Board of Aldermen Page 11
September 27, 2016
in terms of the work force. | am on the Board of the Huntington as well so | hear about their challenges
and what it means. We have a great struggle in bringing in people who can meet the needs of our
patients and we’ve had a great history in our organization of educating people who are coming up
through the ranks and being very productive. There is a family, the Lopez-Grasper Family, and | employ
eleven of those individuals. They are from Boliva and they have started out many of them as nurse’s
aides and in other roles and have risen up to the ranks of nursing and into leadership roles because of
their industrious efforts. | know when | walk on a unit and | see one of them | feel good, my A team is
there. | can tell you many stories about individuals who have come to our community and made a huge
difference in expanded access to services here. | hope you will vote wisely and support the resolution
that the Mayor has put forth.
Mr. Dan Weeks, 7 Shattuck Street
| am a proud 12™ generation granite stater but even more proud to be married to a brand new U.S.
citizen, my wife, who emigrated here from South Africa. She is a Ph.D., a human rights lawyer and an
academic and she is glad to be offering her skills to our communities. We recently bought a home in a
neighborhood that was named after immigrants, French Hill. According to recent studies, immigrants in
New Hampshire, not only counter the rapid aging of our population and out migration of our youth but
they also make incredible contributions to our tax base and to the well-being of our communities. The
National Academy released a landmark study on the effects of immigration in this country and found here
in New Hampshire that immigrants contribute 3X in tax revenue more than they receive in public benefits.
My wife and | found that Nashua is the most diverse city in New Hampshire and that is why we decided
to buy a home here and raise our two kids here and we are glad that we did. Even though politics are in
just about everything these things, | understand that, but it’s my view that we are already a Welcoming
City and we can do no wrong and only do good by affirming that publicly and making a statement to the
rest of the state joining Manchester and Concord and following the encouragement of our own Chamber
of Commerce and the United Way and the ACLU and St. Joseph’s Hospital and others to publicly affirm
what we already are and ought to be more and more; a Welcoming City.
PETITIONS — None
NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS — None
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE
Budget Review Committee .............. cece cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 09/20/16
There being no objection, President McCarthy declared the report of the September 20, 2016
Budget Review Committee accepted and placed on file.
Finance Committee ..0......... cece cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 09/21/16
There being no objection, President McCarthy declared the report of the September 21, 2016
Finance Committee accepted and placed on file.
Committee on Infrastructure ....0... ccc ccecccecccececececececesecseceeectereverseeaters 09/19/16
There being no objection, President McCarthy declared the report of the September 19, 2016
Committee on Infrastructure accepted and placed on file.
Human Affairs Committee 20.0... cc cecceccceecceceeeceeeceseeeeaeeeaeereeereeeaees 09/12/16
There being no objection, President McCarthy declared the report of the September 12, 2016
Human Affairs Committee accepted and placed on file.
