Organizers hoped to attract 20 to 30 contractors to last Thursday’s informational meeting on the $4.3 million Neighborhood Stabilization Program underway in Berlin. Instead, there was standing room only at the city hall auditorium with an estimated 110 different contractors and companies represented.
“We were very pleased with the turnout,” said Berlin Housing Coordinator André Caron.
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