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The city of Menasha took a

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direct hit from the tornado

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as it moved south from Appleton.

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How long do you think

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it will take Menasha to recover?

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I think we have

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a long road ahead of us.

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I think there will be

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much, much work to do

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for days, weeks

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and possibly months

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in some aspects of it.

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I mean, the damage of the storm

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is devastating.

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I can't stress enough

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just how much loss

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there has been.

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My heart goes out to

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those residents.

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They want to know

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that I see them

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and I hear them

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and we're in this together.

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You need to take it

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a day at a time.

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But I think the important thing

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to know in circumstances

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like this is

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we needed to

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walk one step at a time

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in order to activate

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the next steps.

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So right now

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making sure people are safe

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and making sure people have

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those immediate basic needs

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and then making sure

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we have roads clear

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so contractors and our crews and

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all of the municipalities

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that are coming in to help us

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can do that important work

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to clear out our roads

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build back up our utility

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and then the next phases

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will come in where

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people can get their garbage out

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and other things like that.

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So it's going to be

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a long road ahead of us.

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I anticipate many weeks yet.