Graham, Donna
From: Maria Roberts bene uit convene
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2022 12:00 PM
To: Board of Aldermen; Graham, Donna
Subject: Outdoor dining/ersey barriers
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Ladies and gentlemen:
I am an employee of a downtown business, and want to inform you that [am AGAINST the new ordinance
being voted upon BY the alderman this month of March. I am AGAINST the continuation of the barricades
which reduce parking spaces. I am AGAINST reducing the traffic lanes going north and south through
downtown to two lanes, It creates a bottleneck for my commute in the morning and in the evening. It is
frustrating for both employees and our loyal customers to have all this congestion with only two lanes of
continuous traffic. Downtown roads have commercial trucks; freight companies like UPS, FedEx, Amazon,
USPS, etc; plus customer and employee traffic.
I continue to enjoy the outdoor dining of the restaurants on the sidewalk. ] am so happy to have tables and
chairs in front of the restaurant on the sidewalk. I am AGAINST the extended outdoor dining which places
tables and chairs in the parking areas. It crowds out our customers who are patronizing the many downtown
businesses.
We want an active and vibrant downtown. We want all local businesses to succeed. Restaurants are not the only
businesses downtown. The rest of us deserve a chance, too.
Sincerely,
Maria H. Roberts, CPhT
47 King Street
Nashua NH 03060
