Board of Aldermen 05-22-2018 Page 12
Alderman Lopez
The Tree Street Block Party is June 9" so everybody is invited to that. And then additionally a new
mural is being announced by Positive Street Art and it is particularly important to me because it is to
acknowledge people who have we lost to recovery. So there is more information on their web site but it
is important | think as we look at the opioid crisis and we look at the responses that we have, not to lose
focus on the fact that there are people still struggling who have lost close family members and there are
still people who are struggling with recovery. So just because it is not in the news as much as it was
last year it still is very important to stay focused on it as a City.
Alderman Jette
One of my constituents e-mailed me saying that she read in the newspaper that it is costing the city
more to dispose of recyclables than it has in the past and she is asking should she stop taking her
recyclables to the landfill in order to save the city money. | am going to respond to her directly but |
want everyone to know that the City is still firmly committed to the recycling program. Recyclables do
not yet cost more than it costs to put it in the landfill but we are heading in that direction and | am
working on a resolution to form a committee to study the whole issue of waste and recycling and try to
figure out how the City can best deal with waste and recycling. It is a big problem but there are
solutions out there so | am hoping that this committee that we form will be able to get information from
the experts in the field and help our solid waste department figure out the best way to deal with this
problem.
But in the meantime, yes the City is still very much committed to recycling, please separate your
recyclables, put them in the proper containers and if you live in a place like this woman does where we
don’t pick up, please bring it to the recycling center. And please look at the City’s website about the
instructions about what is recyclable and what isn’t. Some people unfortunately think that the more
stuff that they can put in the recycling the better it is, but not necessarily. There is a limited itemization
of the types of materials that we can accept and that our contractor will take from us and plastic bags is
not one of them. The types of things you can put in recycling is not universal, it is a limited list. So
please look at the City’s website about what that is and please continue to recycle what you can.
Thank you.
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja
Yes | would just remind everyone that the Sculptors continue to work at Makelt Labs and you can go
out there and chat with them and watch them as they are working. They are there Monday through
Saturday. | was out there last weekend and they enjoy having people come and talk to them about
their work. You can take a little tour of Makelt Labs also while you are there.
| would just also remind people that this weekend is Memorial Day Weekend and | hope you will join us
at the parade. Thank you.
Alderman Tencza
Thank you Mr. President. Over the weekend on Sunday | had the opportunity to attend the dedication
ceremony at the Main Street United Methodist Church for the new building that they constructed over
the last couple of years which was really a feat for the Church. | wanted to congratulate Pastor Cullin
and the entire congregation for really breathing new life into their building and into the congregation as
well as their little portion of Main Street. Everything from the roofing work that they did to the
landscaping really came out fantastic and it is a great property now right there on the corners of Main
Street and Temple Street.
In raising the money for the project, Mr. President, they called the campaign “The Heart of Nashua
Campaign” and one of the things that | learned that the church on four separate occasions has voted to
actually remain on Main Street in Nashua because they think that is an important place for them to be in
