Graham, Donna
From: Timothy Kerrigan
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2021 5:37 PM
To: Wilshire, Lori; Board of Aldermen
Ce: Graham, Donna; ‘Timothy Kerrigan‘
Subject: Downtown Nashua's Jersey Barriers
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I write as a downtown business owner on Main Street. I have been a practicing lawyer on Main Street for over
twenty years and for the almost twenty years before that I was never more than a block oll Main St. I am aware
that the Board of Aldermen are considering putting the Jerscy barriers up again downtown next year. I write
because my schedule docs not permit me to appear in person at your hearing. While it was posilive to have them
in 2020 to allow the restaurants to have the greater scaling needed to survive when the Covid space requirements
were so strict, but things have changed and justification is no longer the same. Frankly, the barriers in 2021 greatly
impeded having adequate parking and traffic Mow, besides being distraction and deterrent to our downtown.
Other than the restaurants, I and many other businesses have seen a drain on daytime business life being greatly
reduced. The barriers have come at the cost of daytime business, Many downtown stores and businesses, mine
included, have been impacted regarding parking and access by the presence of the barriers. At this point it
appears that the downtown (non-restaurant) businesses have all the inconveniences of the barriers and don't even
have the benefit of many restaurants being open for lunch.
I am grateful that many of the restaurants did make it through the huge problem, which was Covid in 2020, and I
think it is line to Iet the restaurants continue to have scaling on the sidewalks as they have had for years. But we
need to return to the earlier policy and keep downtown Nashua [ree of the barriers. There were some innovalions
with the pandemic that were and are good to consider keeping in some fashion, but the barriers are not one of
them.
Thank you for your consideration.
Best,
Tim
Timothy G. Kerrigan
KERRIGAN LAW, PLLC
211 Main Street
Nashua, New Hampshire 03060
603-943-5555 (o)}
603-943-507 1 (D
