Board of Aldermen 02-16-2021 Page 3
Alderman Laws
lam here, | can hear you and | am alone.
Alderman Cleaver
| am present, | can hear everyone and | am alone.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
| am present, | can hear everyone and | am in this room alone.
President Wilshire
| am here, | can hear everyone and | am alone.
City Clerk Lovering
You have 11 in attendance.
President Wilshire
Also with us this evening is Mayor Donchess and Corporation Counsel Steve Bolton. Tonight is
the Mayor’s State of the City address so | will recognize Mayor Donchess.
Mayor's State of the City Address
Well thank you Madam President. Good evening President Wilshire, Vice President O’Brien,
members of the Board of Aldermen and all those who are joining us for Nashua’s first virtual
State of the City Address. The pandemic made 2020 a tough year, much different and more
difficult than anyone expected when the year began. It has consumed the energy and attention
of our county, of our State, and of our community.
Many Nashua families have suffered, 76 with the tragic loss of a loved one. We mourn with
those families. | think of Andre Pelletier, who worked for our Public Works Department and
was one of our own. Andre was taken by Covid-19 last month. Andre plowed our streets and
fixed our roads for 46 years. His sense of humor was appreciated by everyone. He was a
Vietnam veteran. A life cut short by the virus. Our thoughts and prayers are with Andre’s
family. In the face of our shared hardships, | am proud of the way Nashua has responded to the
crisis. We have moved our City forward despite the virus.
Fighting the Pandemic
In fighting the pandemic, we have followed the science and worked with medical and public
health experts on a fact-based approach. We enacted an early mask ordinance based upon
what the science quickly established — that wearing masks reduces the spread of the virus.
