Board of Aldermen 09-22-2020 Page 59
added burden of social media and instant clicking and 20 million platforms where people could spread
memes that very much spread misinformation and confusion because the scientific process if one of
constant refinement. There are absolutes that have been always been maintained by our own health
professionals.
And | think we should look to those, such as the importance of wearing a mask to prevent inadvertently
infecting somebody with your germs. | think we have Attorney Bolton sitting right here if we have legal
questions about ADA or any of that kind of stuff, we can ask him, we can have those kinds of conversations
and we have been having it. So | think here in Nashua it would be convenient if at the State level — hint,
hint — we figured out how to get some kind of statewide mask ordinance or at the national level if there was
even any helpful anything coming from there but there isn’t so we are elected to represent Nashua. We
need to look out for our constituents. My constituents say this is a pandemic. They don't want to lose
family and friends. Some of them have lost family and friends and have lost people that they care about
and | don’t want to see that continuing either. So! support this amendment and | appreciate that it’s being
brought forward. | appreciate the disagreements that have been raised as long as people are being
reasonable about howthey present them. But! have full faith and confidence in our Board of Health, in our
Public Health Professionals and in their qualifications to advise us appropriately.
President Wilshire
Alderman Schmidt?
Alderman Schmidt
Thank you, Madam President. | did have a question concerning number 11. What happens to businesses
if they do not follow this?
President Wilshire
Attorney Bolton.
Attorney Bolton
They have violated the Ordinance, if convicted they are subject to a fine of no more than $1,000.00.
Alderman Schmidt
Interesting, thank you. | do have a really big issue with this. | imagine a kid, 16 years old, being assigned
to stand in the door and some big guy comes in and says, “I’m not going to wear a mask”. That sets that
person up for a terrible experience. And |don’t knowwnat the answer is at this point. Are we going to
monitor wnat happens at all the shops in the City? Is there any way that we can actually make sure that
this is going to happen and happen correctly? Or will the Police be extremely busy running between stores
and telling kids everything is going to be OK, don’t worry we will take care of that guy? Other than that, |
wear a mask. | wear a mask even though I have asthma and allergies. And even though I’ve had asthma
attacks with my mask on, | think everybody should wear it. So this is a really good idea. | think the Nashua
Mask Ordinance really saved the State. We were a barrier between people coming up from Massachusetts
and made a difference. It's agreatidea. I’m just really concerned about what is going to happen when we
fully get this involved. Thank you.
President Wilshire
Alderman Tencza?
