R-17-123
RESOLUTION
ESTABLISHING A NASHUA RAIL TRANSIT COMMITTEE
CITY OF NASHUA
In the Year Two Thousand and Seventeen
RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Nashua that
WHEREAS, the City has been working cooperatively with the State to bring passenger rail to
New Hampshire;
WHEREAS, recent polling shows that more than 70% of residents in New Hampshire support
extending commuter rail into New Hampshire; and
WHEREAS, the Governor recently made public comments encouraging the exploration of an
incremental Nashua first approach;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Alderman of the City of Nashua
that a Nashua Rail Transit Committee be established consisting of nine (9) members as follows:
Two (2) members of the Board of Aldermen who shall be appointed by the president of the board
of aldermen. One (1) member from the Nashua Regional Planning Commission who shall be
appointed by the Executive Director of the Commission. One (1) member from the Greater
Nashua Chamber of Commerce who shall be appointed by the Chamber’s President/CEO. Two
(2) residents of the City of Nashua who shall be appointed by the Mayor. One (1) member shall
be the Mayor or his or her designee. The remaining two members shall be the city’s
representatives’ on the state rail authority.
The committee is charged with making recommendations and development of a strategy to the
mayor and the board of aldermen for bringing passenger rail to Nashua.
The appointed members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and promulgate
said recommendations and strategy documents no later than 120 days after the passing of this
resolution. Upon completion of its duties, the committee shall disband. The committee shall elect
a chairperson by majority vote and adopt by-laws as necessary to regulate its affairs.
