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Graham, Donna

From: Todd Holbrook :

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2022 11:26 AM
To: Board of Aldermen

Ce: Graham, Donna

Subject: Downtown Barriers

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Hello,

lam a lifelong Nashua resident writing to you against the downtown barriers. | have lived on Lawndale Ave, Main St,
Whitney St, Hills Ferry Road and am currently on Webster St. | avoid downtown now, when the barriers are in place. |
have stopped using Bar Harbor Bank in favor of a bank on Amherst St. | have stopped using Main St in general when the
barriers are up, therefore not passing businesses | used to patronize. The barriers impede parking and traffic to aid a
few restaurants. We all want local businesses to succeed but to vote for barriers under the guise of “It will increase foot
traffic” is 100% incorrect. All 4 individuals in my family now avoid Main St. when the barriers are in place. We now use
the highway and BSP, | am sure we are not the only family doing this.

Todd R Holbrook
14 Webster St 03064
Ward #3

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Graham, Donna

From: Jay Corbin

Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2022 12:37 PM
To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Outdoor Dining

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Dear Alderman,

Outdoor Dining is an absolute must!

My wife is confined to a wheel chair. We have found that dining outdoors is more accessible and more comfortable for
her than dining indoors.

To me it makes downtown more alive. It makes downtown a destination not just a bunch of buildings to drive by.
People walking around, socializing, dining, shopping, is what is continually needed to make downtown vibrant.
My wife and | are all for Outdoor Dining.

Sincerely

Jay Corbin

7 Stevens St

Nashua NH 03060

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Graham, Donna

From: Eric Frank Qe.

Sent: Monday, March 07, 2022 1:16 PM
To: Board of Aldermen
Subject: Concrete Barriers from Nashua Chamber

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To the BOA:
1 am personally in favor of reinstalling the barriers downtown.

I understand the concerns of other businesses that are adversely affected by the lack of parking and
accessibility to their downtown businesses.

I do not profess to be a city planner, but perhaps during the months that the barriers are in place there could be
a negotiated compromise on parking fees and a temporary halt to the issuing of parking violations, to make
parking more accessible to appease the non-hospitality downtown businesses. Also, better signage directing
people to the town garages could help as well.

On a similar but unrelated parking matter, I have always found it to be unfair that there are only paid parking
spaces near the "free" Public Library. This seems to me to be a contradiction. Allowing free access to the
library seems to be the intended spirit of the Free library system. I personally know people who choose not to
use this resource because of the paid parking situation.

A change in parking fees & enforcement along with the reinstatement of outdoor dining spaces would assist the
downtown in becoming a more vibrant place, and especially with the building of the performing arts center
especially, I think that removing some of the parking restrictions in place currently regarding parking will serve
the town in the long run, perhaps better than the short term gains from parking revenue.

Thank you,
Eric Frank

20 Lee St,
Nashua

Graham, Donna

From: cathy prevost

Sent: Monday, March 07, 2022 3:41 PM
To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: downtown barriers

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Hello,

lam a long time resident of Nashua. | fervently oppose the continuation of the downtown barriers. They make parking
incredibly difficult (1 do not go downtown when the barriers are up), traffic is very congested, and they decrease the ability
of other businesses to thrive due to the parking situation. In my personal opinion, the barriers make the downtown area
look so rundown and terrible. | long for a beautiful downtown area!

PLEASE! Keep the barriers away!

Thank you,
Cathy Prevost
Hatch Street
Nashua

David Moraros

Dave's Quality Dry Cleaning
84 Canal Street

Nashua, NH 03064

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March 7, 2022
Dear Nashua BOA,

My name is David Moraros and | own Dave’s Quality Dry Cleaning at 84 Canal Street. |ama
native of Nashua and my family has owned this business for over 59 years|

The purpose of my letter today is to express my strong opposition to the Jersey Barriers. The
barriers served their purpose during the height of the pandemic to help restaurants with expanded
outdoor seating. Restaurants have survived and in fact they can’t even staff the expanded outdoor
seating due to staffing shortages affecting ail businesses. | AM in support for outdoor seating like it
used to be pre-pandemic which is directly on the sidewalk in front of the individual restaurant.

