Board of Aldermen 05-11-2021 Page 8
of Police Commissioners. This amendment has been on the books since September 1913 and has worked
well for the City of Nashua. There’s an old saying that says, “If it is not broken, don’t fix it”. Currently there are
no politics within the selection. However, if the City of Nashua puts this amendment in the hands of the Mayor
and the President of the Board of Aldermen it will be a disaster. The Mayor has already shown that he is only
hiring likeminded people from his inner circle to boards and committees. This is apparent on the Public Works
Board where there are two people who are trying to do things for the benefit of the residents. However, the
male voting block seems to override the Board members that are actually representing the residents.
Another example is there has been an open spot on the Board of Assessors for over 2 years. While residents
have requested to take this spot to represent the Nashua residents, the Mayor is not willing to give this spot out
to anybody but from somebody from his inner circle. So the spot stays open and there’s nobody on the Board
of Assessors that actually represents the residents. We currently have one Alderman trying to change the
number of Board Members on the School Board. She is working with Attorney Bolton on the backdoor charter
change. Where is their transparency? Why the sneaky change? The problem here is that that Nashua
residents want people to go on the Board of Education that actually are concerned about our children not the
politics, political views.
The Police Commissioners should never be picked because the Mayor likes them or are friends with the
Mayor. They should not be selected because of their party affiliation or their likeminded viewpoints. It needs
to be a qualified person, female or male, with no personal ties to the Mayor or the President of the Board of
Aldermen. | am leery at the selection method for the Police Commission. | live in the City of Nashua, not the
kingdom of the mayor. Another thing | would like to bring up the fact that the Mayor has already wasted
$44,383.00 in taxpayer funds to get a study on a dog park in downtown Nashua.
President Wilshire
| don’t think we are taking that up this evening Ms. Colquhoun.
Ms. Colquhoun (speaking over President Wilshire) for a dog park. What is the Mayor thinking, if the Mayor has
extra money lying around, apply it to the ever increasing tax rate that the residents will be paying. The Mayor
should realize that the City of Nashua just gave back $3,320,000.00 in property tax ....
President Wilshire
Ms. Colquhoun your time is up.
Ms. Colquhoun (speaking over President Wilshire) commercial properties. The Mayor also realizes...
President Wilshire
Amber Logue?
Amber Logue Thank you. Amber Logue resident of 20 Locke Street. | am here to speak in favor of R-21-144
authorizing the purchase of property located at L Pine Street, Map 77, Lot 5. This parcel of land is considered
by many residents as a part of Mine Falls Park. On a beautiful day, you can find residents playing there with
their kids or their dogs. | have seen yoga classes here, I’ve seen picnics. This is the gateway to Mine Falls
from downtown.
A few years ago, | was surprised to learn that the Millyard Association actually owns this land and it is not, in
fact, a part of Mine Falls at all. So it is considered to be unusable land. The option before us is to either watch
it be paved over and become just another parking lot or use this land for what is already naturally used for
which is a public park. It would not only preserve this land for future generations but also meet the commitment
of wetland protection that the City aims to have. | encourage the Board of Aldermen to approve the passage of
R-21-144 and ensure that those gateway to Mine Falls Park is secure for our residents. Thank you.
