Shouts from residents echoed through the room as community members described what they called a lack of response following last spring’s devastative tornado, with one attendee calling the recovery effort “horrible.”
More than 300 residents, organizers and local leaders gathered Saturday at the Northside Movement Center, voicing frustration over what they see as slow and uneven rebuilding nearly a year after the May 16 tornado tore through North St. Louis.
The meeting came as key forms of relief remain uncertain or delayed. A proposed state tax credit aimed at helping tornado survivors cover insurance deductibles and other costs remains in limbo, though some residents can still apply for assistance, St. Louis Public Radio reported Monday…