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us different that it was going to cost $550,000. Certainly we should have asked the Renaissance
project to reimburse the City of Nashua for the destruction of the skateboard park on Bridge Street. If
that was measured to be $270,000 that’s what you needed on top of the $150,000 you already had,
fine. Let it be $270,000. If somebody wants to make an assessment of what that skateboard park
was assessed for at that time, it’s a much smaller skateboard park than they’re building now then
somebody would have said there’s an assessment. BIDA does not protect the taxpayers of Nashua.
| don’t exactly know who they protect. They’re here to protect the developers. | don’t know. Paula
has a very valid point. Thank you.
161 STREET DEPARTMENT
177 PARKS AND RECREATION
140 PINEWOOD CEMETERY
142 WOODLAWN CEMETERY
144 EDGEWOOD & SUBURBAN CEMETERIES
179 PUBLIC LIBRARY
153 BUILDING INSPECTION
155 CODE ENFORCEMENT
170 HYDROELECTRIC OPERATIONS
181 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
182 PLANNING & ZONING
184 URBAN PROGRAMS
186 TRANSPORTATION
191 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Unidentified Female Speaker
| just have one question. With the two pending lawsuits, what is the worst case scenario — what
would the difference be for the School District if that suit went against the city? What would the dollar
amount be that we would have to cut from the budget? Any ballpark guess?
Mayor Donchess
| don’t really have a guess on that if you’re asking me. | don’t think that the case will be successful
and beyond that. | can’t speculate what would happen.
Unidentified Female Speaker
Okay. You know what you’ve changed in the budget. | just thought maybe you had an idea so we
could think ahead in case that scenario came about.
