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Facility. | was interrupted by the President several times. The Assistant Police Chief was allowed to go on
at length regarding a 3% raise for one of the unions which | have no problem with that gentleman being
able to speak to that, but | don’t think | should have been interrupted because | did have some very
important information and that was that those members of this Board who did go ahead and vote for the
office facility were ignoring our two facilities that were in most need of repair.
And in order to replace those facilities, that would be an extra $50 to $60 million dollars and | was unable to
state that. So | suggest that this Board send the Legislation back to Committee on Personnel and
Administrative Affairs and amend the Ordinance regarding the public comment period so that members of
the public are able to speak during the first reading of new Ordinances, because | think it’s really important
that the officials do listen to the public. If members of this Board don’t want to listen to the public perhaps
they should ascertain as to whether or not they want to run for office again.
Regarding overnight parking, | heard | was not going to speak to that. The last gentleman who spoke to it |
thought was very eloquent. | was very delighted to hear when we first allowed folks who have very limited
parking in the Tree Streets and in French Hill that they were able to do overnight parking. The initial plan
was to expand some of the parking so that other folks in the community would be able to park on the street
overnight. And | think due to COVID, a lot of people have, even if you have parking, children who would
normally be out on their own, like when | say “children” | mean in their 20’s but due to COVID there are not
jobs out there. So a lot of times it means starting your day moving cars all over the place and if there’s
plenty of parking that’s really not necessary. So | think reducing the parking, the overnight parking from
$25.00 to $10.00 | think is a good idea. And | haven’t even thought about how it impacted other people; it
was very upsetting to hear that this gentleman had an overnight parking permit and still had to pay fines
because it took so long for City Hall to react to those. So | fully support reducing the fine to $10.00 for
overnight parking. Thank you.
President Wilshire
Thank you, next speaker is Jonathan Spira-Savett.
Jonathan Spira-Savett Hi, | am Jonathan Spira-Savett, I’m in Ward 1, | live at 39 Colburn
Avenue. | am also the Rabbi at Temple Beth Abraham and one of the conveners of the Greater
Nashua Interfaith Housing Justice Group. | just wanted to speak just to stand behind Faustin who
spoke earlier as a resident of the Bronstein Apartments and to each the words that he said
supported by Bob and Erin too, hoping that all of you will use your good offices to make sure that
he and his neighbors are able to speak with you and all the appropriate people in authority to help
settle things and to make their lives good and for all of us to pitch in together and collaborate with
them on a good solution for our community as their area is redeveloped for more affordable
housing.
Our group had a chance to meet last week. | wanted to say publicly a thank you to Mayor
Donchess, to Director Marchant, to Director Cummings for sitting with a group of us talking about
these kinds of issues as they related both to Bronstein and School Street and everything else.
And just so encouraged by your increasing and increasingly vocal support for affordable housing
issues and goals. Thank you.
President Wilshire
Thank you. And | have a first name of Lisa? Is there a Lisa who would like to speak?
Lisa Bissonnette Can you hear me.
