Rep. Randy Bridges, R-Paducah, who was the primary sponsor of the resolution creating the Kentucky Housing Task Force, speaking with Rep. Jacob Justice, R-Elkhorn City, during this year’s legislative session. (LRC Photo)
Kentucky doesn’t have enough housing. On that even the state’s lawmakers can agree.
But the reasons for the shortages differ from community to community, exacerbated by natural disasters in some counties and a booming economy in others.
A task force, established by the GOP-dominated legislature earlier this year to better understand the state’s housing needs, has met twice this summer to hear from leaders of housing agencies and local elected officials about what they’re seeing in their communities. The task force is set to meet again Aug. 20 with three more meetings after that leading up to next year’s legislative session.
Co-chaired by Sen. Robby Mills, R-Henderson, and Rep. Susan Witten, R-Louisville, the task force is required to submit their findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by Dec. 1.