Maynard & Paquette
Engineering Associates,LLC
Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors
371 Quincy Street, Nashua, NH 03060
Phone (603)883-8433 Fax (603)883-7227
mpeallc@aol.com
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January 9, 2020
Lori Wilshire, President
Nashua Board of Aldermen
City Halli
229 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060
Palm Street Discontinuance
Nashua, NH (J-11,134)
Dear Aldermen:
Enclosed herewith is a packet of materials with regard to some proposed new
parking, a new public access way to Ash Street from Palm Street dead end and two
multifamily buildings, which aiso includes a small discontinuance of the southerly
dead end of Palm Street. The small discontinuance would permit several
developments that would significantly benefit this immediate neighborhood and the
City overall. -
The benefits to the discontinuance of the end of Palm Street include:
1 — Elimination of the Palm Street dead end. Currently public works vehicles
(plows, trash trucks, fire engines, etc.) and the general public have no place to legally
turn around to exit Palm Street back onto Lovewell Street. As indicated on the Pians,
a two-way access to/from the end of Palm Street to Ash Street would be possible.
This would provide a significant public safety enhancement and a second access for
emergency vehicles should a portion of Palm Street be blocked.
2 — With the discontinuance, it would now allow two new multifamily buildings
and 18 new residential units to be developed for downtown Nashua.
3 — The lack of parking in the Tree Streets area is a significant concern. In
addition to parking for the proposed new units, some parking can be provided for
other buildings and units on Palm Street. Currently parking on this section of Palm
Street is haphazard and irregular.
4 —This section of Palm Street backs up to a large parking lot associated with
numerous businesses occupying the old mill building on Lake Street. The new
proposed apartment buildings would tend to enhance property values at this section
of Palm Street.
