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This is not a pandemic problem; this is not a software update problem; this is a people and paperwork problem.
This is why we need a strong chief. | am very concerned that Greg Turgiss is actiing as the
superivor distributing the abatements (to his brother) and has a history of poor paperwork performance.

The new coordinator does not have the experience, no fault of theirs, to correct the acting supervisor mistakes
and find any paperwork not captured. All of this inputing work can be done remotely. It has been two months

since the filing deadline. There is no excuse not the have assignments correct at this point in time.

T hope you can all appreciate, how important it is to a property owner to have their abatements addressed to
correct what they believe is a disproportionate assessment.

Please update the public on the hiring of the chief and bring more transparency to this process.

Laurie Ortolano

Graham, Donna

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From: BILL <wrsutton2@msn.com>

Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2020 10:44 AM

To: boe

Ce: Board of Aidermen; Donchess, James; Nashua Telegraph

Subject: Budget

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BOE,

After watching the BOE meeting where only TWO members voted against the proposed budget, | question
how the others run their households when the don't have the luxury taxpayer money. | also question how
many Directors and Assistant Directors are really needed. Hopefuily the BOA will drastically reduce this
proposed budget. The taxpayers in the city can only take so much and many of us will remember at election
time.

| welcome any and all responses.

Respectfully,
W.R.Sutton

Graham, Donna

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From: Robert Guzas <rpguzas@aol.com>
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 7:54 AM
To: Board of Aldermen
Ce: sguzas@aol.com
Subject: PAC

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Hi Pat:

| hope you are feeling well. Just read in the Telegraph that it seems they want to continue the PAC project.
THIS IS INSANE.

We should immediately stop the bleeding cancel this project put the building up for sale so we can get it back on the tax
rolls.

Every project that is not for essential infrastructure or health should be "CANCELED" not deferred until the city sees
where they are for budget purposes. We will not know that for many months.

| see a HUGE tax increase coming for the residents of Nashua as it is without these FEEL GOOD AND LOOK GOOD
PROJECTS.

Cancel everything thatis not critical for the health and welfare and safety of the residents of Nashua.

Everyone knows that you have to stop the bleeding immediately before the patient bleeds out and dies so you can repair
the damage and save the patient (being Nashua).

We can then revisit everything from the beginning after all this is over and we are not facing having possibly every third
seat filled in the PAC and bleeding consiantly because of our stupidity.

Bob

44 Bell Street
603-881-3882

PS you can use this e-mail and my name if you like

Graham, Donna

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From: Laura Colquhoun <lauracolqunoun2 @gmail.com>

Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 12:52 PM

To: Board of Aldermen; Donchess, James

Subject: Need to put a hold on the Art Center

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It has become very obvious that the Arts Center in downtown should not go forward at this
time. With the Corona virus hitting the United States, it appears that all areas are going to see a
financial downturn.

As a Nashua resident I am asking all Board of Aldermen and the Mayor to put a hold on this
project now.

I would like the Board of Aldermen to read my email into the minutes for the special meeting
regarding the Arts Center.

Thank you.

Laura Colquhoun

Graham, Donna

From: Laurie Ortoiano <faurieortolano@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2020 7:57 PM

To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: An email for public record

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Please place this email on the public record at a Board of Aldermen Meeting.
This blog post was inspired by the actions of Dave Tenza, Lori Wilshire, and Rick Dowd.
Pandemic muzzling of the public

Everyone knows that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives, at least temporarily. This includes how
we, the public, participate in local politics. With the pandemic-induced changes to how local politics works, |
am a little concerned about the health of public participation in local politics during these unusual times. Let's
take a look at why | believe our voices are not being heard as well now.

Ordinarily, we can all participate in any public meeting by simply attending. In most cases, signing in and
standing to address a board during community input is standard practice. And in our open, democratic society,
our words become part of the public record.

Since the closing of City Hall to the public two months ago, how does public input work now? The Board of
Aldermen voted to only accept, not read, emails and placed them on file for all remote meetings. The Board’s
pandemic position to acknowledge the email is a far cry from physical participation in a public meeting where
press coverage and media viewership brings light to citizen comments.

The Board has adopted an even more interesting practice. A citizen’s email communication for public input
must be receive one week prior to the Board meeting, otherwise it is tabled until the next meeting, two weeks
down the road. This eliminates all citizens from emailing comments on items to be acted on in the upcoming
meeting. At a minimum, the Board should be making these emails available in a much timelier manner.

The Boards new rules on public comment is a strong indication of how muted our voices have become in city
government. Ordinarily, the Board would provide up to 30 minutes for public comment; they have been
running freely without any “interference” from the public.

On the other hand, board committees or city managers have the ability to submit reports to the board and
have them immediately recognized on record. President Wilshire simply suspends the rule, if there is no
objection of the Board, and accepts into record the correspondence submitted (BOA Youtube 4/28/2020 at 16
min). The Board is using The Mason Rules for Legislative Procedure to muzzle the public, rather than to keep
order so all voices can be heard.

