Graham, Donna
From: Laurie Ortolano ;
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2022 7:30 AM
To: Cummings, Tim
Ce: Board of Aldermen; Mayors Office Email; Graham, Donna
Subject: Barriers
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Ms. Graham, Please place this letter in the next BoA packet and the Committee on
Infrastructure meeting.
Director Cummings,
I have several questions about the letter you wrote to Chairman O'Brien regarding the
2022 barrier proposal.
It would be most helpful when you provide your presentation to the Committee on
Infrastructure, if you compare last year's barrier placement to 2022's barrier
placement.
I would know the actual number of barriers that are being place on main Street and on
side streets. I would like those numbers broken out. I would also like the barrier count
for last year.
In order to clearly understand the compromise, we have to have the comparison clearly
laid out. Your report did not do this.
Please know that I am 100% opposed to compromise and the 2022 barrier placement
downtown. This private interest experiment must come to an end. I live close to
downtown, will not use parking garages for safety reasons when I am alone, come
downtown frequently, and found the barriers to be a safety and traffic nightmare. I also
noticed so many outdoor tables unused for the entire season.
Please ITL this initiative.
Sincerely,
Laurie Ortolano
41 Berkeley St
Nashua, NH
