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Gov. Deval Patrick and Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno listen to presentations at the tornado recovery forum at the Basketball Hall of Fame.This event is now over. A live blog transcript can be read below. Full story coming from The Republican.
The Governor, mayor of Springfield and state housing and development secretary will host a forum on tornado recovery Tuesday at the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Gov. Deval Patrick, State Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Gregory Bialecki and Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno will briefly address the audience before presentations by state and local agencies on the recovery process.
Presentations will focus on the status of infrastructure repair, utilities, the reconstruction of housing and opportunities for entrepreneurship, according to Kimberly Haberlin, the director of communications for the Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development.
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