Theater filled to capacity; more than 200 turned away as Town Hall gets underway

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More than 200 people had to be turned away as a Town Hall meeting on healthcare reform began in the theatre of the IT Building at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, NY on Wednesday afternoon. The Town Hall was the first held by Congressman Michael Arcuri of the 24th Congressional District. (PAT BAILEY/ WKTV)

By PAT BAILEY

Story Created: Aug 19, 2009 at 4:11 PM EDT

Story Updated: Aug 20, 2009 at 12:08 PM EDT

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Health care reform is taking center stage at Mohawk Valley Community College Wednesday as Congressman Michael Arcuri holds his first town hall meeting on the subject.

More than 200 people had to be turned away shortly after 4 p.m., as the theater was filled to capacity. Arcuri says he hopes to avoid the hoopla other town halls across the country have seen over the past month, including a press conference in Utica two weeks ago when a man in the audience interrupted House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.

Arcuri says he hopes this will be a constructive meeting and that he still hasn't made up his mind about the president's health care reform plans.

The meeting got underway at 4 p.m. at the theatre of the IT Building on the campus of Mohawk Valley Community College.

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