Board of Aldermen 08-09-2022 Page 2
So we have our working with Public Works has introduced them to our current paving contractor Sunshine Paving. They
have the contract for the current year and | believe they will be installing the GSSI equipment on their rollers to experiment
with the possibility of using this in real time to develop further develop the equipment and the technology.
Now in meeting with the people | asked - | mean this is a big market. | asked how much does the United States spend on
paving every year? Now my recollection, | mean it was in the trillions. | think it was $3 trillion. If not, it was $2 trillion.
Trillions of dollars are spent in the US paving every year. So if our local company can develop expertise that will enable
all of the units of government to achieve a higher level or a better level of compaction - if it's too high, that's not good.
Ninety-nine would not be good, too brittle. But if they can develop this technology that could be applied across the whole
country and beyond, it would be good for all units of government and also certainly good for their company and their job
base. So | thought that was an interesting story and | wanted to let you know about it. And that's all | have Madam
President.
RESPONSE TO REMARKS OF THE MAYOR
Alderman Klee
Thank you. Mr. Mayor | wanted to tell you that | had spoken to Mr. Sullivan quickly because he and my husband hail from
the same location. The only thing | said to him was as long as he's living there, he needs to bring us Cape Cod Pizza. It's
just a must. So only the linquica one. That’s my favorite. But it sounds like he's really excited about the job and we’re
lucky I think to have him here. So thank you.
President Wilshire
Anyone else? Seeing none.
RECOGNITION PERIOD — None
READING MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the minutes of the regular and special Board of Aldermen
meetings of May 10, May 23, May 24, and July 25, 2022 be accepted, placed on file, and the reading suspended.
COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRING ONLY PROCEDURAL ACTIONS AND WRITTEN REPORTS FROM LIAISONS
From: William Atkinson, Assistant Fire Chief
Re: Nashua Fire Rescue’s Second Quarter Run Report
From: Jeff Poehnert, PEG Manager
Re: Zoom Meetings
From: Donna Graham, Legislative Affairs Manager
Re: Communications Received from the Public
There being no objection, President Wilshire accepted the communications and placed them on file.
PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RELATIVE TO ITEMS EXPECTED TO BE ACTED UPON THIS EVENING
Laura Colquhoun
Laura Colquhoun, 30 Greenwood Drive. I'm here tonight to tell the city officials that as a taxpayer I'm angry. It seems like
the Board of Aldermen have forgotten they were elected to represent the Nashua residents and now the Board feels like
they do not have to listen to the residents. The city just turned over the management of the PEG television station to a
new team. So the first thing they do is they want to shut down the Zoom for Nashua residents which is what Lord Wilshire
wants. The PEG TV just got an increase in the 2023 budget and it states that it's going to cost an additional $11,000 to
have residents be on Zoom. Well to me, that's not a lot of money seeing how our officials are spending $25 million on the
PAC, $30 million on the Riverfront, $12 million on the new DPW building, and $118 million on school projects. Let's not
forget that the Board actually paid an Alderman’s salary when they didn't show up for work, but what the hell it was our
money not theirs.
