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IRON MOUNTAIN -- Thanks to a little help from the federal government, the Dickinson Iron Community Service Agency is helping low-income residents prepare for winter.
DICSA received $2.9 million in stimulus money to help those in need, weatherize their homes.
Three-hundred-eleven homes have already been weatherized, and another 330 are scheduled to be done later this fall. But more than just those in need are benefiting from the program.
"About $800,000 of that has gone to local contractors," says DICSA Executive Director Jeff Heino. "That's a big boom for the local community because they buy all their suppliers locally. They're able to hire extra staff to help them, so it's been good all around."
Fifteen local contractors are being used for the weatherization project.
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