Graham, Donna
From: Robert (Erste iar
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2022 2:57 PM
To: Board of Aldermen
Cc: Graham, Donna; Cummings, Tim
Subject: Nashua BOA
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Dear Board of Alderman,
| have been made aware that the city of Nashua is in discussion of continuing to eliminate on street
parking during certain months for a 3 year period.
As a city of Nashua native and a business owner, | would like to express my concerns.
First and foremost is the safety for emergency vehicles getting through the bottle neck created by the
barriers. During an emergency, time is of
the essence! With two lanes of travel, 1 northbound and1 southbound, it is not safe for fire
apparatus, police and ambulances to get
through in a safe and timely manner. If there was ever a fire on Main Street and there was a need to
set up a ladder truck to assist residents living
in apartments above these businesses, | believe it would completely shut down traffic on Main Street.
Secondly, fire and emergency personnel would be climbing over a 36" barrier rather than a 6 inch
curbing.
Please reconsider your thinking before we have a catastrophe on Main Street because of decisions
that are not completely thought through.
| also would like to bring up the appearance of our Main Street with the barriers. As | look down Main
Street from Library Hill, | feel like am driving into
a dark hole. The heart of Nashua should be bright and cheery not dark and unattractive.
Maybe with the cost of leasing these barriers and the cost of installing/removing concrete barriers on
Main Street for 3 years, we could use these monies to
upgrade the street lights and make our Main Street safer and more appealing to everyone.
As far as the restaurants on Main Street having outside seating, | don't have any problems with tables
being on the sidewalks, as long as there is enough
room for pedestrians to walk by safely.
Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely,
Robert Maffee
Northern Foreign Car Parts Inc
