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From: Laura Telerski
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2022 9:17 PM
To: Board of Aldermen
Ce: Graham, Donna
Subject: Support Extension of Mask Mandate
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To the honorable members of the Nashua Board of Aldermen,
I write to express my support for the extension of the mask mandate as recommended by the health
professionals on the Board of Health. The mask ordinance in late December came at a time when families were
congregating for the holidays, Omicron transmission was climbing, and our healthcare providers were stretched
thin.
Masking while indoors has been shown to be one of many mitigation efforts we can take to slow transmission.
While some may not like the idea of a mandate, the reality is compliance is high. Go into a busy grocery store
and the number of people masking in January is much higher than the weeks before the ordinance took effect.
There will be people who won’t mask, but many more have been because of the mandate. I believe the
extension through the end of the month is appropriate and can be considered again, or allowed to expire if the
transmission rate is on the decline.
Not all actions the board takes are popular, and many are difficult, but some times you have to make those
unpopular choices. Please know that my family appreciates the mask mandate, as well as many of my friends
and neighbors. Thank you for your service to our city.
Laura D. Telerski
5 Shakespeare Rd.
Nashua, NH
LauraTelerski@gmail.com
LDT2@georgetown.edu
(603)320-3957
