But the stimulus money is a one-shot deal to finance repairs long delayed.
As Cinespia gained popularity, donations paid at the gate before each screening helped to finance repairs.
The loans are meant to finance repairs not covered by insurance.
In response, HUD has drafted legislation that would allow housing agencies to borrow public and private money, using their land and buildings as equity, to finance repairs.
But here, drilling opponents say, income to Schuyler County would be a pittance -- just 2percentt of the royalties -- and taxpayers would have to finance repairs to roads damaged by heavy trucks.
To finance repairs to damaged buildings, landlords need to be able to demonstrate to lenders that they have tenants signed on, said Paul N. Glickman an executive director of Cushman & Wakefield, a brokerage and services company.
"It's the people that don't have the capability to just finance repairs and reconstruction straight out of their pocket that were most impacted by TWIA and, to a lesser extent, the other insurance companies," he said.
The company has also told dealers in the region that it will extend interest-free loans to finance repairs and other reconstruction work at their dealerships, though it has stopped short of offering direct financial assistance.
Traditionally closed to the public, the State Rooms of the palace were opened to tourists during August and September in the mid-1990s in order to finance repairs to Windsor Castle, which was damaged by fire in 1992.
The highway was subsequently sold off in order to pay off the debts of the company and to finance repairs to bridges along the road.
