Power has been fully restored one week after an electrical fire at a high-rise residential community operated by the Louisville Metro Housing Authority caused an outage.
An electrical fire at a high-rise residential community operated by the Louisville Metro Housing Authority caused a power outage ahead of freezing temperatures expected overnight.
The agency is largely funded by federal money.
A celebration was held Wednesday to mark the 500th home purchased through the LMHA program.
Dosker Manor has been plagued with issues, and Louisville Metro Housing Authority is moving ahead with plans to move people out of the troubled public housing complex.
The power outage occurred in the C Building of Dosker Manor due to a burst sprinkler in one of the apartments around 12 a.m. on Saturday.
The Louisville Metro Housing Authority is responsible for providing housing for thousands of thousands of people in Louisville.
With a shortage of affordable housing options that will take Section 8 vouchers in the city, LMHA said it has a plan to help developers build new affordable housing.
The challenge for LMHA will be moving residents to places that meet their needs.
Louisville Metro Housing Authority is hosting in-person surveys this week from noon to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. for residents at Dosker Manor. The 50 question survey takes residents about 30 minutes to an hour to complete.