Board of Aldermen 01-12-2021 Page 5
projects that Pennichuck is trying to undertake. They are trying to establish two, one megawatt solar arrays
north of the Pennichuck Middle School. And the agreement which we are asking you to accept on a First
Reading and refer to a Committee, is to allow, they are on Class 6 Road and it has to do with the plowing of the
Class 6 road or the City’s not having to have the obligation to plow that road. This is something that needs to be
referred to the Planning Board and action needs to be taken by the end of the month to make sure that solar
array goes ahead. Again, it’s almost a very technical measure but it does need to be done by the end of the
month, Madam President. So we are asking the Board to accept this, again just for a First Reading. It would
then go to a Committee; we can discuss all the details. It can go to the Planning Board and hopefully then
come back to the Board in two weeks for final action.
Finally, Madam President, we are going to recognize in a few moments or in a little while, the High School Art
Project Brave New World. We have a City, Mayor, Board of Aldermen Proclamation which we are going to
present at that time and | hope that those students and faculty, teachers that are on the meeting will wait for that
to occur because they have a great thing out near Amherst Street School and | am sure we all appreciate it and
would very much like to recognize everything that they have done.
That was the number of items, Madam President, but a lot has happened. With that, | conclude.
President Wilshire
Thank you, Mayor. Responses to Remarks of the Mayor?
RESPONSE TO REMARKS OF THE MAYOR - None
President Wilshire
Attorney Bolton, would this be a good time to call on you?
Steve Bolton, Corporation Counsel
Thank you, Madam President. We’ve had an addition to the Legal Staff that | wanted all of you to be aware
of. Jesse Neumann, who | can see down in the bottom of my screen has joined the office as an attorney
and Right-to-Know Coordinator. As the title implies, he will be primarily concerned with Right-to-Know
issues but he will get into other aspects of Municipal Law and assist us generally. So | want you all the
meet him at least through this format and feel free to contact him if the other lawyers in the office are
unavailable for your needs at any time. He has been working for a couple of weeks now and has
maintained his enthusiasm thus far, so we are certainly pleased to have him on board and look forward to a
tremendous working relationship and successful collaboration.
Jesse comes from Nashua, still resides here so that is just one important aspect of his background that he
brings to his new responsibilities. | know Alderman Dowd will be pleased to learn that among Jesse’s other
qualification, he spent 5 years as a Naval Officer. So that is his background that will influence his
usefulness to our Department and the City as a whole.
Mayor Donchess
And he lives in Ward 2.
Attorney Bolton
He does, yes.
Alderman Dowd
| really like him already.
