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THIS WEEKEND'S FORECAST MAY BE
MILD, BUT COLD WINTER WEATHER
WILL BE HERE IN NO TIME. IS
YOUR HOUSE READY?THERE IS A
PROGRAM IN GRAND RAPIDS THAT
WILL INSPECT YOUR HOME TO MAKE
SURE IT'S AS ENERGY EFFICIENT
AS POSSIBLE.
IT'S CALLED G-R-ONE-K. IT
OFFERS A HOME ASSESSMENT AND
GIVES RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW
YOU CAN MAKE YOUR HOME MORE
ENERGY-EFFICIENT. THEN
DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE,
YOU CAN GET REBATES OR APPLY
FOR A LOW-INTEREST LOANS TO
MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. THE
ASSESSMENT IS BEING OFFERED
FOR 99-DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST
ONE-THOUSAND HOMEOWNERS WHO
APPLY. IT USUALLY COSTS
350-DOLLARS.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE PROGRAM, THERE IS A
COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE TOMORROW.
IT'S FROM TEN TO 11:30 AT THE
WEST MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL
ACTION COUNCIL OFFICE ON LAKE
DRIVE IN GRAND RAPIDS.
JOINING US NOW IS SELMA
TUCKER, CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR
AND REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR
THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS...
AND WADE SLAGHUIS, A HOMEOWNER
HERE IN GRAND RAPIDS.
+ SELMA: THIS PROGRAM USED TO
BE AVAILABLE ONLY IN GRAND
RAPIDS. NOW IT'S OPEN TO ALL
OF WEST MICHIGAN? HOW DO THE
PROGRAMS
DIFFER?+ WHAT CAN HOMEOWNERS
EXPECT WHEN THEY HAVE THIS
ASSESSMENT DONE? WHAT ARE THE
BENEFITS?
+ WADE: YOU HAD AN ASSESSMENT.
WHAT KIND OF IMPROVEMENTS HAVE
YOU SEEN?
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HAVE YOU SEEN?IMPROVEMENTS
KIND OF ASSESSMENT. WHAT +
WADE: YOU HAD AN ASSESSMENT.
WHAT KIND OF IMPROVEMENTS HAVE
YOU SEEN?
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