Aldermen Jette and Alderwoman Lu have questioned why public emails are not be recognized in meetings
(Jette Budget Committee Minutes, page 4/Lu BOA Youtube 5/12/20 at 50:00 min). They are silenced by other
Aldermen who are trying to train them in “the Nashua Way”. Push the public off and stifle them.

From my vantage point, Nashua’s politicians are using the dictum “never let a good crisis go to waste” to

exploit and advance their own political agendas. More so than ever, it is an important time for the public to
keep a watchful eye.

Graham, Donna

From: Laurie Ortolano [mailto:laurieortolano@email.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2020 8:17 AM

To: wilshirel <wilshirei@nashuanh.gov>

Subject: FYi

Misapplied Mason Rules are used against the public
Aldermen Jette,

I have become increasingly concerned about how public input is handled during this pandemic. I have not heard
any elected officials speak about reopening City Hall to the public and have no idea how long we are going to
be without a voice in a public meeting.

I feel I am being targeted by members of the Board and the City to prevent my input from becoming part of the
record. Lori Wilshire and Rick Dowd have been have been using the Mason Rule of Legislative Procedure to
bully the public and members of the board to prevent our voices from being heard.

Alderwoman Wilshire is making exceptions to the rules to enter committee and city manager emails into the
record without placement on the agenda, but will not suspend the rules to allow public emails to be placed on
the record. What is more disturbing is that the public can never participate in an item to be acted upon because,
by the time the agenda is posted publicly, we have missed our opportunity to get on it. It has already been more
than two months since the public comments have been stifled. This could go on for another 2 to 4 months.

I would like you to ask that all public communications be accepted and placed on the record at the earliest
possible meeting by applying the Mason Rules to suspend the rules.

I would like our emails to at least be read into the record, but would rather you request the City provide an
access line for public comment. The Mayor is holding press conferences with access for the press to ask
questions. Why does the public not have this ability?

I was looking over the minutes record from the April 20, 2020 Budget Review meeting where you spoke up
about my communication to the Budget Review Committee. I believe Rick Dowd was out of order and
misrepresented the Mason rules when he did not allow your motion to be acted upon and instead told you that
the Board would have to vote on it to place it on the agenda.

Your motion should have been accepted by all budget committee members. Your motion did not require a
second and a motion did not have to be made to place my letter on the agenda. Lori Wilshire, in the BOA
meetings, is suspending the rules and accepting communication. No second required, no motion to change the
agenda required.

Lori Wilshire and Rick Dowd’s targeting of people they don’t like or agree with does not make them great
leaders and the City a better place.

I am tired of the poppycock that is being doled out by certain members of the Board against the public. Please
help bring our voices back into the public forum. Below is a transcript from the Budget review Meeting.

Alderman Jette

Mr. Chairman?

Chairman Dowd
Yes?

Alderman Jette
Alderman Jette here. So two things, number one —I received I think correspondence, I think it was addressed to
all of us today from Lori Ortolano, and I would move that that be accepted and placed on file.

Chairman Dowd

I told Donna Graham to accept it and place it on file for the Board of Aldermen Meeting next Tuesday. It came
in too late to be on the Agenda. We would have to vote to place it on the Agenda today, but it will be on the
Agenda of the Full Board of Aldermen next Tuesday.

Alderman Jette
OK fine, and secondly, ...

This emails is being shared with other Board members individually.

Graham, Donna

From: noreply@civicplus.com

Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2020 10:16 AM

To: Legislative Office

Subject: Online Form Submittal: Contact Board of Alderman

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Contact Board of Alderman

First Name Jim

Last Name Tullis

Address 19 Natick St

City Nashua

State New Hampshire

ZipCode 03063

PhoneNumber —=—=—=—«038832528

Email Address jtullis@comcast.net

Comments | would just like to have someone look at all the outside

renovations of the Arts Center that seem to change constantly
This building will take away the character of ihe downtown,
nothing on Main St. comes close to looking like this. Why do
they have to continue to change the outside so looks out of
place? Also since this building is for Art it shouid be the inside
of the building that should change saving on a lot of wasted
money. | just think the costs are geiting out of hand and the
money ihe city is putting into this could be better served at this
time for the extreme virus we are going through. Thank You

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May 19, 2020

Honorable Lori Wilshire
President
Nashua Board of Aldermen

bear Madam President,

fam pleased to inform you and the Aldermen, that the Board of
Fire Commissioners have on this date, unanimously approved the CBA
document recently ratified by the members of LAFF Lecal 789.

With this action, we hereby forward the CBA document to the
Board of Aldermen for consideration of Approval and adoption.

Donald €. Davidson, Chair
Board of Fire Commissioners
City of Nashua, NH

eqidon @oamil.com

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603 345 2539