PRIORITY DEPARTMENTS PROJECTS DEPARTMENT C.1.C
REQUESTED RECOMMENDS
Division of EDC-5 Safe Transportation
A-1 Public Works Every Pedestrian
(Engineering) Implementation $ 113,000 $ 113,000
The project involves the purchase and installation of rectangular rapid flashing beacons throughout the downtown
core. The implementation of these countermeasures will increase pedestrian safety. The City funds of $113,000 will
be a 20% match of Federal funds.
Division of
A-1 Public Works Court Improvements
(Park and Rec) $ 200,000 $ 200,000
The Tennis, Basketball and Pickle ball courts throughout the City need to be rehabilitated. This includes converting
current courts to other sports; paving, sealing, painting, netting, fencing and possible lighting updates.
A-1 School District Cooling Tower- NHS North $ 150,000 $ 150,000
The Cooling Tower was installed as part of the original construction of the North High School in 2002. A number of
tower components are failing or are at the end of life. This project will replace those components.
Community Mine Falls Park
A1 Development Gateway
Division $ 325,000 $ 325,000
The City is seeking to purchase Lot 77-5 to secure this land as the entryway for Mine Falls Park, provide space for a
possible dog park and facilitate the connection from the Park to the Downtown Millyard and Riverfront. This is a key
piece of land for the City to preserve. The purchase of this property meets definition #4 below and a price of
$325,000 has been negotiated. #4, the acquisition of property of a permanent nature)
Community Spruce Street Multi-Use
A1 Development Connector
Division $ 250,000 $ 250,000
This project will connect the Nashua Riverwalk with the Nashua Heritage Rail Trail through improvements to an
existing trail and the construction of a new 10’ wide buffered multi-use path on Spruce Street. The federal TAP grant
used to fund the $1.25M project requires the City provide 20% match ($250,000). These improvements meet
definition #6 below and are consistent with the mobility goals of the Imagine Nashua Master Plan update and the
recommendations of the 2020 Bike Ped Study. (#6, the construction, reconstruction, or major improvement of public
facilities such as highways and sewerage lines.)
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