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families and pay the rent. So you are putting a lot of people out of work who might not be eligible for
traditional unemployment insurance type programs. So that’s my commentary. | hope the Aldermen
vote against this and | hope we can keep the economy strong in New Hampshire.
President Wilshire
Thank you. Next we have Tyler R.?
Tyler Ramraf My name is Tyler Ramraf | live at 34 Tufts Drive. | would like to vote no regarding this
ordinance. My objection is based on the lack of stated measured intent in their proposed (audio cuts
out) ordinance for how these measures will positively affect Nashua. In the ordinance document there is
no explanation using evidence or evidence based assessments for a statewide closing at 9:30 is
appropriate but at 9:29 it is not. You are going to use the threat of Government forcing coercion to
restrict the movements and businesses (inaudible) people explanation of incremental or arbitrary
thresholds is not just appropriate but required. The intended benefit of this is only alluded to with cited
documents and imprecise language. Thank you very much.
President Wilshire
Thank you. Is there anyone else from the public that wishes to speak at this time?
Don Wayland Don Wayland here, 12 Lincoln Ave. Nashua. It’s great to see the restaurant, bar owners,
the casino folks here and | am sure there would be more represented if they weren’t out busy running
their businesses, which most of it happens at night. So we should really be supporting our small
businesses they are the lifeblood of our community, they really are. Voting yes on this is going to make
—is allowing the Aldermen, the Board of Aldermen to pick winners and losers. And | don’t think that’s
fair. | think you should vote no on this, 100%. | think let people choose on their own if they want to go
out. Most people haven’t been going out but you are affecting people’s livelihoods. This is their job,
they need to make money. The Board of Aldermen folks haven't lost any money because they are not
trying to shut down whatever business they are working in. So you are impacting a lot of people by
trying to shut that down. Vote no; | think it’s absolutely a terrible idea to have a curfew. Thank you.
President Wilshire
Thank you. Next | have Mallory?
Mallory Fogal Hi, Mallory Fogal | live in Merrimack, 332 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, New
Hampshire. | work for Boston Billiards in Nashua. | just, | don’t really understand the curfew that is
about to be placed over Nashua. | think that if it does get placed, all it is going to do is just directly hurt
Nashua businesses only because the people that are frequenting Nashua businesses are just going to
expand to other towns; Merrimack, Manchester, other places. | think that Boston Billiards specifically
and other places are going to be really hurt by this. | get wnen Massachusetts did a state-wide but for
just to single in on City it doesn’t really seem like it is going to help with limiting the spread of COVID-19,
it will directly affect a lot of people that I’ve worked with for years. | just think there needs to be more
planning in place, | don’t think this is the right route to go to help stop the spread of COVID. | think it is
just more going to directly hurt a lot of the Nashua citizens and people that work in Nashua. That’s
pretty much all | have to say. Thank you.
President Wilshire
Thank you. Mike Apfelberg.
Mike Apfelberg Yes good evening Aldermen, Mike Apfelberg, | am President of the United Way of
Greater Nashua and for the purposes of transparency | will also acknowledge that we are recipients of
charitable gaming revenues from Boston Billiards as | believe is the Front Door Agency Maryse Wirbal
