Board of Aldermen 10-13-2020 Page 68
little tolerance now for saying that a woman is a biological female even though | would defy anyone to come
up with another definition of a woman that isn’t based on circular reasoning or outdated sexual stereotypes.
So our stance is still having men complete against women, males compete against women is unsafe and
Mayor James Donchess had no right to take down a flag just because he disliked an opinion. So please, if
you are not going to stand up for females and sports, at least speak to Mayor Donchess and stand up for
the First Amendment. So thank you and good evening, | should say good morning.
President Wilshire
Anyone else for public comment?
Bob Keating My remarks will be very brief and they begin with thank you for the hours that you put in, | just
can’t imagine this coming up at five hours that you’ve done this meeting. So to respond to some comments
that were made earlier that simply, the residents that we have met with are, were quite anxious about their
future, the same way as they were in 2012 when GSOP went around with them. We've been involved in
this community and the State since 2002, a lot with low income households and in public housing. So we
have a long history with that. Once again, thank you for your time. Finally, my thoughts go out to Alderman
Harriott-Gathright and | hope your husband pulls through this well and my thoughts go out to your family.
Thank you and thanks for the time.
REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Alderman Lopez
Well first | do actually want to speak to the Mayor as was suggested in public comment. | want to
recommend that we in using this citizen’s flagpole consider having the Cultural Connections Committee
develop a schedule of when people’s cultures can be recognized and how that would take place because
that is the stated purpose of the citizen’s flag pole. It does also allow for Anniversaries, or
accomplishments. I’m not sure if that really fits what was trying to be achieved here. But | think it would be
a good idea for people who are putting the flag up to be able to explain themselves a little bit more clearly.
Additionally, we are also giving the opportunity for there to be a little bit more activity.
Overlapping Speakers
Alderman Lopez
Ok are we all talking now? Sorry. | would just definitely recommend that he work with the Cultural
Connections Committee and consider implementing that. And then secondly | wanted to thank Jay who is
graffiti artist working with Revive Recovery Center, Nashua Wallpaper, Nashua PAL, Kenny, Rick and other
people in the community. We just worked on created a giant banner for Southern NH Medical Center to
thank healthcare workers and remind them that they are appreciated. This is a very important time for us
right now in Nashua. We have the (audio cuts out) the outbreak that we see (audio cuts out).
President Wilshire
Alderman Lopez?
Alderman Lopez
Replace or to see a nightmare and make adjustments and accommodations because of the COVID-19
epidemic. But! don’t think anybody has had to make more adjustments and more accommodations than
both the people who are contracting it and are in the emergency room and the healthcare workers that are
working with them as well. And | think they have a very difficult season coming up trying to battle COVID-
19 and the Flu. | think as elected officials, it would be a good idea for all of us to reach out to any
healthcare workers we know and just thank them and make sure they know they are appreciated and they
