The Restoration Glen project starts construction nearly two years after the state funding was announced, with a delay and related work adding an estimated $1 million to project cost.
A tax credit is sunsetting, and with the addition of a local fee, more than half of one homeowner's financial return is lost. "Nobody will ever do it" — install residential solar — "again,” he says.
Support includes $2 million to assist in creation of 50 southeast Rochester homes and $1 million each for ongoing First Homes and Coalition for Rochester Area Housing efforts.
Pilot program featuring two hours of free parking for library users could be funded by nonprofits, avoiding city expense in effort to collect data on impact.