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Yet Another "Stimulus Dollars Hard At Work" Thread
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:29 am
by 93henfan
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/2 ... ulus-funds
A state effort to lower energy bills for low-income families left many of them with drafty and poorly insulated homes while contractors were paid handsomely for shoddy, incomplete or inadequate work, a review of inspection records shows.
Contractors often skipped inexpensive but effective measures like insulating attics or sealing gaps and instead installed costly furnaces, windows and doors, the records show. Much of that work was prescribed by a state administrator and one contractor, neither of whom are part of the state program anymore.
"The cash grab that went on was just amazing," said Allen Luzak, a weatherization expert with the Delaware Energy Office...
Re: Yet Another "Stimulus Dollars Hard At Work" Thread
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:25 am
by Col Hogan
Tell me it ain't true...
Re: Yet Another "Stimulus Dollars Hard At Work" Thread
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 3:53 pm
by Ivytalk
So where do you stand on the casino bill, 93?
Re: Yet Another "Stimulus Dollars Hard At Work" Thread
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 7:07 pm
by 93henfan
Ivytalk wrote:So where do you stand on the casino bill, 93?
Haven't been following closely. Is this the bill to expand beyond the current three?
I don't see how expansion would really do much for the state, unless they put one at the beach. That seems like the only untapped market, as you'd have a captive audience of out of staters from May to September. Dewey would be the perfect spot.
If expansion were to weaken Dover Downs and in any way increase the chances of losing one of the two NASCAR race weekends I'd be firmly against it.
Re: Yet Another "Stimulus Dollars Hard At Work" Thread
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 7:43 pm
by citdog
93henfan wrote:Ivytalk wrote:So where do you stand on the casino bill, 93?
Haven't been following closely. Is this the bill to expand beyond the current three?
I don't see how expansion would really do much for the state, unless they put one at the beach. That seems like the only untapped market, as you'd have a captive audience of out of staters from May to September. Dewey would be the perfect spot.
If expansion were to weaken Dover Downs and in any way increase the chances of losing one of the two NASCAR race weekends I'd be firmly against it.
I HATE nascar and even I wonder in what dimension we live when your State has two races and mine only has one.
Re: Yet Another "Stimulus Dollars Hard At Work" Thread
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:29 pm
by kalm
I say good on 'em. Like any good CEO, they're maximizing profits by cutting expenses. It's the American way.
Re: Yet Another "Stimulus Dollars Hard At Work" Thread
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:32 pm
by 93henfan
citdog wrote:I HATE nascar and even I wonder in what dimension we live when your State has two races and mine only has one.
Darlington rocks. It's one of the few redeeming qualities of your State, along with the Marine Corps Recruit Depot - Eastern Region and MCAS Beaufort.