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When the barriers are in place, the entire left section of East Pearl Street is void of parking AND the left lane is
also gone. When the left lane is blocked, as it has been when the barriers were in place, traffic must squish into
the one remaining lane. It takes three cycles of lights just to cross Main Street.

There are many taxpayers that travel Main Street or the surrounding streets to get to their place of employment or
other places, that have to endure a clogged Main Street AND the surrounding streets, in order to bypass Main

Street. Why should people trying to earn a living have to sacrifice their time to accommodate people who are only
thinking only of themselves and their outdoor dining experience. Restaurants do not pay for the additional space they
have enjoyed. Taxpayers do!

The parkway was built to relieve Main Street traffic. Taxpayers footed the bill for that too. Now we are considering
intentionally clogging Main Street to vehicular traffic so that restaurants can enhance their business and the patrons
can dine outdcears on the good days, leaving the blockage to remain when not in use. Why should restaurants be given
special privileges at the expense of the taxpayers and to the detriment of non-restaurant business that don’t enjoy the
same accommodations?

Please vote in opposition of returning the Jersey Barriers on Main Street and surrounding areas.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Valli Stewart

19 Harvard Street
Nashua, NH 03060

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Graham, Donna

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From: mrlaus

Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2022 10:41 AM

To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Barriers

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Dear Committee,

I don't think downtown should put the barriers back. If you remember, they were put up so the restraunts could
have more space. They don't need it now !! I know a few owners of restraunts on Main St....and I still feel like
our City needs to get back to normal as soon as possible.

Those cement barriers, no matter what you try to do to them....they still look horrific lining our beautiful Main
Street !!

What does our City get from this, other than TRAFFIC JAMS and A VERY UGLY MAIN STREET !! The
only winners are the restraunt owners because they get all this extra Real Estate for FREE....OF COURSE

THEY WANT YOU TO PASS IT !!!

PLEASE DON'T EXPLOIT OUR BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN !!
Thank You,

Sincerely,

JoAnne Gaudreau

165 Pine St.

Nashua,NH
03060

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Graham, Donna

From: Lori Breen

Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2022 11:31 AM
To: Board of Aldermen

Ce: Lopez, Thomas; Wilshire, Lori

Subject: Downtown Barriers

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Dear Board of Alderman,

| am writing in opposition of the proposal to install concrete barriers for expanded outdoor dining for
the next three years. I've been a citizen of Nashua for most of my life and | take pride in my
community. This decision, at minimum, should not be rushed into without taking the time to ensure a
true compromise is reached for everyone; restaurant owners, retail establishments, and members of
the public. Even if outdoor dining has the support of the city, this version of the proposal has not
been adequately discussed. The City should want all downtown businesses to succeed - this feels
like only a select, hand-picked few have been chosen and that simply is not right.

The first year the concrete barriers where installed, | understood that it was extraordinary times that
required extraordinary measures and | wrongly assumed it was a one-time occurrence. When the
barriers were installed last year, | honestly wasn't pleased, nor did | support them being there for a
number of reasons.

1) The City spent a lot of money (tax payer's money) improving Nashua's downtown and the barriers
ruin those improvements - they make downtown look awful.

2) The congestion created by the installation of these barriers is significant. Main Street has two
lanes for traffic in each direction for a reason; the barriers create significant bottlenecks - try getting to
the hospital from the other end of Main St. Don't expect that short distance to quick trip - not for the
citizens of Nashua, the general public, or emergency vehicles. It shouldn't take as long as it does in
Boston, especially since we don't live in Boston.

3) The exhaust fumes that linger while you are waiting in traffic during the hot summer are significant
and uncomfortable, as well as unhealthy.

4) When barriers are in place, there is truly next to no available parking.

5) Navigating downtown becomes unmanageable and often unsafe for pedestrians and bicyclist.
To reiterate my position, | am opposed to installing concrete barriers, particularly for the next three
years and | strongly request you vote against the proposal. If you are not prepared to vote against it
today, | am asking you NOT to rush this decision through without first taking the time to reach a real

compromise for all businesses and every citizen of Nashua.

Thank you for serving our City and doing what is in the best interest of all of us, not just a select few.

Sincerely,

Lori Breen

Citizen, Ward Four
15 Intervale Street
Nashua, NH 03064

Graham, Donna

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From: Lisa Lewis
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2022 11:23 AM
To: Board of Aldermen
Ce: Graham, Donna
Subject: Downtown Dining Barricades

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Aldermen of Nashua,

I am an employee of a downtown business and want to inform you that I am AGAINST the new
ordinance being voted upon by the alderman this month of March. I am AGAINST the
continuation of the barricades which reduce parking spaces. I am AGAINST reducing the
four traffic lanes going north and south through downtown to two. It creates a
bottleneck for my commute in the morning and in the evening. It is frustrating for both
employees and our loyal customers to have all this congestion with only two lanes of
continuous traffic. Downtown roads have commercial trucks; freight companies like UPS,
FedEx, Amazon, USPS, etc; plus customer and employee traffic.

