Special Board of Aldermen 07-25-2022 Page 12
Nashua, NH 03060
President Wilshire
Okay. Next we have Bob Resch. Bob is joining us via Zoom tonight. So Mr. Resch, you have five minutes.
Bob Resch
Thank you. Thank you to the Board. My knee thanks you for allowing me to do this through Zoom.
As the saying goes, | wasn't born in New Hampshire but | couldn't wait to get here. | was born in New York City and
spent the first 39 years of my life there. | had New Yorker’s view of the world. New York, Hudson River, vast
wasteland, Pacific Ocean. | went to school in the New York City school system. | graduated with a Bachelor's Degree
in Political Science from the city college. Through a twist of fate, of course, | ended up in the medical profession.
In 2003, | had a job offer from an MRI company in Maryland and | decided to leave the City and find out
what life was like beyond the Hudson. What | found stunned me. | found a place where | could move in a very
comfortable way without paying a fortune and rent and taxes. After several years, | left that company for a new position
in New England. At first, | lived in Massachusetts and when my wife and | decided to stop renting and buy a home, we
found Nashua. We found it a very friendly City and State. Not just friendly towards people but friendly towards
business as well. In the years we have lived in Nashua, my wife and | have seen numerous new businesses open and
new housing being built. A few months ago, my wife and | went to the movies just over the border in Tyngsboro. We
saw a shopping mall that had once been filled now had over half of its stores vacant due to the economic restrictions
imposed by Massachusetts. In driving home, we saw two new stores being built in Nashua. The difference is striking.
Our nation is currently experiencing an economic downturn. Although Nashua hasn't been hit as hard as some other
places, we are still feeling the crunch. | see the best way to ease the crisis is with careful government spending and
incentives for new businesses. When we grow our economy, we grow our community. The New Hampshire advantage
is real. We are informed the Gate City just (inaudible) location as the entry in New Hampshire. We are a gateway for a
freer way of life and if you choose me to be Alderman for Ward 7 maintaining that freedom for our citizens and our
State's advantage will consistently be at the forefront of my decisions. Thank you for your time.
President Wilshire
Thank you. Anyone have any questions for Mr. Resch?
Alderman Klee
Thank you, Madam President. Mr. Resch thank you for applying. | have actually two questions. I'll start with the one
that I've asked everybody else so far. What are your views on the asphalt manufacturing company?
Bob Resch
Well although | do feel that there is a necessity for new business to be brought into our city, | don't feel that the location
for the asphalt manufacturing facility is the proper location for it. As was pointed out before, the speaker who preceded
me, it's not something that the residents there want to wake up to smelling every day. | think that we can find a better
use for that property, a better way to bring jobs in then to have something like that which can ultimately be toxic to the
residents in the long run.
Alderman Klee
Thank you very much. | do have one other question for you. You're very thoughtful in discussing the economic
downturn, and careful government spending, and etc. | don't know how long you've been here in New Hampshire but
are you aware that New Hampshire is a Dillon State and sometimes as Board of Aldermen although we may want to do
something, we can't do it unless we've had legislation approval from the State of New Hampshire as we are a Dillon
State?
Bob Resch
Yes, |am aware of that. I've been in Nashua for eight years now.
