Board of Aldermen 02-22-2022 Page 33
Beth Scaer
Beth Scaer, 111 East Hobart Street. Thank you to the Alderman who voted to remove the mask to rescind the mask
ordinance and | want to especially thank Alderman Moran for bringing up the mental health issues. You know, | think we'll
find out how serious how many people are severely affected by mental health problems and how many people we have and
will lose to suicide because of all the restrictions, and shut downs, and the fear (inaudible).
Also, I'm just very concerned that Alderman O'Brien brought up the case of Typhoid Mary who was imprisoned for 20 years
because she would have Typhoid because she was ill. | don't think that's the kind of example of public policy that people
want to be, you know, held up as a good example.
I'm very concerned that Alderman Timmons said that her opinion is more important than ours. She was elected to represent
us not to lord her opinion over us, so | really hope she rethinks that belief. Thank you.
Sonia Prince
Hi. Sonia Prince, 29 Tufts Drive. I'm a little disappointed about the mask order but | thought you guys were gonna pass it
anyway but especially after the Board of Health specifically said they were worried about a spike after the Super Bowl and
the word about spikes after vacation. That was a little bit surprising. But, oh well. | do wish that you would listen to the Board
of Health. They are the medical professionals and the epidemiologist not us.
As for the complaint about the contractor last meeting, I'm very happy about the transparency. I'd rather know and not know.
So if there is a problem and a contractor is suspicious of somebody calling in, best to get that investigated and get it out of
the way. It looks like it was investigated so I'm glad that you're more transparent, unlike the Board of Education last night
who apparently voted on a Superintendent. When the meeting was like two to three hours long, they went into non-public so
everybody left after the second public the comment and then they came back out and voted because they were too afraid to
do it in front of the public. So that was pretty embarrassing | thought. So thank you for being more transparent that they are.
As for the masks, well this summer, | went to a Board of Aldermen meeting and there was a former police officer and a
former firefighter who weren't obeying the rules with the mask. So it was uncomfortable. I'm immunocompromised so there
is no option for me to go back there. So at least you have Zoom. Unlike the Board of Ed., | have zero voice there because |
can't go to the meetings because they don't enforce the masks there. Last night, there were people not wearing masks and
the Chair said, “Oh could you just like move away from the people with masks?” So what's the point of having a mask order
if you're not going to enforce it in that room? So people don't have a voice at the Board of Ed. meeting, which is
disappointing and kind of offensive. It should be like that. They should have an option to call in. Three of the board
members had to call in so why can't the people call in. | think that was unfair.
As for outdoor dining, | loved the outdoor dining. Last summer and the summer before, the downtown was vibrant. | spoke
to a few business owners who own restaurants done and that | know and they loved the extra seating. They said it saved
them because times were hard and having more seating outside - and people like to be...
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Sonia Prince
So that's all | have. Thank you very much and, again, I'm disappointed but it is what it is and | hope that there's no spikes
coming up because then you'll have to put it back and that will make it look kind of silly. So | hope things go well as expected
and | hope the positivity rate Keeps going down. Thank you.
Brady Owens
Brady Owens, 16 Danbury Road, Nashua, New Hampshire. Speaking on regarding the downtown barriers. I'm definitely not
for the barriers. | know at least two businesses in downtown pretty very well. One’s a restaurant and one’s not. The one
that is not a restaurant definitely does not like the barriers because it just blocks his way. Traffic was very horrible with all the
barriers as many people have already talked about. And | just did just now a quick scan through the agenda for this meeting,
which oddly never comes up in the Board of Aldermen meeting. There's a lot of data on the agenda and there's a lot of
people contacting the city about the agenda. There are many business owners that have voiced their opinion against the
barriers. There were a few restaurants that it really helped and it served a purpose for the time. But as we saw this past year
once indoor dining returned and everything, the amount of usage of those outdoor seating, there were one or two restaurants
