Board of Aldermen 10-12-2021 Page 21
development while we're looking for a candidate. She was a wealth of knowledge, of information. She has
worked tirelessly to create improvements to the bus system - expanded service for transportation. The Rail
Trail East, | think, is gonna be largely a result of her vision and the leadership that she saw with her staff. So
I'm very appreciative of everything she's done and | can only imagine that the work that she does in Concord
will also continue to benefit us in some way.
| also wanted to make an announcement about an event coming up this Saturday, October 16" in what looks
like an unholy alliance. The Oompah in the Park and Duck Derby have been combined. So! mean, you gotta
go see that. The Duck Derby is the Rotary’s fundraiser and then Oompah in the Park is a cultural celebration
for Oktoberfest. Family friendly events. It's from 11 am to 5 pm at Le Parc De Notre Renaissance Francaise
and Bicentennial right on bridge on Main Street. So everybody should definitely come out and check it out.
President Wilshire
Anyone else?
Alderman Klee
Thank you, Madam President. I, too, would like to thank Director Marchant for all that she's done. When | first
became an Alderman, | went to the Mayor and they don't we need to do something in the French Hill? Locke
Street sidewalks are horrible and | was seeing people with baby carriages and people with mobility issues
having to go out into the streets because it was lack of tip down and so on. The Mayor said that maybe we
could scrape together $100,000 for the sidewalk and | took a walk with Director Fauteux who said that would
get me probably about the size of this room. That was not going to do any good. The Mayor worked with
Director Marchant, Ms. Chizmas, Public Works, and so on and through all of them, especially Community
Development, we were able to get a grant that will hopefully soon, fingers crossed, we'll start working on that
project and so on. But Director Marchant has been such a great asset, | think, for the city. You bring a
problem to her, she helps.
One of the things that she's been able to help me with the past year was | am a member up in Concord on the
Municipal and County Government Committee. We get a new Bill and the first person | run to is Director
Marchant and said will this help or hurt the City of Nashua? | have my opinion, but! want to go directly to the
person that | know and | trust the most that will be able to help us and she gives me information and so on. So
| have one more year left on that Committee. You couldn’t have stayed for one more. Thank you so much, but
you'll be up in Concord. I'll hunt you down. Thank you.
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you, Madam President. | would like as well to wish Sarah Marchant. Sarah | would really like to wish
you well and your new endeavors up there. Concord is a small place and hopefully we'll get to bump into each
other.
But | look over the time. We in Nashua are very fortunate to have some great Division Directors.
Unfortunately, we can't go putting stars on their forehead enough, you know, but we're very fortunate to have
these good, excellent Division Directors that really keep what's going on the wheels of the city turning in the
positive direction and Sarah you were one of them. | enjoyed my time whether it be working on the dam, you
know, the hydroelectric to other different things - rail and commuter rail issues and everything else. You have
left your fingerprints on a lot of projects that have been in the city and even though you'll be gone, some of
these projects will develop and keep going. I'm so glad that you were you know part of it and directed us
through it. | would like to say not that it was a greatest things that we ever were together but | did enjoy our
time together working in changing the umbrellas down on Main Street. That is not necessarily a highlight, but |
did enjoy it. A lot of projects that you were very positive with so | wish you the best of luck and good luck in
your future endeavors, enjoy, take care.
