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he didn't have the authorization to turn it over to the city to assign it to the city. He didn't have the authorization for third
party. This means that we have to work with the seller, etc. At this point, I'm not really sure whether or not that's going to
go through but in order to do this, | refer to this oftentimes as this request here is kind of like getting pre approval for a
mortgage. We have to show that we are good faith. That if we want to buy this, this suspension does nothing more than
allow it to go to all of the committee's. We're not going to vote on it. There will not be a second reading. It will just go to
the appropriate - much like we’re doing with all the other suspensions that we've done. We just brought it in.
There's a time crunch. We need to get this through as quickly as possible so nobody loses any money in it if, in fact, they
do allow us to purchase this piece of property. | could go into the details of it but | think we just really need to talk about
the suspension of it. This piece of property is connected, actually almost surrounded, in three areas of Greeley Park. It's
very important that we look at it, it gets discussed, and so on. I'm not asking the committee here to vote one way or the
other. I'm not asking on the merits of it. | just want it to go forward before for a public hearing, before the Budget, before
Infrastructure, and to go forward the Planning Committee. That's all this is doing. It's just a suspension of the rules to
allow it to go forward. No discussion here as to whether it was right or wrong. It will eventually come back to the Board.
Because it’s a bond, it will need 10 votes by the - just like all other ones, the supermajority. Nothing more than that, just
asking for a suspension so can move forward.
Alderman Jette
Thank you.
Alderwoman Lu
| had a question. | haven't had a chance to look at the paperwork as | just received it as | stepped up to attend this
meeting. So | think that what you want to allow us to move forward is that the City of Nashua buys a piece of property?
Okay. So did we not know it was on the market before? Is this just a big surprise and we had always wanted that piece of
property?
President Wilshire
Can we can defer this to the committee? This is just a suspension of the rules to send it to a committee. We're not
debating the merits of this legislation this evening. If it gets to committee and you don't agree with it, you can vote against
it but | don't want to start debating this because it's not - the only thing we're doing here is suspending the rules to bring it
in.
Alderwoman Lu
To buy the piece of property?
President Wilshire
That's what the legislation is but that's not what we're voting on this evening. We're voting on suspension of the rules.
Alderwoman Lu
No, | understand. Sure. No, | understand.
Alderman Klee
Just a comment. Thank you very much. The reason why you did not have it was because this was all came to light on
Friday.
Alderwoman Lu
On Friday?
Alderman Klee
Friday, this past Friday. Legislation was put through and | think Donna didn't get it until about a couple hours before this
meeting started. That's when all the legislation was finalized. That’s the reason why you have it now. That is why we're
only asking for suspension not to discuss the merits of it one way or the other. That will happen in all the committees and
