Board Of Aldermen - Minutes - 4/26/2016 - P24
Board of Aldermen Page 24
April 26, 2016
PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
Mr. Jim Cutter, 86 Palm Street
| have a couple of things. The first one is dated October 25 of last year. The reason why I’m reading it now is
because | sent this letter to the Telegraph, but the political going’s on’s prevented it from being published. |
asked them after the elections if they would do it, and they said yes but they never got around to it. “Dear
Editor, We especially wish to thank Tracy Pappas and Paula Johnson for all their help and support for getting
our sign returned. Also Alderman Schoneman, Alderman McGuiness, Dan Richardson, Barbara Nelson, Luke
Diminski and the rest of the aldermen or their support. Thank you. Jim and Mary Cutter.” My other is a letter
to President McCarthy and the Board. “The Gilbertson’s violated the building permit plan ordinance in 1971 by
not using an exact dimension. When the building inspector approved it a second time in error since 1950, the
Gilbertson’s thought part of their driveway belonged to them. Since the mistakes were made by an inspector,
we believe the city should be the ones to notify the Gilbertson’s to correct their mistakes so our property can be
returned. Sincerely, Jim.”
REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Alderman O’Brien
Today | had the pleasure to share the morning with Alderman Siegel up at the Senate hearing which had to do
with the landlord bill, one of the things that is coming out of the Substandard Housing Committee. Like
Alderman Cookson said, it was good to see a member of this Board not state represent but show interest and
come up there and testify. | could tell by the look in Alderman Siegel’s eye how he admired our efficiency, how
efficient our state government is. In other words to be polite, the hearing was long and the hearing was
tedious. | complement Alderman Siegel for hanging in there. He and | did somewhat of a tag team that | think
all of you here would be quite proud of. | think we expressed the points and concerns of Nashua on the issue.
| thank Alderman Siegel for sharing his time and working on it. Also, in the same vain we had our Mayor up
there, moving forward and discussing the commuter rail. Very important. There were several members of the
Mayor’s staff up there as well as well as Tracy Hatch and others. | think it vets well and I’m looking forward to
the meeting with the representatives and the Board. It bods well to show that there is a very strong concern of
what’s going on up at the state. | hope this new collaborative keeps going, and I’m looking forward to working
with it.
Alderman Lebrun
| would like to address a comment that was made earlier in reference to the pensions being the fault of an
ultra-conservative legislature. | would just like to say that the pension problem goes back more than the past
16 months. If there’s a fault to be laid on anyone, you can lay it on, and | don’t want to say ultra-liberal, but on
the liberal legislature as well as the conservative legislature. Thank you.
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja
| would just like to thank Alderman Siegel and Alderman O’Brien for their efforts today. It’s certainly important
for our citizens here and for people throughout the state, so thank you.
Alderman Siegel
| would like to thank both of my colleagues, Alderman Lebrun and Alderman O’Brien for seeing me through the
process. | know Alderman Cookson said they were in the enviable position. | suppose unless you are a
committed masochist it’s hard to imagine. | suspect that Alderman O’Brien was just teetering on the edge of
having his clothes soiled by my exploding head. It was quite an experience, one hopefully | won’t have to
repeat too often.
