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Graham, Donna
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Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 10:53 AM
To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Traffic Barriers

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Dear Members of the BOA,

| am a resident of Nashua and a registered voter. In addition, my wife is handicapped and prefers easy access to
buildings and parking downtown. The barriers block a lot of on street parking and make this more difficult for
handicapped parking.

| would like the Board to keep the concrete barriers off Main St. They are unsightly, they cause terrible traffic
congestion, and they’re an unnecessary cost to the taxpayers. In addition, the placement of the barriers shows
preferential treatment for some businesses over others. | live downtown and walk the streets often so | observe this
first hand. Some large restaurants have huge outdoor seating areas that are full while others take up lots of space that is
rarely used. Some types of businesses, such as my pharmacy, do not have any need for additional sidewalk space, but
they suffer from the reduced on-street parking.

The barriers also block bike lanes and force bicyclists off the road and onto the sidewalks, which is a safety hazard.

No big city that successfully attracts tourists or local residents uses concrete barriers in this way. The barriers are
unsightly and cause traffic jams. Portsmouth is one example of a municipality that keeps its beauty, historical character,
and thriving business district free of such destructive things.

Thank you for your consideration and | look forward to a beautiful, clear Main Street this spring.

Best Regards,

Chris Joliat

Christopher Jjoliat
34 Franklin St Suite 408
Nashua, NH 03064

Chris

Christopher Joliat
34 Franklin St Suite 408
Nashua, NH 03064

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From: Nikki W

Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 11:37 AM
To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Concerned resident/business partner.

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To Whom it May Concern:

| am writing as a concerned citizen, driver, downtown resident and employee of Nashua who uses Main St several times
per day. | frequent Main St. daily for dining and shopping, as both a driver and pedestrian. | fear that cutting half of the
lanes down is not conducive to proper flow of traffic and dangerous for not only pedestrians but also those driving on the
street.

Not to mention the fire and rescue stating it takes an extra minute and nine seconds to get through traffic, that could be
the difference of life or death. The police also expressed safety and concerns about increased response times. The fire
chief said it would be difficult to even operate the Ladder truck on a working fire if needed as they would need to operate
around the barriers. As far as I'm concerned, this should be the end of this discussion. When public safety becomes a
concern, there should be no further discussion about the barriers. During the Covid pandemic, the BOA constantly said,
lets listen to the experts (BOH, CDC, etc...) and follow their advice which has been done with the various mandates. Now
we have experts stating they have concerns about the barriers and they are falling on deaf ears as we are not listening to
them.

I'd prefer to leave downtown as is. Restaurants have been able to get along find before the pandemic and will continue to
do business after. The restaurants are thriving downtown especially on the weekends. Many do not even have the staff to
support their indoor dining, never mind EXPANDED outdoor dining. The restaurants that want outdoor dining may still do
so on the sidewalks like they have in years past. We do not need to change the roadways 24/7 to add more dining seats
that are only used for a portion of the day and are only beneficial to restaurants. The barriers will be detrimental to all
retailers and non-restaurant establishments as the increased traffic and lack of parking deters patrons from coming
downtown.

It's time to start normalizing and living our normal lives again. Stop putting up the barriers. Please.

Working at a downtown business (Nashua Collision Center), I've had many customers in the summer explain they're on
their way but running late due to traffic in the area. | don't want to work late because my customers can't get here on time.
I'm here from 7:30pm to 5pm M-F. I'd like to leave work on time, but the traffic this causes and undue stress is
unacceptable not to mention my customers being very frustrated not being able to easily navigate downtown.

| frequently (4+ times per week) dine downtown. As | mentioned earlier, restaurants do not have the staff (servers,
bartenders and kitchen) to sustain the inside and outside seating. They barely have the staff for a busy Saturday night
with just indoor seating. It's just unreasonable at this point in time.

I'd hate to need a fireman or a rescue and wait a full minute and nine seconds longer than was necessary because Main
St traffic was too difficult to get down.

Let's all be reasonable not only keep traffic flowing but keep public safety in mind!
Nicole Wilde

36 Mason St

Nashua, NH 03060

Nicole Wilde

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Nashua Collision Center, Inc.
32 Mason St.

Nashua, NH 03060

Graham, Donna

From: Wes Anderson

Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 9:23 AM
To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: No to Main st. barriers

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] am not in favor of the barriers on main st. I understand that this helped restaurants during the pandemic. I feel
like this only helped restaurants. | supported the restaurants throughout the pandemic by ordering take out. It is
nice to sit outside and dine but it is not nice on main st. The barriers increase traffic and lines of cars. I do not
believe it is nice to have a bite of food and wash it down with a big huff of exhaust fumes. This is a public
health matter, a traffic problem, and a taxpayer burden. I am a homeowner in Nashua and get crushed by the
taxes here. The restaurants get extra space for their business and get extra square footage. I am not sure if they
pay for the barriers to get put up or pay additional taxes for the extra space, but you could reply and educate me
on the matter. In my neighborhood I have sidewalks crumbling and potholes. They are not fixed but the priority
is restaurants and barriers. Please do not put the barriers back up.

