Infrastructure Committee Meeting, some business owners feel slighted and left out
because they were never contacted or asked to participate in the planning.
There is a very fundamental issue of why taxpayers must pay for all of this. We are
allowing all businesses to take, at no cost, sidewalk and road space at no cost. Can I
decide to take the sidewalk and tract the of land to the road and treat that space as
mine personal property? Are there any ordinances that prohibit me from running a daily
business on the sidewalk and using the space for personal business? Are there any
ordinances that prohibit businesses from taking sidewalk and road space? IT IS NOT
CORRECT TO ALLOW ALL THIS SPACE TO BE TAKEN WITHOUT COLLECTING TAXES.
« Has the City emailed or sent letters to all downtown business owners regarding
next week's meeting?
« Has the City developed a new survey to send to ALL business owners on or around
Main street for input?
« Has the parking study been released with the parking survey which, based on
information and belief, has a lot of comments on the barriers with regard to
downtown traffic? (This was supposed to be completed in February)
e« Has the City agreed that "stakeholders" consist of all Nashua residents of equal
weight?
« Did the City address the safety concerns and input of the police and fire
departments?
« Has the City developed a tax schedule to account for lost space if barriers are to
remain?
These are the topics I am interested in hearing addressed at the March 9, 2021 meeting.
Sincerely,
Laurie Ortolano
41 Berkeley St
Nashua, NH
