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Alderman Schoneman
| attended the Personnel & Administrative Affairs Committee meeting on this ordinance and |’m not one of
the co-sponsors but | do support it. The logic | have for supporting it is based on a very informal market
survey that | did with a realtor here in Nashua, there appears to be indifference in the market to the solar
installation on a particular property. Some people might be in favor and some people might be against
when they go to see a property. They might see value there or might not. It’s similar to other installations
that could be at people’s homes. For instance, | got a telephone call from someone who has a tennis court
in their backyard. They didn’t build the tennis court and they don’t want and it’s falling into disrepair yet they
are assessed for the value of that tennis court. When they go to sell their home | think they are going to find
that it may add value to one person but not another. The market effect of something like a tennis court, a
pool or a solar installation may be neutral and if the market effect is neutral then | think we should not have
an assessment. To provide an exemption for something that is market value neutral | think is a great idea
but there are other things like tennis courts and swimming pools that may be in a similar category. While |
support this and I’m not being critical of the Assessing Department, | do think that we need to think about
assessing additions to properties that actually add a real market value not just because it would seem to be
to somebody of some value. | support this but | think we need to be careful about granting exemptions in a
way that’s universal for other similar so called improvements that may or may not add market value.
Alderman LeBrun
Alderman Schoneman answered most of my questions but | will be voting against this.
MOTION CARRIED
Ordinance O-16-002 declared duly adopted.
NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS
R-16-007
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Thomas Lopez
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $40,000 FROM THE STATE
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INTO PUBLIC
HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANT ACTIVITY “FY2016 AND FY2017 CLIMATE AND
HEALTH ADAPTATION PLAN (CHAP)”
Given its first reading; assigned to the HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by President McCarthy
R-16-008
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
ADDING FOUR ADDITIONAL PARCELS TO THE “SPIT BROOK ROAD ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION ZONE”
Given its first reading; assigned to the PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE by
President McCarthy
