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From: Molly Desrosiers <jgugumumam

Sent: Monday, February 28,

To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Barriers

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| have strong reservations against the barriers downtown. I like to frequent the restaurants on Main St but once the
barriers go up, the parking is so restricted that anyone with physical limitations, such as myself, are now excluded from
enjoying the downtown area due to lack of access. | do not qualify for handicap parking, but from what | could recall last
year, even that was less than adequate. | also don’t understand why all businesses that aren't restaurants had to have
barriers. We have dined on Main St for years outdoors without the barriers. We can go back to NORMAL! Towards mid
summer last year there were many empty dining areas. | don’t feel it necessary to occupy that much space for outdoor

dining.

Regards,

Molly Desrosiers
37 Revere St
Nashua, NH

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Graham, Donna

From: Christine Simon ated: Ge
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 9:33 PM
To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Regarding the barriers on Main St

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| strongly believe they need to go!

They helped when Nashua businesses were stifled by mandates and limitations to capacity. That
time has passed. Let emergency vehicles move without risk of traffic congestion. Let motorists use
the streets the way they were intended.

Thank you for your consideration,

Christine Simon

Ward 3

5 Santerre St

Graham, Donna

From: Judith Boyd PRED ER

Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2022 7:26 AM
To: Board of Aldermen
Subject: Outdoor Dining

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YES my family wants expanded outdoor dining.

We love the beautiful look of everyone outdoors and joining in enjoying the room while eating outdoors.
Thank you,

Judie Boyd

16 Edson Street

Nashua 03064

Graham, Donna

From: RRR?
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2022 7:49 AM

To: Board of Aldermen
Subject: | am in favor of expanded outdoor dining again this summer

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Thanks for your consideration,

Jeffrey BD. Magaw
11 Bennington Road, Nashua, NH 03064

Graham, Donna

From: Laura Colquhoun :
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2022 9:27 AM
To: Wilshire, Lori; Board of Aldermen
Subject: Do not bring the barriers back!

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Dear Board members,

I am not in favor of bringing back the downtown barriers. I believe the barriers provided an
important function in supporting our restaurants during the COVID pandemic however the
pandemic is over. It is time to leave main street open and allow all of our businesses to have
storefront parking. This will allow all residents to go downtown and visit any store of their
choice.

The City of Nashua also does not need all that “getto” art taking away the beauty of our city.

There are solutions to expanding restaurant seating that would not involve the seasonal or
permanent placement of barriers that should be explored by City leadership.

Thank you for your attention to this important City Matter.

Please place this email/letter in the Next Board of Aldermen Meeting Packet.
Very truly yours,

Laura Colquhoun

30 Greenwood Dr.
Nashua, NH 03062

Laura Colquhoun

Graham, Donna

From: Stephen Bahsler < :
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2022 9:44 AM

To: Board of Aldermen

Ce: Graham, Donna; Cummings, Tim
Subject: Downtown Nashua’a jersey Barriers

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Dear Ladies & Gentlemen

| write this letter as a lifelong Nashua resident and business owner. | am a practicing CPA as
well as an active member of the Masonic Fraternity, which has been part of Nashua
community since 1822, when we were still the Township of Dunstable. | am opposed to the
expanded sidewalk tables and barriers on Main St during the summer. As a CPA] can
appreciate how difficult it is to succeed in the restaurant industry. It is a struggle at the best of
times, let alone when trying to keep the doors open during the COVID pandemic, with all of
the unique challenges that brings.

That being said, the traffic and parking situation downtown is problematic at best. | try to
support the downtown merchants, and | spend much of my free time at the Masonic Temple
at 198 Main St. The Masons also operate a children’s dyslexia tutoring center (a program
offered free of charge) at 200 Main St, which | am also involved with. The reduction of parking
and travel lanes on Main St turn any trip downtown into an exercise in frustration. There isa
lack of adequate parking at the best of times, and when on street parking is eliminated on top
of that, who wants to go downtown? Many of us still have to. With my health issues, which
includes severe rheumatoid arthritis, | do not appreciate the search for parking and the % mile
walk every time | go to the Masonic Temple, or the Dyslexia Tutoring Center, let alone to any
of the other downtown merchants and clients that | frequent. It also makes it difficult for the
students who are enrolled at the dyslexia center, and their parents who often accompany
them to class.

We all want an active and vibrant downtown, and we want our local businesses to succeed,
but restaurants aren't the only businesses downtown. The rest of us deserve a chance too.

Sincerely

Stephen K. Bahsler

Stephen K. Bahsler

Certified Public Accountant

McCafferty & Company, PC

71 Spit Brook Road, #309, Nashua, NH 03060

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Graham, Donna

From: Don Sherwood <Qaaqiaaia ame aeay gaara >

Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2022 10:51 AM

To: Board of Aldermen

Ce: Graham, Donna; Cummings, Tim

Subject: Letter to Nashua Aldermen in Opposition to extend the use of barriers on Main St.
Attachments: Main Street Barriers_Rev_C_03_01_2022.paf

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I am re-submitting my letter from several weeks ago (with minor edits) to express my opposition to
extending the use of barriers along Main Street for an additional three years. The letter is attached
(signed) and shown below.

Best regards,

Don Sherwood

March 1, 2022
Subject: Main St. Barriers
Dear Alderman,

lama long time Nashua ward 2 resident (54 years) writing to express my opposition to
extending the use of barriers on Main St. for the next 3 years. My reasons are as follows:

Safety: Reducing the north / south travel lanes along Main St. from 2 lanes to 1 lane has
resulted in considerable traffic congestion and delays, particularly during rush hours. In
emergency situations, any delay will increase the arrival time of critical fire or ambulance
services to reach their destination, with potentially life-altering outcomes.

| often travel Main St. On several occasions, | have witnessed cars attempting to parallel park
in the few open areas without barriers. Some stop in the single travel lane, to back into the
parking space. This stops traffic movement in the one open lane, frustrating people just
wanting to get from one end of town to the other. In one incident, a car actually entered the
opposite travel lane just to get around this situation a bit quicker, a very dangerous action.

Fairness: The parking barriers that were installed in the right-hand lanes along Main St. gave
restaurants a unique opportunity to add additional tables for patrons to enjoy outside dining,
particularly to comply with covid restrictions. The increased traffic congestion and loss of
parking spaces untimely had a negative impact of reducing the pedestrian foot traffic that

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other merchants along Main St. rely on to stay viable. It is not at all fair for the city to allow
variances that benefit only a few businesses at the expense of others. This practice should not
be continued.

Need: It appears that covid is evolving from a pandemic to a more routinely handled endemic
type situation that will not require special consideration for Main St. restaurants, eliminating
the need for barriers.

Barrier aesthetics and messaging: With few exceptions, | think the current “art” that
decorates the barriers is visually unappealing and conveys a confusing and mixed message.

Respectfully submitted

Donald Sherwood
16 Hooker St
Nashua, NH 03064