Acting Holyoke Mayor Terence Murphy hosts listening session for business owners
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Acting Holyoke Mayor Terence Murphy listens to the concerns of business owners at City Hall on Friday, April 23, 2021. (Dennis Hohenberger photo)
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Murphy was recently sworn in as acting mayor and will serve until shortly after the November election.
John Brunelle of B and B Real Estate said the city’s greatest asset is Holyoke Gas & Electric. The city “dropped the ball” in not allowing the expansion of the area’s natural gas supply, he said.
In the past year, Brunelle said, developers “lost opportunities” as HG&E imposed a natural gas moratorium on new residential and commercial customers. More than 100 potential customers had to find alternative fuel sources, he said.