Graham, Donna
From: Christina McKinley QED
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2022 1:35 PM
To: Board of Aldermen
Ce: Byers, Lauren; Dobrowolski, Adam; Leblanc, Matt; Metcalf, Kyle; Stansfield, Jill; Sullivan,
John; Thibeault, Derek
Subject: Please VOTE NO to continued lane blockage on Main Street
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Nashua Aldermen,
The restrictions placed on local businesses, specifically restaurants, were presented and accepted as recommendations
from the experts. The testimonial opinion of Nashua’'s fire and police departments regarding the safety consequences
associated with blocking lanes on Main Street should be considered our expert opinions now.
They disapprove of any action that regularly blocks a traffic lane and thereby creating a safety issue. The emergency
support of downtown restaurants is no longer reasonable therefore continuing any action that can increase emergency
response time for all businesses and patrons of those businesses is irresponsible.
| am opposed any action that decreases our emergency response departments ability to protect citizens and buildings
including the proposed continuation of lane closures on Main Street.
Beyond the mission no longer being reasonable the concrete barriers are a hideous eye sore.
The Southgate Drive/East Dunstable Rd neighborhood has been requesting city employees, from multiple
departments, address street parking along East Dunstable at the top of the Roby Park sledding hill, that also blocks lanes
and may delay an emergency response vehicle. Our neighborhood also sought the opinion of appropriate experts and
just like Main Street individual in the NPD and NFD confirm the problem and our neighborhood's vulnerability.
In spite of their support the city departments consulted have refused to acknowledge the problem or take any action.
Including: Public Works, Street Department, Parking Department, Code Enforcement as well as either Ward 8 or Ward 9
Alderman.
Perhaps recognizing the safety issues associated with lane blockage on Main Street will help the many city employees,
from multiple departments, who have been notified but rejected the same (lane blockage) safety concerns on East
Dunstable Road.
We hope Alderman will VOTE NO and also that the city employees copied will recognize the problem in our neighborhood
and support taking action to stop the problem before there is a tragedy and before it gets worse.
Christina McKinley
6 Southgate Drive
Nashua
