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today than we are with the surge. | don’t think, you Know everyone expected this surge to come because we
are indoors a little bit more now but like Alderman Laws said, I’m not sure that just imposing this curfew is
going to curb the spread as much as we would like or it would be as effective as we would hope for. | think
some in some of the statistics that Public Health showed, you know, there are other businesses and
organizations which are equally contributing to the spread of COVID in our community like gyms but we are
not talking about shutting them down, we are not talking about taking full measures to really make a
difference. And | think that since it would just be effective in Nashua, people are going to come and go.
And if gym shut down in Nashua they are going to go to Merrimack or wherever else. So unfortunately this
is, | appreciate Alderman Lopez’s comments about doing what we can and | am sure there is more we can
be doing. | think Director Cummings would probably disagree with him that there haven’t been
conversations ongoing with people to try to help and relieve whatever pressure we can as a City. But it’s
really got to be a strategy that’s beyond just what we can do.
To address one other point that Alderman Jette made about listening to doctors. My doctor would tell you,
he’s been telling me to lose weight and drink less for years and | don’t always take his advice there either so
| sincerely appreciate the doctors on the Board of Public Health what they are doing. | appreciate the fact
that Dr. Cappetta said that their view is public health but | think unfortunately or fortunately our view as the
Board of Aldermen is a little broader than that as Alderman Dowd said. So | will not be supporting this
tomorrow night. Thank you.
Alderman Cleaver
Yes, thank you Madam President. | think to ask a set of businesses to shut down partway through their day
makes no sense to me. | am against this Legislation because they still have to do their planning, their
scheduling, their inventory, their whole day’s work in advance but shut it down partway through, it makes no
sense and it is punishing a set of businesses for the problem that is much much much wider. So | am not
going to support this Legislation. | fully support the Board of Health and everything that they are trying to do
but | think this is not going to help. | just don’t see the logic. Thank you.
President Wilshire
Anyone else? | am not seeing anyone. So Madam Clerk, | believe that the motion on the floor is for a
second reading.
Alderwoman Kelly
That motion failed.
President Wilshire
That motion failed ok.
Alderman Lopez
| thought this was just discussion.
City Clerk Lovering
President Wilshire, | do not have a motion on the floor, just the discussion on it.
Alderwoman Wilshire
Alderman Wilshire?