Wes Anderson
9 N 7th St, Nashua, NH 03060

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Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 12:37 PM

To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Removal of barriers in Main Street

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Good afternoon-

| vote for no barriers on Main St. They are | slightly, cause too much traffic and are an impairment to the Fire/Police and
ambulances. Covid is moving in, we no longer need them.

Lynne Trask
33 Summer Street

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From: Jim Bernard

Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 1:01 PM

To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Expanded out door Dining

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Hello,

?? Lam writing this at the request of several downtown restaurants who have taken to social media asking for support. |
am in favor of continuing the expanded outdoor dining. Over the last 2 years my wife and have taken advantage of it and
it has been nothing short of wonderful. The vibe on Main St. on a warm Thursday, ??Friday night and all day Saturday
and Sunday is fantastic. The restaurants are full and on a lot of evenings there is music. Nashua need to continue to
invest in the downtown to attract new and younger resident.

?? | have never had had an issue finding a parking space even on the busiest of nights nor has the traffic been a problem.
There seems to be a very small minority of citizens who have decided to take exception of everything this board and any

comment sessions reflect the opinions of most of the citizens in the City.
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Regards

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Jim Bernard

21 Lewis St,

Nashua NH
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Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 1:20 PM
To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Downtown Barriers

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| do not want to see the barriers return to downtown as we had in the last 2 years. They served a purpose during covid
but that has come and gone. People are now going back to work and traffic is now getting back to normal, having lanes
reduced downtown is not what we should be doing. | would not be in favor of putting them back or having the taxpayers
having to pay for this. John Sullivan my Ward 9 Alderman has another proposal that | read and | would be in favor of, the
proposal does not limit traffic lanes in downtown, allows outdoor dining for restaurants without causing issues for other
businesses. His proposal puts the expense on the restaurant and also does not cause for lanes of traffic to be

closed. The current city proposal that has been floated | would be against.

Tom Bulluck

20 Nottingham Drive
Ward 9

Nashua NH 03062

Graham, Donna

From: Laurie Blanchette >

Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 1:25 PM

To: Board of Aldermen; O'Brien, Michael (Alderman); Graham, Donna
Subject: Outdoor Dining Proposal

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Hi there,

| am writing to let you know that | am in favor of the Outdoor Dining Proposal for Downtown Nashua. | live at
Clocktower Place and would consider myself a regular downtown. Restaurants | frequent include, but are not
limited to Surf, MTs Local, Oddfellows, Stella Blu, Fratellos, Peddlers Daughter and the Flight Center. During
the pandemic, outside dining was really a God send to me. It was a way to continue life with some sense of
normalcy during some very difficult times. For the restaurants, it allowed them to employ their staff and
maintain their businesses, during challenging times for the restaurant industry.

While the pandemic is hopefully coming to somewhat of a close, the interest in outdoor dining does not go
away for me and many others. | loved sitting outside, enjoying the sunshine, the wind, the live music. Were
the jersey barriers extremely attractive? Not necessarily, although the artwork on them did help. Was traffic
a little more challenging? Sure, but there are ways to avoid the downtown areas that have them. | know that
with the restaurant industry having struggled for the last few years, the additional seating outdoors will
financially help them recoup some of their losses. In addition, with the performing arts center due to open in
the fall, the additional seating for the next few years will allow for the restaurants to accommodate additional
people who are patronizing the arts center, who may not have been to many of the area restaurants.

In any event, | just wanted to share my thoughts. If you need any additional information from me, or have any
questions, please don't hesitate to let me know.

Sincerely,

Laurie Blanchette
1 Clocktower Place, Apt 325
Nashua, NH 03060

Graham, Donna

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Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 2:08 P
To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Nashua, NH Outside Dining

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Greetings BOA Team,

Please continue with outside dining in downtown Nashua, NH. It been a great atmosphere to dine outside in
the summer months and we just love it.

Regards,
Matt
Matt Morse

9 Heidi Ln.
Nashua, NH 03062

Graham, Donna

From: Julie ms

Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 2:08 PM

To: Board of Aldermen; O'Brien, Michael (Alderman)
Subject: Expanded outdoor dining

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Dear Michael O’Brien and the Board of Aldermans,

lam writing you on behalf of Stella Blu located on East Pearl street in Nashua. | am in favor of the barriers in the main
street area in Nashua. Adding barriers and increasing the cutdoor dining is on of the best things Nashua has ever done
to increase revenue in our downtown. | have lived and worked in Nashua for ten years. Outdoor dining is a great chance
for more employment opportunities while also taking advantage of the nicer weather. Stella was voted best out door
dining in Nashua for 2021 but will go from 56 seats with barriers to 6 without. In fairness to some of the smaller family
run restaurants deserve just as much chance as some of the bigger restaurants that have established patios. | think the
proposed plan has helped steam line some of the areas that were unneeded is great and we should move forward with
that. Please Help continue to make Nashua great!

Thank you for your time!

Sincerely,

Julie Pinksten
Executive Chef
Stella Blu