housing organization in Owsley County estimates 50 homes were either destroyed or damaged. That s a devastating number in a small community that counts less than 5,000 people. Scary time. Took everything we ve got, said Juanita McIntosh.
Juanita, her husband and son were sleeping as it rained that night. Only a phone call from her brother woke her up and they left as the water rose. When they returned, their home was destroyed.
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Cincinnati Announces Affordable Housing Advisory Council Appointments
Debbie Watts Robinson, Dayton, Ohio elected Chair; Natalie H. Harris, Louisville, Kentucky elected Vice Chair
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CINCINNATI, Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (FHLB) Board of Directors has appointed four new members to the FHLB s Affordable Housing Advisory Council and reappointed two current members of the Advisory Council. In further action, Debbie Watts Robinson, Dayton, Ohio was named Chair, and Natalie H. Harris, Louisville, Kentucky, was named Vice Chair. Advisory Council terms are for three years, with leadership terms for two years, all commencing January 1, 2021. The 13-member Advisory Council provides guidance to the FHLB on affordable housing and economic development needs within the FHLB Fifth District s states of Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.