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in the City of Nashua according to the Fire Marshall, and | know you all do it, but you can do it when you are
permitted. So this is Bishop Guertin asking for the permit. The display they said would not last longer than 8
minutes, which seems to be somewhat adequate. They will be under the supervision of the Fire Marshall. |
wish we could have done it for our North Municipal high school students, but unfortunately with the way
things are, that cannot be. So | would like to say at this time, although this will affect the Bishop Guertin
Cardinals, | do with the Titans (audio cuts out). But we will go with that.
President Wilshire
We couldn’t hear you, you cut out.
Alderman O’Brien
| don’t know, must be the bandwidth.
President Wilshire
OK so | was approached through the Fire Department by Bishop Guertin to have a 5 to 8-minute fireworks
display done professionally. They are going to set up a drive-through type setting in their Fieldhouse and
each graduate is going to go by car, through the field. They are going to project the graduate’s picture up on
the wall and then after their ceremony and they get their diplomas, they are just going to have a 5 to 8-
minute display of fireworks, which | thought was reasonable. So | agreed to sponsor this for them. Any other
discussion on that?
Alderman Clemons
Yes President Wilshire? Thank you. Actually | have a question on this, so the way that, and correct me if |
am wrong, but the way that the Ordinance is written, this would allow for not just Bishop Guertin this time but
any organization or anyone to get a permit to display fireworks by the Fire Marshall is that correct? Or would
it have to come to the Board of Aldermen?
President Wilshire
| would have to defer to Corporation Counsel.
Attorney Bolton
It sets standards for when the Fire Marshall can grant a permit. So yes, other groups or organizations or
entities would be eligible to apply as well.
Alderman Clemons
OK thank you. Yes thank you, | think that’s reasonable. | think it takes the politics out of it which | like. | don’t
have any objection to BG doing this. | don’t have much objection to another organization doing it either,
particularly because it is going to be under the supervision of the Fire Department. So | think this is just good
policy and | support it.
Alderman Jette
Yes thank you, Madam President. The idea or the proposal made by Bishop Guertin for a short several
minute firework display under supervision etc., that all sounds good and | would hate to oppose anything like
that. However, the Ordinance that has been submitted to us, constitutes a complete change in the way the
City deals with fireworks. Right now, under the Fireworks Ordinances no fireworks without permit is allowed.
And no permits will be issued except to the City of Nashua for programs and displays under its control.
