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Last Updated on Monday, 9 March 2009 11:35 Written by rslcpol Monday, 9 March 2009 11:35
From the Chattanooga Times Free Press:
State and local officials also must be careful about what money they will accept. After the two-year period funds will be available, officials will be required to keep programs going even after federal dollars dry up.
“Those dollars are going to disappear, and you’ve got to make them up somewhere,” Mr. Goetz said.
Lt. Gov. Ramsey said state lawmakers are being very careful about what funding they will accept.
Likewise, he said some funding is far more than the state ever has spent on other projects. For instance, he said Tennessee will get $97 million for home weatherization while the state has spent, at most, $6 million in previous years to weatherize homes.
“Who’s going to administer this?” he asked.