Board of Aldermen Page 9
January 10, 2017
MOTION CARRIED
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN MELIZZI-GOLJA TO RE-REFER O-16-020, AS AMENDED, TO THE
PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND THE NASHUA CITY PLANNING
BOARD AND THAT A PUBLIC HEARING BE SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2017,
AT 7:00 PM IN THE ALDERMANIC CHAMBER
MOTION CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SCHONEMAN THAT THE RULES BE SO FAR SUSPENDED AS TO ALLOW
FOR THE FIRST READING OF A RESOLUTION RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS PREPARED
MOTION CARRIED
R-17-085
Endorser: Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
Alderman-at-Large Mark S. Cookson
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Ken Siegel
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Sean M. McGuinness
Alderman Don LeBrun
Alderman-at-Large Daniel T. Moriarty
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman-at-Large David W. Deane
Alderman David Schoneman
SUPPORTING A BILL IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO REDUCE THE COST OF REGISTERING
AIRCRAFT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Given its first reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SCHONEMAN THAT THE RULES BE SO FAR SUSPENDED AS TO ALLOW
FOR A SECOND READING OF R-17-085
MOTION CARRIED
Resolution R-17-085 given its second reading
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SCHONEMAN FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-17-085
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Schoneman
We have heard some comment on this tonight. We had a chance to talk with some of the corporate tenants on
the field only to discover that there are some issues that they have with being located in New Hampshire and
some issues that might cause some of those hangars to be empty over there. A few years ago in 2015, the
NH DOT conducted a study on the economic impact of aviation in the State of New Hampshire and it rightly
said that we have great benefit from aviation in this state and not just for pilots and mechanics but for the
companies that own these things and employ people and pay property taxes. A further review of that report
indicates that although the benefit is great, the number of airplanes based and the operations conducted in the
State of New Hampshire is in decline and if the based aircraft and operations conducted in New Hampshire are
in decline then it stands to reason that great benefit is also in decline. In line with what we heard it looks like
the New Hampshire registration fee structure, which at one time may have been competitive, is today non-
competitive particularly with regard to competing with Hanscom Field in Bedford, MA. We heard that an
