Board of Aldermen 09-10-2019 Page 31
R-19-175
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien
Alderman Ken Gidge
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
RELATIVE TO THE TRANSFER OF $10,000 FROM DEPARTMENT 194 “CONTINGENCY”,
ACCOUNT 70100 “GENERAL CONTINGENCY” TO DEPARTMENT 181 “COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT”, ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION 55 “OTHER SERVICES” FOR A
LANDSCAPING DESIGN PLAN FOR EDGEWOOD CEMETERY
Given its first reading; assigned to the BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE by President Wilshire
There being no objection President Wilshire suspended the rules to allow for the first reading of R-
19-176
R-19-176
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien
Alderman Ken Gidge
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Jan Schmidt
RELATIVE TO THE TRANSFER OF $56,300 FROM DEPARTMENT 194 “CONTINGENCY”,
ACCOUNT 70100 “GENERAL CONTINGENCY”
Given its first reading; assigned to the BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE by President Wilshire
NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES - None
PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
President Wilshire
Thank you for your patience wit all the roll calls.
Shannon St. Pierre Hi my name is Shannon St. Pierre, | am here speaking on behalf of the International
Institute of New England which the address is actually 470 Pine Street located in Manchester. But the
reason | am here tonight is because we serve a really large population in Nashua as well. So we work with
refugees and immigrants and we are trying to kind of bolster our awareness in the Nashua area. So we are
primarily known as a refugee resettlement agency. But we do a lot more work than just resettlement. We
work with refugees and immigrant for education purposes, employment services, legal services, and just
generally raising awareness and amplifying voices.
So | have two motives in speaking tonight, the first is just so you all know who we are a little bit,
International Institute of New England. It’s a really long name, we are not a study abroad, we are a refuge
resettlement agency. The second point in my speaking tonight is that we are hosting an event in Nashua
kind of to be a culmination of our | guess just being here in Nashua. It is called Suitcase Stories. It is
September 29", at Nashua High School North. What it is it is refugees and immigrants that get up on stage
and share their stories about their journeys here to Nashua. We have a lot of local tellers, so we have
people who are living here in Nashua and sharing their stories. So it is a really great way for the
community to hear from their new American neighbors and really get to know them on a more personal
level. So that is why | am here tonight.
