Board of Aldermen 06-26-2018 Page 16
And then | also wanted to invite everybody on the 4" of July, especially veterans, to a 4" of July
Celebration at Riverside BBQ. It is sponsored by a number of organizations, Positive Street Art, VFW,
American Legion, Elks Club and it is meant to kind of help make veterans feel a little bit more included.
So it will be a free concert for veterans, there will be a hotdog eating contest, I’m looking forward to
being the number one contestant on behalf of the Board of Aldermen. It is going to be a good time. So
all veterans are welcome. Maybe it is an alternative to watching fireworks and that kind of stuff.
And then finally | wanted to express my condolences to the family and teammates of Manuel Barbosa.
He was a leading figure in helping form the soccer movement that we have in the community today. |
think that he is going to be deeply missed, but his legacy is being carried on by his sons Jarrod and
Hayden who are both in their own ways great leaders in the community. Soccer isn’t just a game, it has
cultural roots. It is a way of positive self-expression and encourages people who are trying to find a way
to be visible and be seen and to do it athletically but also to study and to be part of the community to
volunteer. | have found the soccer programs over the years to be very, very much an asset to the
community and | think a lot of that came from Mr. Barbosa’s leadership.
Alderman Laws
| just think it is worth mentioning that for the Pride Parade if you are parked on Main Street between
2:00 and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday you are not going to be able to move your car until after the procession
goes through. And you are not allowed to park in the Water Street parking lot and you are not allowed
to park in the Renaissance parking lot from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. that day.
Alderman Klee
| would also like to show my support with the Pride Parade and Festival. | plan on being there with my
husband. | have been putting it all over my Facebook page, I’m very happy to celebrate all mankind
and to show how equal we all are. | am proud to be there. Thank you.
Alderman Dowd
Today | had the opportunity of attending the Chamber of Commerce State of the State with Governor
Sununu, Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja was there as well as the Mayor. A lot of great things were said but
the one that | wanted to key on was that they have allocated several millions dollars to schools for
safety allocations and we have applied for and are receiving some of those grants.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
| just want to say thank you to City officials and to the community that came out last week to celebrate
Juneteenth. | was out of town and was unable to be there but | have so many wonderful things said
about that evening and in terms of speakers and of watching video as well.
Alderman Wilshire
Thank you. | also want to thank all of those who put the Pride Parade and Festival together. | am
looking forward to it. It should be an exciting time for downtown Nashua and for our citizens.
I’d also like to mention something that the Mayor brought up earlier about the grants that the Police
Department is getting and | think the message that is getting out there to drug dealers that Nashua is
not a good place to sell drugs. So the more support they get, the more grants, the more funding they
get to keep after this issue, | think it is great. So that is all, thank you.
