Board of Aldermen — 9/12/17 Page 36
A viva voce roll call was taken on the motion for definite postponement which resulted as follows:
Yea: Ald. Cookson, Ald. McGuinness, Ald. LeBrun 3
Nay: Ald. Wilshire, Ald. Clemons, Ald. Deane,
Ald. Dowd, Ald. Caron, Ald. Siegel,
Ald. Schoneman, Ald. Melizzi-Golja,
Ald. O’Brien, Ald. Lopez, Ald. McCarthy 11
MOTION FAILED
President McCarthy
We are back to the motion for final passage as amended. Any further discussion?
Alderman Clemons
| wanted to just say that | really respect my colleague, Alderman Deane’s, concerns for the other things that
Nashua has to consider. The only thing that | will say to that is being an alderman is not an easy thing, and
you've done it a lot longer than | have. It’s nights like tonight when you see a room full of people, you get a
petition of 500 people asking you to do something, and you have different amendments come up and us
working togheter to try to come up with a solution that really speaks to this community.
Alderman Siegel
| think Alderman Deane brought up a very valid point, and | am very concerned. I’ve been back and forth on
this and that’s one of the other considerations. | don’t know how we are going to pay for the other stuff.
Frankly, | would like to spend the money on an administration building that we were supposed to have, and |
don’t have an answer for that right now. It’s very troubling.
A viva voce roll call was taken on the motion for final passage as amended, which resulted as follows:
Yea: = Ald. Wilshire, Ald. Clemons, Ald. Dowd
Ald. Caron, Ald. Melizzi-Golja, Ald. O’Brien
Ald. Lopez, Ald. McCarthy 8
Nay: Ald. Deane, Ald. Cookson, Ald. Siegel,
Ald. Schoneman, Ald. McGuinness,
Ald. LeBrun 6
MOTION FAILED
Alderman Clemons
Was that the motion to amend?
President McCarthy
No, that was the motion for final passage.
Alderman Clemons
| would like to propose an amendment. My amendment would be to put R-17-116 on the ballot to allow for the
citizens of Nashua to vote on it at the next municipal election coming up in November, by adding the word
