Board of Aldermen 12-22-2020 Page 8
It also removes the burden from the Board of Aldermen of removing the curfew. It would automatically be
removed upon not voting to extend it. Finally, and most importantly, please vote no because there is clear
and definable harm by putting this in place. Nashua based charities, several of which you discussed at the
opening of this evening, rely on large gaming checks that we provide them; this being one of the largest
donations they receive in a year. Restaurants that are already suffering will be further harmed and some
will close for good. The individuals that work in the industries affected will be harmed by the loss of income
and possibly having to work at riskier situations and locations. The argument | hear is it could maybe
reduce the spread of the virus in Nashua. To paraphrase what a member of the Board of Health said, there
is no data to support that this will help. | hope that years from now it is studied and it is found to be a good
decision.
President Wilshire
Aaron can you wrap up?
Aaron Howard Yes. | am very close to the end.
President Wilshire
Thank you.
Aaron Howard That means that there is a maybe possible benefit to a hypothetical group of people. | am
here to tell you that there is real and immediate harm that can be quantified. This real harm should
outweigh the chance that maybe somebody might be helped by a curfew. Real people will suffer
immediately if you do not vote no. These people here as of tomorrow will suffer.
President Wilshire
Aaron | have to give you ...
Aaron Howard (audio feedback and interference) So please, please vote no for real people instead of
hypothetical people.
AUDIO INTERFERENCE AND NOISE
President Wilshire
Aaron?
Aaron Howard I’m sorry?
President Wilshire
| need you to wrap up.
Aaron Howard Yeah | am done. Just please vote for real people instead of hypothetical.
President Wilshire
Albert Vettese?
Albert Vettese Yes, hi. | sent a letter today, | sent one to an Alderman last couple of days ago. Pretty much
am going to just paraphrase what | wrote in the letter. | don’t see any basis at all in any data that was
recorded or actually used in the decision to close the businesses at 9:30. | just watched the Governor’s
speech today and he was saying there was about 300 people statewide that are in the hospitals.
