tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003694411394784130.post978321776809401876..comments2024-03-08T23:36:28.094-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Preservationist: Finally - Get money for rehabbing your house!The Landmark Society of Western New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04042306859533121755noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003694411394784130.post-70119579856188542482009-11-20T16:39:39.444-05:002009-11-20T16:39:39.444-05:00The Repuglicuns in the state senate blocked a law ...The Repuglicuns in the state senate blocked a law requiring removing asbestos before a new tenant or owner moved in. If he Democrats want to stay in office thye should enact this to keep poor children from grwoing up handicapped!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003694411394784130.post-32093300453846951022009-10-05T19:36:27.287-04:002009-10-05T19:36:27.287-04:00Thanks Katie. Sadly (in some ways!) we're on ...Thanks Katie. Sadly (in some ways!) we're on Windemere. Boo-hoo. We're in the Historic District, but over the income limit. <br /><br />Oh, well!Vickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003694411394784130.post-24434071958492133862009-10-02T07:20:46.005-04:002009-10-02T07:20:46.005-04:00Hi Vicki,
I was surprised, too, that part of Brow...Hi Vicki,<br /><br />I was surprised, too, that part of Browncroft qualifies, but keep in mind that the census tracts encompass a much larger area than just the Browncroft historic district. My list of qualifying census tracts shows that tract 77, south of Dorchester, is under the income limit, but tract 76, north of Dorchester, is over. <a href="http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?context=AdvSearch&geo_id=14000US36055007700&tree_id=420&_lang=en&_bucket_id=50" rel="nofollow">Here's a map of the tract that does meet the income restrictions</a> - although of course only the houses that are also within the National Register-listed district are eligible for the credit.<br /><br />You'd have to confirm the details of your project with SHPO, but it sounds to me like your storm window project would qualify. You need to spend at least $5,000, but that doesn't have to be all on the storm windows - you can combine a number of different projects to get to that total, as long as at least 5% of the work is on the exterior.<br /><br />Good luck with your project and keep me posted!<br /><br /><i>Katie</i>The Landmark Society of Western New Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042306859533121755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003694411394784130.post-38403134311867334712009-10-01T14:42:26.035-04:002009-10-01T14:42:26.035-04:00Whoo hoo! But Katie, doesn't Browncroft have ...Whoo hoo! But Katie, doesn't Browncroft have too high an average income to take advantage of this program? Can you direct me to some numbers? Would it cover taking off lousy aluminum triple-track storm windows and replacing them with wooden-frame storm windows, like the house had in the 20s? (Not the entire window, just the storms.)Vickinoreply@blogger.com