Board Of Aldermen - Minutes - 12/26/2017 - P7
Board of Aldermen — 12/26/17 Page 7
Alderman Tencza
| also want to just wish everyone a Happy New Year.
| wanted to thank, in particular, as it relates to the prior storms, the crews from PSNH who were prepared. As
someone from a neighborhood who lost power twice on Saturday, it was restored quickly within a couple of
hours. We appreciate their preparations and being out there in a difficult storm. And thank you to the members
of the DPW who were out plowing for all of us on Christmas morning so that we could all get where we were
going on Christmas afternoon.
And then finally, to the outgoing members, | just want to say thank you for your service. It’s a tremendous
sacrifice in time that you’ve given to the city. We are all better off for it.
Alderman Clemons
| just want to take the opportunity to say thank you to everyone that | have served with, both in the last two
years and the previous four years that | had the pleasure of serving. Serving Nashua, which is my home
community and the place | was born and raised, has been a true pleasure. There’s something about coming in
here every time and really working together to do the best for the city that makes you go home and feel proud.
And I’m proud to say that throughout my tenure | was able to do that. It’s with a heavy heart that I’m leaving,
but my future is moving in a different path. | just want to, again, thank everybody who I’ve had the pleasure of
working with here.
Alderwoman Wilshire
I’d like to thank the members of the Public Works who went out there and plowed and kept the streets safe. I’d
also like to thank the person who came over to my house and cleaned off my cars on Christmas. That was a
great Christmas gift; thank you to whoever that was.
Also, my best wishes to the outgoing Aldermen; it’s been a pleasure serving with you. We weren’t always on
the same side, but we’re mutually professional. Happy New Year to everyone.
President McCarthy
|, too, would like to thank the Public Works staff. They were certainly out and about yesterday in force. My son
and daughter-in-law came up to visit us and it was easy for them to get there. They got held up a lot in
Massachusetts where the road conditions were not so good, but Nashua appears to have been very good to
them. And | thank the people who were out on Christmas day doing their job. It is sometimes thankless,
particularly if they read some of the online comments. We understand that people get frustrated when their
street isn’t cleared, but it’s not that easy to do. And | thank the people who do it for us on a regular basis.
I’d also like to remind the public that when you’re out cleaning your driveways, clean around the fire hydrants.
The house you save may be your own.
Lastly, with regard to the folks who won’t be returning, | want to say | have enjoyed working with all of you, and
| appreciate your commitment to the city and to your respective wards and constituents. We have a token of
our appreciation for your service for each of you. Many of the people who are not returning aren’t here so | will
give out the ones that we can.
Committee announcements:
Alderman Dowd
There is a public hearing on Infrastructure tomorrow night, here at 7:00 p.m.
