Perry County seeks grants for Sky View housing infrastructure

Perry County Fiscal Court is applying for federal and state grants to build the waterlines, sewer lines and related infrastructure for the Sky View Housing Development Phase I site. The public notice on Perry County Emergency Management’s page requires the utility work to be in place before any homes can open.

Sky View is being developed as replacement housing for families displaced by the July 2022 Southeast Kentucky flood disaster. Federal environmental review documents identify the project as Sky-View-Estates-Area-1 in Perry County. The Commonwealth of Kentucky, working with Kentucky Housing Corporation, will build 90 to 153 single-family detached units on about 49.2 acres inside a new subdivision of up to 178 homes on about 59.2 acres. MTN View, Inc. will keep about 10 acres for up to 25 additional single-family detached units.

The site sits about five miles from downtown Hazard, and Gov. Andy Beshear said during an April 25, 2025 visit that Skyview is about five minutes from downtown, near schools, shopping and a medical center. During that event, Beshear joined local leaders to help raise the walls on one of five homes then under construction and announced more than $8 million in funding for Perry County.

The state’s file set includes a market study dated December 18, 2024, a frequently asked questions document updated January 24, 2025, and an amended notice dated January 2, 2025. Water and sewer draws have already been approved, and some homes are complete while others remain under construction.

The Housing Development Alliance has developed or completed seven high-ground sites for flood survivors building a new home in Eastern Kentucky, and Skyview is one of them. The Skyview homes will include solar panels, and a state-supported intake packet gives priority homeownership opportunities to flood-impacted individuals and families while also offering down-payment and closing-cost assistance for approved buyers.