Board of Aldermen 01-12-2021 Page 28
by it then just to drive by. | strongly recommend anybody in this City, but especially those in Wards 2, 4, and
3, it’s right there in your backyard. Take the time to go and look at it. It’s quite an amazing job that the
students and the teachers did.
| too would like to welcome back Attorney Bolton and welcome Attorney Neumann on board. | also want to
make a comment relative to the safety here in Nashua and in the State. | had a number of phone calls from
constituents this morning as | said and Chief Carignan | contacted him and asked him, you know, are we
safe? And while he does not know what is going to happen tomorrow, they are on top of it. We have an
officer that is assigned with the FBI Anti-Violence Unit and we stay on track of it and | think the citizens should
feel safe. | believe our National Guard are right there. They may be helping with vaccines but they are also
ever on duty. So at a moment's notice, they will be where they need to be, as our State Police and so on.
| think the citizens of New Hampshire and Nashua should feel safe and proud but that does mean that you let
your guard down. So try to lead a little bit with love and as this Brave New World art project speaks, choose
love and stay safe. And try to turn one of those negatives into a positive. Thank you.
President Wilshire
Alderman Tencza.
Alderman Tencza
Thank you Madam President. Just another project that | wanted to highlight and thank some folks for. We
have heard a presentation on it here at the Board of Aldermen is the renovations that happened at the
Nashua Police Athletic League that were finalized toward the end of December. | just wanted to thank Hope
for New Hampshire for all that they did. They did the construction in 2020 which was a wild year for
everybody; somehow they got it all done. That facility is going to be something that didn’t cost Nashua PAL
anything, they came in donated their time and resources. But it is going to be a great Community Center for
kids in that neighborhood and the entire City for years to come. Thank you to them, there was a great article
in the Telegraph this weekend about it and hopefully soon enough all the kids will be back there fulltime and
able to use it to its fullest extent.
The other thing, just to follow up on what some other folks were saying. So | think that one of the things that
this Board sets a great example for the community as far as civility is concerned. We have our
disagreements but our disagreements are not personal, very professional. | am hoping that we continue that
not just at this Board but with the community as a whole as we take on other difficult issues in 2021 we set
the example. We keep things so that they are productive. We want to hear from folks but I’m not sure what
people think they are going to accomplish by coming in and insulting staff members and all of us. We are
certainly willing to hear and want to hear from folks, but please let’s remember that we are all here to try to do
the best for the City and the folks who live here. Thank you.
President Wilshire
Thank you. Alderman Harriott-Gathright.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
| too wanted to say again welcome back Attorney Bolton and welcome to the team Attorney Neumann. This
is the time of year we celebrate Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King as part of Southern New Hampshire
Outreach of Black Unity we have had 37 breakfasts which we are not having this year. But | do want to share
that the plan is and | will send out something later. We decided that we were just going to play one of his
speeches and we have several community members that will speak to the speech including Melanie
Levesque former Senator for Nashua; Minister Ray Ealey from the Fellowship Baptist Church at 50 Ash
Street and | don’t remember | know it is one more but | can’t remember the name. But there will be
approximately 5 speakers that will soeak to whatever is played that morning. It will be on Zoom.
