The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded more than $21 million to the city of Springfield Massachusetts to help it recover from the June 2011 tornado.
Springfield Awarded $21.9 Million To Help Tornado Recovery
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno said the money will fund specific projects detailed in the tornado recovery master plan the city produced last year.
HUD also awarded $7 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to help rebuild other areas hit by the tornadoes of June 2011 and the flooding that followed Tropical Storm Irene later that year. The money is from the same appropriation President Obama signed this year that led to $5. 4 billion in aid to five states and the city of New York impacted by Superstorm Sandy.
