Graham, Donna
From: Daniel Beauchemin
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2022 1:15 PM
To: Board of Aldermen
Subject: Vote NO on Barriers!
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Dear BOA,
| am writing to express my opposition to barriers downtown:
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COVID emergency is over. They had a time and a place and that time has come and gone. Time to get
back to normal. Restaurants are allowed to operate without restriction so there is no practical need for
this anymore.
Traffic flow through downtown demands 4 lanes, 2 on each side. Without that, traffic cannot move
through the downtown area and causes really bad traffic snarls. | live in Nashua, | go downtown. | have
seen this for myself all summer long the last couple years. For that reason, | don't go downtown, and |
know many many others who feel the same way. There are two effects to this:
a. Emergency vehicles cannot move through downtown. This is a very concerning problem.
b. Because the traffic is so bad, people avoid downtown because its just not worth the hassle. This
reality has been confirmed by the owner of Fratellos as one reason he had to shut down his
restaurant. We can't have this.
The barriers are a major eyesore.
The current condition of Main St is actually an embarrassment. The money involved here would be
much better spent on resurfacing the street. Let's focus our priorities here.
If we are dumb enough to still move forward with this ridiculous plan, can we at least be smart enough
to charge the businesses that supposedly stand to benefit the cost incurred? Why is the city paying for
this? That is inexcusable.
Thank you,
Daniel Beauchemin
5 Rhode Island Ave
