American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

We hope to be putting this iconic "Recovery" sign up at several of our family sites thsi spring as we begin repaving walkways and improving unit entries at several family developments. We won't be the first to spend recovery funds (the Philly Housing Authority has that honor) but we will be among the first in the nation!

$4.8 Million!!

We received the word a short time ago. The Authority will be receiving slightly more than $4,800,000. We've spent quite a bit of time figuring how to spend the money and are well on our way. The amount is quite a bit higher than expected, but my initial projection used flawed numbers from the 2008 appropriation. But the basic thrust is handicapped housing, modernization of PHA-owned power distribution lines at several developments, and much needed parking, site and utility line improvements at a family development. We've already got engineers and architects lined up to begin working. The obligation restrictions are far more workable than I first thought, and I think there could be additional room for some energy improvements. We're also seriously thinking about a major competition for a legacy green project; namely, co-generation that reduces our power requirements and assists local institutions with their heating/hot water requirements...