Gov. Patrick: Tornado Financial Aid On Way
BOSTON (AP) - Financial aid could soon be making its way to tornado-ravaged Massachusetts communities.
Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday filed a $52 million supplemental spending plan that includes $10 million to help pay for costs incurred during the emergency response to last week's devastating storms.
Mass.Gov: Tornado Recovery
The bill also provides new tools for municipalities to speed emergency borrowing.
Patrick also said two federal emergency management teams have been on the ground in effected communities assessing the damage and making estimates of the cost of rebuilding public infrastructure and private homes.
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He said the process can take two to three weeks, but he hopes to have it wrapped up by the end of this week.
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He said that federal aid will be distributed through three emergency centers set up by the state last week.
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