NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli reported this month, the news that "Housing is becoming unaffordable for millions of New Yorkers amid declining incomes and increasing costs for rent and home ownership."  For us at RUPCO, that's not news!  But we do appreciate the fact that the Comptroller is shining a light on this critical issue for all New Yorkers.

Affordable housing, by most definitions, is housing that costs no more than 30% of the household income.  Sadly, DiNapoli notes that in 2002, 40.5% of New York households paid more than 30% of their income for housing and by 2012, 50.6% of New York households paid more than 30%.  He said that nearly 28% of renters and 15% of homeowners paid at least half of their total household income for housing.  Continue 

Cutting edge technologies, landscape design techniques and "Green Building" designs were presented by "green" professionals at a daylong symposium being held at Farrell Hall at SUNY Delhi in Delhi, NY on Saturday March 8.

Key stakeholders, project developers, educational professional and most importantly the Delaware County residents and business owners exchanged experiences and forged new partnerships to advance clean energy solutions for homes, public buildings and facilities, as well as the surrounding environment and landscape. Continue