Board of Aldermen 11-24-2020 Page 27
President Wilshire
Alderman Schmidt?
Alderman Schmidt
Thank you, Madam President. There were a couple of other things, so much went into making this. There
is a nice chunk of federal funds that is going to be used for this. It was already a school so it is in many
ways prepared for us already. And school employees, because they are not in the schools at present will
be able to do most of the work that will have to be done to make this more appropriate for the younger kids
especially. So it’s like the perfect storm at this point; we need the space the building is there, it’s a very
good deal from a purchase point and they’ve brought all the pieces together to make it work. Thank you.
President Wilshire
You’re welcome. Alderman Klee?
Alderman Klee
Thank you, Madam President. | want to echo what my colleagues have said before me. It was well thought
out. When they talked about the funding of it and where they would be taking money from here for this
savings and so on. It was well drafted, | think it was a good plan and for as long as | can remember at least
since I’ve been an Alderman, there’s been discussion about Brentwood, the lease was coming up, there
were issues with it, having to bus students and so on. And | think there were even some parental concerns
about the whole school. And | want to echo what Alderman Lopez had said, that was one of the concerns
we brought up at the meeting about the separation of the students from different age groups. They were
ready to give us an answer, they had it well-planned. So again, with what others have said, | think we need
to move forward on this and vote to approve it.
President Wilshire
Alderman Clemons?
Alderman Clemons
Thank you, | appreciate everyone’s comments and obviously with the Budget Meeting when this came up |
had no issues with it, | do think it is a well thought out plan. My only concern was the fact that it is going to
take up a substantial portion of the budget of the School Department. But | understand that in the long run
this probably would be less expensive. | just am hopeful, | guess my only concern is just the future of our
education here in Nashua in general because of that major deficit that we are facing. But | will support this
after hearing from my colleagues, so thank you.
President Wilshire
Thank you. Anyone else? Seeing no one, the Motion is for final passage of Resolution 20-090 by roll call.
Would the Clerk please call the roll?