I continue to enjoy the outdoor dining of the restaurants on the sidewalk, I am for
having the tables and chairs in front of the boundaries of the restaurant. I am AGAINST
the extended outdoor dining which places tables and chairs in the parking areas. It
crowds out our customers who are patronizing the many downtown businesses.

We want an active and vibrant downtown. We want all local businesses to succeed.
Restaurants are not the only businesses downtown. The rest of the us deserve a chance
too.

Sincerely,
Lisa Ginsburg Lewis

21 Colonial Dr
Londonderry, NH 03053

Graham, Donna

From: Kenneth Demont Sse apron ead
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2022 12:
To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Opposed to Barriers on Main St

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Nashua BOA,

| am opposed to having the barriers remain on Main Street now, and certainly do not support having them for three
more years.

if we are going to have them, rent should be imposed on participating businesses for the extra space.

Kenneth Demont
94 Cannongate Ill
Nashua, NH 03063

Graham, Donna

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From: Bzebuhr

Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2022 12:08 PM

To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Lane Closures in Nashua

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Dear Aldermen,

This is to let you know that | am opposed to lane closures in Nashua, including concrete barriers on Main Street, and the
lane restrictions allowed on East Dunstable Road at the sledding hill.

These lane blockages are a safety hazard and downtown an eye sore that degrades the City.
Bill Zebuhr

6 Southgate Drive
Nashua

Graham, Donna

From: Bil

Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2022 1:15 PM
To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Proposed barriers in downtown Nashua

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Dear BoA,

As patrons who frequent downtown restaurants and other businesses we wish to object to additional barriers for
expanded outdoor dining. Parking is severely limited as is. Sidewalk dining is fine and indoor dining is now possible.
Additional congestion makes getting downtown to enjoy the city a real chore and also creates safety issues for
emergency vehicle access. This is true in other parts of the city as well. Roby Park sledding hill is a good example.

Fratello’s cited parking, and servicing expanded outdoor dining as a big reason they could not justify continuing
operations in the Nashua location, as did Villa Banco before them (even without the addition parking constraints}.

Please use some good old common sense and keep the city center and all its businesses accessible and safe for for
everyone.

Sincerely,
William and Sharon Lockwood
398 East Dunstable Rd

Nashua, N.H.

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Graham, Donna

From: Christina McKinley QED

Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2022 1:35 PM

To: Board of Aldermen

Ce: Byers, Lauren; Dobrowolski, Adam; Leblanc, Matt; Metcalf, Kyle; Stansfield, Jill; Sullivan,
John; Thibeault, Derek

Subject: Please VOTE NO to continued lane blockage on Main Street

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Nashua Aldermen,

The restrictions placed on local businesses, specifically restaurants, were presented and accepted as recommendations
from the experts. The testimonial opinion of Nashua’'s fire and police departments regarding the safety consequences
associated with blocking lanes on Main Street should be considered our expert opinions now.

They disapprove of any action that regularly blocks a traffic lane and thereby creating a safety issue. The emergency
support of downtown restaurants is no longer reasonable therefore continuing any action that can increase emergency
response time for all businesses and patrons of those businesses is irresponsible.

| am opposed any action that decreases our emergency response departments ability to protect citizens and buildings
including the proposed continuation of lane closures on Main Street.
Beyond the mission no longer being reasonable the concrete barriers are a hideous eye sore.

The Southgate Drive/East Dunstable Rd neighborhood has been requesting city employees, from multiple

departments, address street parking along East Dunstable at the top of the Roby Park sledding hill, that also blocks lanes
and may delay an emergency response vehicle. Our neighborhood also sought the opinion of appropriate experts and
just like Main Street individual in the NPD and NFD confirm the problem and our neighborhood's vulnerability.

In spite of their support the city departments consulted have refused to acknowledge the problem or take any action.
Including: Public Works, Street Department, Parking Department, Code Enforcement as well as either Ward 8 or Ward 9
Alderman.

Perhaps recognizing the safety issues associated with lane blockage on Main Street will help the many city employees,
from multiple departments, who have been notified but rejected the same (lane blockage) safety concerns on East
Dunstable Road.

We hope Alderman will VOTE NO and also that the city employees copied will recognize the problem in our neighborhood
and support taking action to stop the problem before there is a tragedy and before it gets worse.

Christina McKinley
6 Southgate Drive
Nashua