The City Council in Springfield, Massachusetts will have a new president in 2019.
City Councilor Justin Hurst announced he had secured commitments from enough of his colleagues on the 13- member council to be voted to lead the legislative body next year.
Hurst, who is in the middle of this 3rd two-year term as an at-large City Councilor will succeed Orlando Ramos as council president.
WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Hurst.