Gov. Beshear signs legislation releasing more than $52 million to improve rural Kentucky water systems

In Local, News, State by OC Monitor Staff

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Joint Resolution 81, which will release $52 million to improve water systems across rural Kentucky, with nearly $26 million going directly to Martin County. Other recipients include the cities of Elkhorn, Evarts, Liberty, Martin, Oak Grove and Smithland, as well as the Southern Water and Sewer District in McDowell.

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