A regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Aldermanic Chamber.
President Brian S. McCarthy presided; Deputy City Clerk Judith Boileau recorded.
Prayer was offered by Deputy City Clerk Judith Boileau; Alderman David Schoneman led in the Pledge to
the Flag.
| would like to ask for a moment of silence in memory of Jacob Goulet who was lost over the weekend
The roll call was taken with 15 members of the Board of Aldermen present.
Mayor James W. Donchess and Corporation Counsel Steven A. Bolton were also present.
REMARKS BY THE MAYOR
Mayor Donchess
| wanted to follow-up on the moment of silence to mention the tragic accident that happened last Friday
night when Jacob Goulet was walking home from visiting a friend and who fell into an opening in the
storm water system near the Bicentennial Park and died as a result of that accident.
Everybody in the community has been deeply affected by this, particularly those in city government, it’s a
very sad and tragic event and we feel so badly for Jacob’s family; all parents understand how profound
the grief that they are feeling is in the sense that we can feel a little bit what it would be like to lose a
child, especially in that manner. Jacob was a sophomore at Nashua North High School and was 16
years old. He was on his way home during the rainstorm because he was mentoring another student
who had moved to Nashua recently from another community and was trying to get home on time. He
was a guitar player, a musician and he played in a band; he played bass. He was taking a number of
courses at the high school and he was really into punk music. He was well liked and | just spoke to one
person just outside whose children knew him. There are many in the community who will really miss him
and realize what a tragic accident this is. There is a vigil tomorrow night at Bicentennial Park at 8:00
p.m. and there is a memorial service at Nashua High School North where Jacob went to school to be
held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon. Of course you are all welcome to either or both of those events.
RESPONSE TO REMARKS OF THE MAYOR
Alderman Lopez
| would like to observe that the family and friends of Jacob were particularly impacted by this. As much
as all of us feel the sense of responsibility being public representatives, they are the ones who are really
hurting right now, especially the kids that he went to school with who knew him and might be thinking
about their interactions with him and how they parted. | would like to just comment that | hope everyone
who is suffering from this is reaching out, particularly students. It’s difficult enough being a teenager and
having to deal with adult issues like this affects all of us. | hope students are reaching out and | hope the
guidance counselors are well supported in the support that they are giving as well.
RECOGNITION PERIOD — None
READING MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE THAT THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
MEETING OF OCTOBER 11, 2016, AND THE PUBLIC HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE
ON INFRASTRUCTURE BE ACCEPTED, PLACED ON FILE, AND THE READINGS SUSPENDED
MOTION CARRIED
