Special Board of Aldermen 04-27-2021 Page 3
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you. Do we no longer use letters to renumber? For instance, 7A.
Chairman O’Brien
We have done that in the past but this all comes down to 911 recognition for a call of emergency service when it
comes in. Although it may be self-explanatory if the building was on fire. I’m sure the Fire Department can see it but
there’s other emergencies such as medical emergencies and the additional delay in trying to locate the address could
be critical. In an optimum world, it would be better if we could give it a whole number and a number that is in the
sequential to the street but we’ve had in the past an “a” type of situation.
Alderwoman Lu
| see. Thank you.
Chairman O’Brien
Anybody else? Any other aldermen with a question? Okay. Moving on then, | will open up the public hearing for
testimony in favor. | will also indicate if any member of the public would like to speak on the matter, there is also at
the bottom of the screen to raise your hand. | can see that on the screen so if you want to do that, that would be fine
too.
PUBLIC HEARING
STREET RE-NUMBER PETITION (5 BERKSHIRE STREET —
SHEET 61B/LOT 30 AND SHEET 61B/LOT 29)
Chairman O’Brien
Does anybody want to speak in favor of the street re-numbering of 5 Berkshire Street? Seeing none, | will close the
testimony in favor and go to testimony in opposition.
TESTIMONY IN FAVOR - None
Chairman O’Brien
Does anybody want to speak in opposition to street re-number of 5 Berkshire Street? I'll recognize you Sir. | see your
hand up. Could you please give your name, your address for the record please?
TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION
Rick Knapp
My name is Rick Knapp and my wife is sitting beside me with is Susan Knapp. We live at 7 Berkshire Street, Nashua,
New Hampshire.
Chairman O’Brien
Okay you may continue with your testimony.
Rick Knapp
| am not in favor of changing my address at 7 Berkshire Street. We've been living here for 43 years and our life is really
dependent on the people we depend on with our address and so forth. It would be really hard to change the address and
really not beneficial to really not anybody else except for the City because of the emergency thing. | just feel that since
we’ve had it so long, | think the idea of having it to change to like 5A, or 5B, or maybe out of sequential would be more
beneficial. That’s all really | have to say is just that everybody knows that’s at 7 Berkshire Street. We've had mailing
address and so many things and right now I’m dealing with the government with the VA center. That’s neither here or
there. I’m sorry that’s it.
