Board of Aldermen 05-11-2021 Page 13
Nashua Arts Commission
There being no objection, President Wilshire confirmed the following to the Nashua Arts Commission:
re-appointment of Lindsay Rinaldi, 705 Belmont Street, Boston, Massachusetts, with a term to expire
April 1, 2024.
Oath of Office to be administered at a later date.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS
R-21-121, Amended
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons
Alderman Skip Cleaver
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
CHANGING THE NAME OF VETERANS DRIVE TO ARMORYDRIVE INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, AND
CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BROAD STREET PARKWAY TO VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY
Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN LOPEZ TO AMEND R-21-124 BY REPLACING IT WITH THE GOLDENROD
COPY OF AMENDMENTS MADE AT THE COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Lopez
Just gratitude. This is a great idea, it was a little bit problematic just because there was already a Veterans
Way and a Veterans Bridge and we wanted to make sure that we weren’t honoring veterans in a way that
could put their lives in danger if there was a 911 situation. So the City Departments really stepped up and
made sure that they covered all the angles, they figured out any other streets that might have similar sounding
names and that’s what the amendment is about is just making sure we handle this thoroughly and in one shot.
President Wilshire
Thank you Alderman Lopez. Any further discussion on the motion to amend? Alderman Jette?
Alderman Jette
| just wondered if Alderman Lopez could explain to us what the details of the amendment, how it got amended
at the Committee?
Alderman Lopez
Yeah | thought you were in the Committee. Alderman Jette | apologize | can’t pull up a map here. But the
Broad Street Parkway goes from Pine Street to Broad Street and the original motion was to rename that to be
Veterans Parkway. One of the amendments was to change it to Veterans Memorial Parkway so that it is not
