Posted on 03/12/2009 3:25:05 PM PDT by Darren McCarty
Washtenaw County received a $4.1 million dose of stimulus money for its residential weatherization program.
The program, which normally exists on a $350,000 annual budget, has 18 months to spend the money.
Program coordinator Aaron Kraft said the funds should help assist some 600 low- to moderate-income households to make their homes more weather-proof.
The program performs energy audits for homeowners. Based on the audit's findings, the program funds energy-saving retrofits like new insulation and efficient appliances. The program doesn't pay for aesthetic improvements such as new carpet or paint.
An average of about $4,500 is spent per house.
(Excerpt) Read more at mlive.com ...
Did you read that MI is getting $325 million for home weatherization but you can only make $44,000 (2x the federal poverty line) to get the benefit of up to $6,500?
Gee, guess we of the middle class are about to get shafted AGAIN.
As far as I'm concerned, just give them a couple of cans of Thompson's water seal......
Wow. I had to buy my own windows...
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When we built four years ago, we piled a lot of money into energy-saving features (Anderson windows, spray-foam insulation, 8” exterior walls, blue board over the entire house, Tyvek, high efficiency appliances, etc. because we could see where the price of commodities was headed.
We could use to insulate our crawlspace but it seems the Fed is more interested in stealing from us to pay the poor who, if they’re not already in foreclosure, can get new window.
And the tab is on us.
A windfall for the usual cabal of con artist “weatherization” contractors.
I live in Washtenaw County, maybe I should fire myself so I’m broke and unemployed for a couple months, let gummit fix my house up and then I can rehire myself back on the job.
All that cash is going to end up in FOAA. (Friends of Ann Arbor.)
Note to all: If you haven't adequately weatherized your home, do so ASAP. The increase in taxes and fees that we're all going to see (to pay for programs combating globull warming) very soon is going to...I don't know, make you think bad stuff or something.
I've been taking care of sick kids for two weeks now, cut me some slack!
Hope this doesn’t cover air conditioners, too me that would be a luxury.
The program, which normally exists on a $350,000 annual budget, has 18 months to spend the money.That's $227,777.78 a month; they'll no doubt spend the money wisely, perhaps by using it to purchase household fans during the heat of summer for distribution to those who don't have air conditioning; and also by purchasing winterization plastic in December and and installing it early in May.
I've been taking care of sick kids for two weeks now, cut me some slack!Geez, get your priorities straight, willya?!?
Thanks for the ping. Hope the kids are feeling better.
Take care of the kids. The tubes of caulk for the house can wait a couple months.
This program is completely wrong headed.
If they were serious about fixing energy waste, they’d target the money to landlords to fix heating systems and window seals in their rentals. Landlords have no real incentive to improve the efficiency of their rentals unless they pay the electric bill.
More pork. And it’s true, what happens to the $1.4 M left over? Does it go back to the congressman’s reelection campaign?
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