Graham, Donna
From: Eric Frank Qe.
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2022 1:16 PM
To: Board of Aldermen
Subject: Concrete Barriers from Nashua Chamber
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To the BOA:
1 am personally in favor of reinstalling the barriers downtown.
I understand the concerns of other businesses that are adversely affected by the lack of parking and
accessibility to their downtown businesses.
I do not profess to be a city planner, but perhaps during the months that the barriers are in place there could be
a negotiated compromise on parking fees and a temporary halt to the issuing of parking violations, to make
parking more accessible to appease the non-hospitality downtown businesses. Also, better signage directing
people to the town garages could help as well.
On a similar but unrelated parking matter, I have always found it to be unfair that there are only paid parking
spaces near the "free" Public Library. This seems to me to be a contradiction. Allowing free access to the
library seems to be the intended spirit of the Free library system. I personally know people who choose not to
use this resource because of the paid parking situation.
A change in parking fees & enforcement along with the reinstatement of outdoor dining spaces would assist the
downtown in becoming a more vibrant place, and especially with the building of the performing arts center
especially, I think that removing some of the parking restrictions in place currently regarding parking will serve
the town in the long run, perhaps better than the short term gains from parking revenue.
Thank you,
Eric Frank
20 Lee St,
Nashua
