Greater Nashua
Chamberof
Commerce
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142 Main Street, Fifth Floor
Nashua, NH 03060
Phone: 603 881-8333
Fax: 603 881-7323
September 12, 2017 -
The Honorable Brian McCarthy
President, Nashua Board of Aldermen
229 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060 a
Dear Aldermapyabdstty,
On behalf of the 600+ members of the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce, |
am very pleased to let you know of our strong support for the proposed Performing
Arts Center for Nashua, and encourage you and your fellow Aldermen to approve
R-17-116, the legislation authorizing the bond issue for the PAC.
Our Board of Directors took a strong position on the arts when we adopted our
Strategic Plan in 2016, stating that we will actively promote a supported and
thriving arts and cultural environment in Nashua, and that we would specifically
work with city officials and other key community leaders to bring a Performing Arts
Center to Nashua. Our Board reiterated its support for the PAC when City Economic
Development Director Tim Cummings provided an update at our June Board of
Directors meeting. | carried that message to the Board's Budget Review Committee
on August 28, when they met to consider the legislation at a hearing which included
overwhelmingly supportive public comment.
We recognize that this is a significant undertaking for the city, and that there are
costs involved. However, we also believe that the positive economic impact of a PAC
on downtown in particular and on Nashua as a whole will be significant. A PAC will
not only have the direct impact of bringing people to downtown to shop, dine and
attend performances, but it will have the positive, indirect benefit of adding to our
city’s vibrancy, making it more attractive to young people, to highly educated, skilled
workers, and to businesses looking to relocate or expand in Nashua.
