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So | will give this to Jason, thank you very much. And now Chief Rhodes.
Brian Rhodes, Fire Chief
Thank you very much for being here. Just so everybody understands the great deed that these people did,
tonight | initially asked some of our people when | saw the truck was kind of stuck at the scene and knowing
the conditions we were under, could you please go ask them if they have ice pops available and | will purchase
them for us. We need that. And the answer | got back was, “Chief they said don’t worry about it, they got it’.
And not only did they take care of our firefighters, | believe you took care of some of the neighborhood children
and some of the neighborhood residents who were there as well. So our little token is not as worthy as the
City’s but this commendation is awarded to Hazy Ice Cream for the generous donation of ice cream and
popsicles for our members during a third alarm fire at 53 Concord Street on June 9'", 2021. We can’t thank
you enough for your gracious donation. | also have the Chairman of the Board, Kevin Burgess and Assistant
Chief Steve Buxton who also have another little token for you. Thank you.
READING MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the minutes of the regular and special Board of
Aldermen meetings of June 21, June 22, June 23, July 1 and July 6, 2021 be accepted, placed on file,
and the readings suspended.
COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRING ONLY PROCEDURAL ACTIONS AND WRITTEN REPORTS
FROM LIAISONS
From: Lori Wilshire, President, Board of Aldermen
Re: Calling a Special Board of Aldermen meeting on August 10, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
From: Donna Graham, Legislative Affairs Manager
Re: Communications Received from the Public
From: Mayor Jim Donchess
Re: Veto Message — Regarding Line Item Veto of Provisions of R-21-142 which Increase City Property Taxes
City Clerk Lovering
An additional communication regarding the issuance of unlicensed dogs for the warrant appears under the communication
items requiring final approval and was withdrawn from the procedural of communications.
There being no objection, President Wilshire accepted the communications and placed them on file.
PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RELATIVE TO ITEMS EXPECTED TO BE ACTED UPON THIS EVENING
Brad Westgate My name is Brad Westgate | am a lawyer with Weiner, Bennet in Nashua, 111 Concord Street.
We represent Etchstone Properties Inc. | am here to speak briefly on Etchstone’s petition for street
discontinuance. Maybe | will soeak without the microphone if that’s permitted Madam President.
President Wilshire
Well it gets recorded so if you speak loudly enough maybe. Sorry about that.
Mr. Westgate Thank you very much. With me is David Petropulos of Etchstone and Jaron Slattery, President
maybe on Zoom as well. So again | am just here to speak briefly about our petition for street discontinuance
and also the related Resolution R-21-147 and these all pertain to discontinuing small portions of what | called
Old Groton Road. Etchstone is developing a residential community known as Terrell Farm Condominiums, it is
25 single family homes with open space. During the plan preparation process Etchstone’s engineers Hayner
Swanson researched in great detail the layout of Groton Road when they prepared the plans for the project.
