Special Board of Aldermen 07-25-2022 Page 5
| have a lot of opinions concerning the Keefe Auditorium. | think we have to really look at that facility. We need to see
how much it's going to cost, what are the good and bad points of it, and the best way to utilize it - whether it's a theater,
or something for the youth, or adults, how do we handle it now that you have a $25 million Performing Arts Center in
the downtown. So | think there's going to have to be a lot of give and take when it comes to that final decision. | am
sure that everyone will prevail and we may not always get what we want but I'm sure that in the end it will be for the
benefit of the community.
Alderman Thibeault
Thank you.
June M. Caron
You're welcome.
President Wilshire
Anyone else?
Alderman Moran
Thank you, Madam President. Thank you former Alderman.
June M. Caron
That's okay.
Alderman Moran
| believe I'm the only resident of Ward 7 here on the Board and one of my questions would be: 1) | know full well you
would have wiped the floor with former Alderman Cathey. You're very popular in the Ward and | say that with all due
respect to the former Alderman. But my concern would be that there is a current potential candidate for this position
who ran for election in Ward 7 as moderator and he's won his last two elections. He's also shown dedication to the
Ward. My hearing that, what was your decision to come out of retirement when we have someone else in the Ward
who's also seeking to come and be elevated?
June M. Caron
Well, it's twofold. When | decided not to run, it was to take time and re-evaluate in what was happening. When this
came about this opening and | was asked to think about it, which | did seriously with my family, | felt that | could
contribute for the next cycle at least if not longer and be there. | know we have a lot of new Aldermen and sometimes
you need someone who has been around a long time to move things a little bit forward to get people motivated. Then
down the road, you have to think that you can't be here forever either. So no offense to Tim because | know who he is.
Believe me, | know he was very hard in the Ward because | did the same thing for 25 years. Sometimes you have to
start slower than, you know, and you have to work your way up. So | just | didn't feel that | needed to back off. The
final decision is within the circle not me making that decision.
Alderman Moran
One follow up. Thank you and thank you for your response. So the one thing | - this last election cycle has been
different than the most recent elections I've been involved with. | think clearly that people in Nashua chose different
people in the positions. Alderman Cathey was an undeclared person as someone who didn't affiliate with either party.
My worry and | don't know you very well even though we’re neighbors. My worry is that you mentioned being
experienced and there's clearly an old guard on the Board. I'm worried that the people of Nashua spoke as a whole
and said that they're not too keen on that right now in this last election. That might change next election cycle. It
reminds me of this King of the Hill episode called “Flush with Power”. Everyone should check it out. It's very - | was
watching it and I'm like oh my God this is like my life right now. Hank Hill gets elected to the county board because he
doesn't like low flow toilets that were installed by the county. He had all this proof and evidence that he brought to the
board but at the end of the day, the other board members sided with the chairman who they've known for 16 plus years
and they had no problems expressing that in the cartoon that | was watching. I'm like, wow, sometimes that's kind of
