Graham, Donna
From: Julia < ae :
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2022 5:10 PM
To: Wilshire, Lori; Graham, Donna; Board of Aldermen
Subject: Letter for Alderman Prior to March 9th Meeting
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To the Nashua Board of Alderman:
Charron Medical Equipment is an essential business and has been on the frontlines of the Covid19
through the worst of the lockdowns. We were here on Main Street in 2020 when the barricades wer
with expanded outdoor dining. We believed this was important to get people back to work and to he
amount of normalcy.
That was in 2020. Now comes 2021 with barricades again. We sincerely believe that ALL business
the opportunity to succeed and thrive. That was not the case in 2021. Many of our customers are el
parking near our store because of the barricades on Main Street. So, they chose not to come in for
equipment. This has broad and deep implications for the health of our community.
Our employees travel to work from out of town and the elimination of two lanes means it takes 2-3 ti
to work. Our delivery truck must plan extra time for the traffic on Main Street when there are just twe
patients served because of the barricades.
Therefore, we DO NOT support the use of barricades for expanded outdoor dining. We DO support
businesses. In fact, we support them as customers; we are frequent patrons of all the restaurants o
found that with the barricades it takes too long to order take-out from a restaurant on the other side «
food and get back to the south end of Main Street with enough time to eat.
The proposed ordinance will effectively cause economic hardship for certain businesses on Main Sti
Street. We think this is unfair and wrong. The proposed ordinance will effectively support and prom
while impeding the ability of other customers (i.e., elderly and disabled) from shopping on Main Stre:
store during 2020 and 2021. We cannot tolerate another year of this unfair and unwarranted prefere
over others.
In 2022, Main Street should be open for business for all customers and all businesses; Covid19 prot
social distancing can continue to occur without the barricades on Main Street. Outdoor dining will cc
barricades. We believe the overreaching ordinance for expanded outdoor dining and barricades on
because it is restrictive to general commerce, discriminates against certain shoppers, and promotes
businesses over others.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please place this email/letter in the Next Board of Alder
Sincerely,
Julia Bartlett, Treasurer
