EDITOR’S NOTE: The Bricks & Mortar Report provides updates on major construction projects in Chenango County.

Chase Memorial Green House project:

• The New York State Hospital Review and Planning Council has given the thumbs up to a building proposal submitted by Chase Memorial Nursing Home of New Berlin.

• The estimated $13 million Green House project was announced in 2007 and is scheduled for ground-breaking in September. It will transform the existing, 40 year-old, long-term care nursing home facility into eight, individual housing units for residents.

• The Chase Campaign for the Future has raised more than $1 million to date from local corporations and individuals toward a fundraising goal of $2 million. The institution will apply $1 million in liquid assets. The Chenango County Board of Supervisors awarded the project $50,000 in economic development funds last year. The balance is expected to be financed via bonds.

Chenango County Fire Department Tower Project:

• The Chenango County Board of Supervisors accepted in February a $1 million contract for the purchase of microwave technology for the newly erected 911 emergency management communications towers. The contract was approved by the New York State Dormitory Authority, the project’s contractors.

• Emergency Management Director Matt Beckwith said the technology was “the backbone” that would provide a connection between the towers in Pharsalia, Otselic, Cook Park in Greene and in Coventry