Board of Aldermen 2-12-2020 Page 35
REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Alderman Klee
Thank you very much and | apologize for speaking out of turn there. But to answer the gentleman’s
question there is what they call the census track and then you don’t’ have anything to write down but for the
public that area that | spoke about, the census track is 330 110 10600 and it goes from French Hill all the
way up to a little past Globe Plaza and it goes all the way back to the River to Mine Falls. It’s a big chunk
of it and then surrounding that is an area called Eligible New Market Tax Credit Distressed. So when you
look at this map and you see that big chunk of blue which is the severely distressed, surrounded by green
and then the rest of the surrounding which would be up to Merrimack and down towards Salmon Brook
which would be considered eligible for other incentives but not necessarily New Market Tax Credit. So
literally Alec’s Shoe Store is in the middle of that severely distress area which makes it ideal. People talked
about putting it up towards the Elm Street School, Keefe and so on, that would put it on the edge. So by
putting it into the center of it where our downtown area is the most logical place for it. We couldn’t’ have
asked for a better place. Thank you.
Alderman Lopez
So some of you may be aware that | may be traveling to Honduras, February 29 to March 6. If there are
many major meetings, I'll try to Skype in. But! put a little invite on everybody’s desk for Noche Mexicana.
Margarita’s Restaurant does fundraisers with 501(c)3’s, our Honduras trip is organized by a 501(c)3 called
“Involved to Impact”. So next Wednesday anybody who happens to be over there, if you use the little
coupon and we get a proceed of that and just in general if anybody is working with a non-profit it’s a really
good way to raise revenue in like a social way instead of just and obviously I’m not suggesting we try this
with the Performing Arts Center. It’s a good way to build a little bit of comradery and get some information
about what ever non-profit you have. Any of the proceeds we get, we’ve already raised our traveling
expenses so it will just go straight up towards our program which is largely painting murals, working on
clean water and nutrition programs. And then working on a solar project.
Alderwoman Kelly
Thank you | just wanted to let people know that Energy & Environment Community is hosting a two part
presentation on climate change and there is one tomorrow night at the City Hall Auditorium at 6:30 and put
on by Climate Reality.
Alderman Clemons
Thank you, | would have been remiss had | not congratulated our City Clerk on a wonderful job at the
Presidential Primary, you did a great job. You know what, | tell this to everybody especially after lowa, we
do it, in NH, we do it right, we do it the best and here in Nashua we are a model for the State. So kudos to
you.
Alderman Lopez
Can | just ask, CNN reported that Ward 3 was the first reporting ward?
Susan Lovering, City Clerk
| believe it was Ward 4.
Alderman Lopez
| just wanted to draw attention to our moderator/clerk. | believe Madam President was sitting there and you
registering some of us.