The barriers have actually hurt other types of business’ like mine. My customers and employees
have complained since the barriers first went up because of the nightmare maneuvering through
barriers, traffic and parking. We have actually lost business because people are avoiding the
downtown. It is not reasonable to help one type of business while hurting others. In addition, the
barriers are a severe problem for emergency vehicles such as Fire, Police and Ambulances to navigate
through main street and their response times have been delayed.

| strongly urge the City of Nashua to rescind the ordinance pertaining to the Jersey Barriers and
have them permanently removed.

Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,

David Moraros

Graham, Donna

From: Kerry Baxte

Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2022 8:51 AM
To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Main Street Barriers

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Kerry Baxter
31 Harris Street
Nashua, NH

Good morning,

| wish to express my support for expanded outdoor dining, but | DO NOT support placing barriers which reduce the
travel lanes on Main Street.

Our First Responder leaders have indicated publicly that permanent lane restrictions on Main Street impact their
response times in emergencies. That in and of itself should be reason enough to seek a different approach to expanded
outdoor dining options. Thus far that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Additionally, the placement of barriers decreased the amount of available parking. Parking has consistently been a
complaint among both residents and businesses downtown. Whether perceived or not, it continues to be a topic of
discussion and parking options should be added, not removed.

Placing barriers only benefits the restaurants, which by the way have decreased their operating hours. Many are not
open Mondays and or Tuesdays and many remain closed for several hours on the days they do open for business.

Let’s not forget the intent of the original objective of barriers on Main Street. It was to allow restaurants to operate at
closer to their usual capacity because of indoor dining restrictions during the pandemic. Mission accomplished for that
time period. Now we are back to “normal” so the City should look to expand outdoor dining without closing lanes on
Main Street.

Thank you,
Kerry Baxter

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Graham, Donna

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Tuesday, March 08, 2022 10:59 AM
Board of Aldermen

Graham, Donna

Barriers

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lam a lifelong resident writing to you against the barriers. | work down town, and have off and on since the 80’s. Main
Street is beautiful. When the barriers are in place to accommodate a select few businesses, it hurts all the other
businesses. They are not attractive.I avoid Main Street except to come to work. It is faster for me to walk home than sit
at the light on Water St. for 3-4 light cycles. | shop in Hudson on the weekends now. The barriers served a purpose, but
keeping expanding dining is a safety issue. We need to go back to outside/sidewalk dining.

Paula Holbrook
14 Webster St.
Ward 3

Graham, Donna

From: RONALD DISTASIO

Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2022 2:53 PM
To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Proposed Subdivision
Attachments: duplex letter.docx

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Dear Board of Alderman:

We are writing to you with our serious concerns about the proposed subdivision across from our
home. We have attached a copy of the letter sent to the planning board and the mayor.

Thank you for your time and consideration

Ron and ‘a ono Di Stasio 27 1/4 High Pine Ave Nashua 03063
595-7837 Qiipeeessss Mll meenee

27 % High Pine Avenue
Nashua, New Hampshire 03063
March 4, 2022

City of Nashua

Planning Department

P.O. Box 2019

Nashua, New Hampshire 03061

Dear Planning Board Members:

We are writing to you with very serious concerns about the proposed subdivision that is being
planned across the street from our private home. We do not feel that it is a good fit for our current
block and we also have serious safety, drainage, esthetic and health concerns as well.

