Albany to Suburbs: We’ll Pay You to Build Housing. Suburbs to Albany: No Thanks
Mayors said they aren’t interested in state grants to expand housing. “You can’t dig a hole in the ground for that kind of money,” one told New York Focus.
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We’re fine if we don’t get any money. Honestly it’s not going to make much of a difference for us even if we were to get a $50,000 grant.
In my village we don’t have the space for it. They can incent me all they want.
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They really lack compassion. They need to go to church on Sunday or something.
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