Board of Aldermen — 10/24/17 Page 7
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — ORDINANCES
O-17-039
Endorser: Alderman David Schoneman
AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY EXPANDING THE HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT
BY ADDING GREELEY PARK
Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SCHONEMAN TO AMEND O-17-039 IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REPLACING IT
WITH THE AMENDED COPY PROVIDED WITH THE AGENDA
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Schoneman
Essentially what we are doing here is clarifying the role of the Historic District Commission. It is an advisory
role according to this. It just says that if something comes up that would involve a project that would come
under the normal scrutiny of the Historic District Commission, the Historic District Commission will be consulted
on the project. It is non-binding, just an advisory role. That’s the amendment.
MOTION CARRIED
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SCHONEMAN FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF O-17-039 AS AMENDED
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Schoneman
The idea behind this is to take advantage of one of these volunteer boards that we have in the city, the Historic
District Commission. We appoint folks to this commission who have a perceived expertise in city history and a
sense of aesthetics, and a desire to preserve assets in the city for the revitalization of the city with time. The
idea here is to give them an advisory role, ask them their opinion, call on their expertise that we have already
appointed them based upon. | would encourage all of us to please support that. | think it is good for Nashua.
Thank you.
Alderman Wilshire
Roll call please.
Alderman Dowd
I’m not going to support this because the Historic District Commission normally looks at properties, buildings,
colors, architecture. | don’t ever envision us building any buildings in Greeley Park. We found when we try to
do one simple project in the park that it had to go through the Board of Aldermen and the scrutiny took forever.
| think the way it is set up now with the Board of Aldermen having that oversight is fine.
Alderman Caron
| will be voting no. | think this is not needed. We have so many boards and commissions overseeing Greeley
Park. If this is non-binding then | think if there was something coming up and they wanted an opinion that they
could just go to the Historic District Commission and ask for their opinion on something. The only buildings that
are there probably would come down anyway if Park-Rec ever leaves that facility. | will not be voting for this.
Thank you.