In June of 1989 we moved our family to our current home on High Pine Avenue because we
wanted a better quality of life for our family. My brother had moved his family to Nashua many years
earlier and we simply fell in love with New Hampshire. It was not an easy move for us, requiring many
years of waiting for a job transfer to come through. We had all grown up in overcrowded, noisy New
York where the taxes and cost of living made it difficult for middle class families to raise their children.
This June makes 33 years since we moved to our current home in New Hampshire and we are still very
much in love with our adopted state; however, we have seen quite a lot of changes in Nashua during
these years. Little by little, our town taxes have increased almost every year and once again it is
becoming increasingly difficult for a middle class family to afford even a small size private home such as
ours. Another upsetting change has been the amount of over- building, overcrowding and shrinkage of
green spaces in the cities in which to enjoy the quality of life we moved to New Hampshire to enjoy.

When we moved to this block 33 years ago, the lot across the street, where the current
subdivision is proposed was green space, filled with some very large, old, beautiful trees. Over the
years, and after a few very powerful storms, one or two of the trees was heavily damaged and required
removal. It was upsetting to see not just the damaged trees removed but the entire area denuded of
any trees. When we observed grass being planted we had hoped the owner might beautify the denuded
area with smaller bushes and trees, not as susceptible to storms. We noticed that the family in the
current duplex next to the proposed subdivision has young children and we had hoped to see a swing
set or jungle gym for the children to enjoy. A white picket fence would further beautify the corner
property and keep the children safe at the same time.

When the trees were first removed and the lot was measured, we were informed that the lot
was not large enough to build a home on. The lot is the same exact size today as it was then. We
viewed the plans and see that the proposal is to turn the duplex around so that it faces our home. This
makes the address High Pine Avenue instead of Flagstone Drive and would overcrowd that corner. The
deck of the current duplex would have to be removed, leaving very little green space for the family to
enjoy. The proposed building would not fit in well on the corner and would have the appearance of
being squeezed into a much too small space. In addition, a building that size will block the sunlight

coming into our home, the sunlight enjoyed by our neighbors in the duplex next door to our home and
also the sunlight that the residents in the duplex adjacent to the proposed subdivision enjoy. Squeezing
this building on that small corner lot will most definitely affect the esthetics and quality of life on our
block.

We also have several safety concerns as well. Having lived here for 33 years, we are very aware
of the traffic pattern on our block. Cars frequently travel down High Pine Avenue, rounding the left
corner at a much greater speed than is safe. Thankfully, we are able to see them from our driveway;
however, a driveway located at a proposed 26-28 High Pine Avenue would have a huge blind spot to
overcome in order to exit their driveway safely. Winter weather creates additional hazards as many cars
make that left turn and begin to skid on an icy roadway in front of our home. In addition, the school bus
stops on the corner where the proposed subdivision is located. We understand that sidewalks, which
would add some measure of safety for the children have been eliminated from the plans by a waiver
which is being granted for a contribution of $9,000. We are not engineers, and we are not expert at
reading these types of plans, so we apologize if we have misunderstood; however, to a layman it sounds
as though there is not enough room for sidewalks, whether or not it is a safety concern for the children
and a contribution of $9,000.00 will be paid to overlook the safety concerns. We believe this point
requires serious consideration and clarification.

Drainage is also one of our concerns regarding the proposed subdivision on our block. During
heavy rains there is quite a lot of water that flows downward on High Pine Avenue. We frequently see
trucks cleaning out the drainage port in front of the proposed subdivision and also at the other end of
High Pine Avenue. We understand that the current drainage will require quite a bit of modification in
order to support this subdivision, We are concerned that this will further compromise the drainage in
our area especially during heavy storms which seem to be more frequent in the last several years.

Finally, our last concern is a personal health matter. One member of our family suffers with
chronic asthma which is adversely affected by any type of construction materials such as dust, wood,
glues etc. We are concerned that a project of this magnitude in such close proximity to our home will
cause quite a bit of illness for our family member. In the past, even with our windows closed, odors still
enter our home and cause a problem.

We thank you for your time and consideration. Please read our concerns into your minutes as
we will not be able to be present at your meeting. Kindly contact us about our concerns.

Respectfully,

Ronald DiStasio

Mary Ann DiStasio