Board of Aldermen 11-27-2018 Page 13
Alderman Lopez
| was going to thank Alderman Klee for taking time to bring a bunch of trees that were donated and set
them up with her husband and then make sure they were all properly cared for. | thought that was a
very nice thing to and | appreciated it.
| also wanted to comment on Alexis’ example, proposing her recognition this week particularly just
because we initiated it after Alderman McCarthy’s passing and | know the Board was feeling a sense of
loss, at the loss of a great leader. | know in my work working with non-profits | get to see people
struggling to put their lives together but | also really get to see a lot of people showing leadership and
making that happen. People who are organizing their own massive undertakings that never see the
light of day, because at the end of the day it is what we need to keep moving in non-profits so | just
wanted to call attention to the fact that there is the higher level leadership that has a visibility of us as
Aldermen where we get to sit here every other week and be on TV for better or for worse and be seen
leading. But there are also everyday a lot of people who are just doing their thing every day to make
life a little bit better for someone, to encourage other people to do that and | just wanted to bring that to
the Boara’s attention.
Finally | wanted to bring to the Board’s attention that there is a Holiday Fair at Palm Square, the Arbor
Restaurant, it will be this Saturday and it will be from 12 pm to 6 pm. So come by and celebrate the
Holiday Spirit and support a good cause.
Alderman Caron
| took would like to congratulate you for honoring Alexis, it is important for our community for our young
people to get involved and when you see that, | think it motivates everyone to get involved. So without
them we have nothing for our non-profits and agencies that who are dealing with difficult situations.
And on that note, the Nashua Lion’s Club will be holding its Annual Santa Breakfast this Saturday from
8:00 to 11:00 at the Nashua Senior Center. Santa will be there, the Annual Gingerbread Contest will be
held, | understand that at this moment they have about 10 gingerbread houses, and if you haven’t seen
them, they are just magnificent.
Also, there will be a Craft Fair from 8 to noon, so come on down and have breakfast, see the crafts, see
the gingerbread and then go over to Palm Square. Thank you.
Alderwoman Kelly
| feel that where | sit in the horseshoe | end up just repeating what everybody said, but | did want to say
that | ran into Paul during the Holiday Stroll and he was in such good spirits and he did such an
incredible job. | know he took a couple days off and he deserved that so | really appreciated that.
And | also have a comment about Alexis, it was just so inspiring to see someone find their passion and
be so connected to it at such a young age so thank you for doing that.
Alderman Jette
First | would like to acknowledge the work that Ms. Ortolano is doing, whether everything she says is
correct or not, | think she is raising some important issues and | am glad to see that the Mayor has
initiated an audit of the Assessor’s Office to try to answer her questions and the issues she has raised.
| think it is so important that all of the taxpayers in the City, whether they are elderly and no matter what
Ward they live in, | think it is important that people feel that they are being treated fairly, that their taxes
are based on accurate information and that there are not differences in how they are being taxed as
opposed to other people. | think people expect and deserve a feeling that our tax process is fair. |
applaud the Mayor for taking that step and looking into that.
