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Show A-15 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, September 5-8, 2009 Homebuyers can try again Herbert, Hatch opposing federal cap-and-trade bill SALT LAKE CITY - of the Home Run program new homes does more than Utah home buyers now have resulted in the award of just benefit developers and a second chance to hit a 1,652 grants of $6,000 in less contractors. It revitalizes "Home Run" with than 12 weeks earlier this broad sectors of the econothe extension of a successful year. That $10 million pro- my, from painters and grant program designed to gram helped leverage $376 plumbers and electricians to stimulate job creation and million in sales of new decorators and furniture Utah's economy. homes, according to anshops and specialty stores," - This week, Utah analysis by the University of Governor Herbert said. Governor Gary R. Herbert Utah's Bureau of Economic "Programs like Home Run , announced the second phase and Business Research. are the best use of our ecoof the Home Run program, The more modest grant nomic stimulus dollars which will allow up to 2,000 amount in the second phase because they put people Utahns to receive $4,000 will allow even more home back to work." toward the purchase of a buyers to participate in the The limited Home Run 2 newly constructed home. Home Run program and program is designed to work 'The infusion of this realize the American dream in conjunction with the money into the housing mar- of home ownership, particu- $8,000 Federal ket will allow us to leverage larly in the category of more Tax Credit for first-time our federal stimulus funds to affordable homes. home buyers to allow even give us the greatest return Increased home sales will more Utahns to get into a on investment and promote allow thousands of Utahns new home this fall. Both economic development in to go back to work in the programs expire on Dec. 1, the State," Governor constructionv industry. The 2009. Herbert said. initial Home Run program Home Run 2 will be "The'ripple effect'of this helped eliminate- existing administered by the Utah Corporation. program could help us see, inventory on the market, Housing buyers' through this $8 million while this second phase will Eligible '. home investment, nearly 9,000 spur the start of new proj- income may not exceed $75,000 for individuals and jobs saved or created, plus ects. some $25 million in income The increase in construc- $150,000 for couples, and and sales taxes returned to tion activity will have a mul- applicants need not be firstthe State as a result of tiplier effect on all other sec- time home buyers to qualify. increased economic activi- tors of the state's economy. ty." "We know from experi- For more information, visit The successful first phase ence that the creation of www.utahhousingcorp.org. HARTMAN HEATING AND AIR CONDmONING Commercial • Roildanttal Scrviiin (hr "Tfart'V'f your home assailed the bill. No environmental groups were invited to be participants at SALT LAKE CITY (AP) the forum, although it was Utah Gov. Gary Herbert open to the public. Hatch contends that the and U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch are criticizing proposed fed- costs associated with the bill any benefits eral legislation that calls for outweigh the nation's first limits on achieved from a reduction pollution linked to global in global warming. Herbert, meanwhile, still isn't conwarming. vinced whether humans The Republicans have an impact on global released a report Thursday that said the price of elec- warming despite widespread tricity in Utah would acceptance in the scientific increase under the bill, community that they do. Herbert is planning a which has already passed in conference later this year to the House. "Cap-and-trade. legisla- have what he says will be tion has the potential to the first legitimate debate have a significant impact on on global warming. The U.S. Energy our economy," said Herbert, who contends Utah's energy Information Administration prices would be dispropor- has said the proposed legistionately increased under lation would boost electricity prices by about 20 perthe bill. cent by 2030, although most Hatch and Herbert spoke at a forum in a state of the increases wouldn't office building where critics begin until after 2020. 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