A weatherization program for homes is one way some jobs are being created around here.
Tioga Opportunities, which has opened an office Binghamton, has added ten jobs to fill weatherization demands.
It will be working on about 500 units.
This is one of them in West Endicott.
New York State is getting about 400 million dollars of so-called federal stimulus money to help fund the weatherization program, aimed at creating jobs and pay for low income people to save on their energy bills.
Patricia Smith says, "By our own projections, the governor's green jobs bill will create up to 14,000 new construction jobs in the next 5 years including 300 of those jobs right here in the Southern Tier."
No word on the comparison between taxpayers money and those jobs.
For more info on possible weatherization jobs or to see if you qualify to get your home weatherized contact Tioga Opportunities at 238-7483
The guidelines for homeowners are similar to those of HEAP.
If you're above that you can look into a loan to pay for upgrades.
