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Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2022 1:45 PM
To: Board of Aldermen
Subject: Nashua Outdoor Dining
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Nashua Alderman,
I understand the controversy surrounding the continuation of the outdoor dining on Main Street. I agree as a
resident that our Main Street was much more alive and vibrant during the outdoor dining months. I[ also agree
that the concrete barriers were excessive in some locations. | also agree that the concrete barriers, although
serving the purpose to protect diners from vehicular traffic, are not very attractive.
To this end, in support of continued outdoor dining on Main Street, I encourage the Board of Alderman to
invest due time and attention to research a creative compromise the meets the needs of the restaurant owners,
provides safety for the diners, and allows the remaining businesses on Main Street to thrive.
The development of this compromise has begun and includes:
e reducing the time frame from 8 to 5.5 months
e reducing the number of barriers to address concerns identified during the pandemic
I would suggest the following in addition to the ideas presented above:
* investigate more attractive long term mobile solutions for the barriers ~ if outdoor dining is become a
part of our seasonal dining options, then look at this issue from a long term investment ~ below is a
screenshot of just one alternative, there are numerous
e research how other communities are addressing this same issue ~ below is a link to an article about what
is happening in Pasadena, CA, there are many more
Wishing you success in finding a mutually acceptable solution that enables Nashua restaurants on Main Street
to take advantage of seasonal outdoor dining and also supports the remainder of the businesses.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Dunlap
