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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=703375915-23122008>Peter,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=703375915-23122008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=703375915-23122008>Here is a link to the City of Berkeley
program.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=26580">http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=26580</A></FONT></DIV>
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size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=703375915-23122008>I believe the bill you are refereing to has to do with
the status of California cities. Previously, if you were a "charter" city,
you had the right to establish special assessments.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=703375915-23122008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=703375915-23122008>If you were not you didn't. I think the bill
allows any city regardless of status to develop assessments.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=703375915-23122008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=703375915-23122008>You see, these are not low interst loans. Rather,
the City pays 100% upfront for the home owner, and then collects back over time
through a special property tax assessment.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=703375915-23122008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=703375915-23122008>Berkeley has started with 40 homes. They filled
out with 40 applications within 9 minutes of opening the
program.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><!-- Converted from text/rtf format -->
<P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Mark Frye</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Berkeley Solar Electric Systems</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Arial size=2>303 Redbud Way</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Nevada City, CA 95959</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>(530) 401-8024</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><A href="http://www.berkeleysolar.com/"><SPAN
lang=en-us><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>www.berkeleysolar.com</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Arial size=2> </FONT></SPAN> </P>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Peter
Parrish<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 23, 2008 7:44 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
'RE-wrenches'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [RE-wrenches] Info on Bill<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Does anyone know of a good article that
discusses the CA Bill that passed a while ago that authorizes Counties (Cities?)
to issue bonds to finance the issuance of low interest loans to homeowners so
that they can finance the purchase solar systems and pay them back over 20 years
as an add-on to their property tax bills? I heard that the cities of Berkeley
and Palm Desert have put such a program in place.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">- Peter</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Peter T. Parrish,
President<BR>California Solar Engineering, Inc.<BR>820 Cynthia Ave., Los
Angeles, CA 90065<BR>Ph 323-258-8883, Mobile 323-839-6108, Fax
323-258-8885<BR>CA Lic. 854779, NABCEP Cert.
031806-26<BR>peter.parrish@calsolareng.com</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
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