Board of Aldermen 01-25-2022 Page 29
| also want to thank everybody who spoke regardless of what side you’re on. | tell everybody | learn more from those who
don’t agree with me than from those who agree with me. When we have a civil conversation, we can start to hear what
the other side feels. | voted the way | voted the way | voted because | voted with our Board of Health. They made this
recommendation and | trust them and so on.
I'd like to thank Alderman Comeau. Your post that you put on Facebook asking people to be for civility regardless of what
side they were, that’s wonderful. | think we all need to keep reminding people. So thank you for doing that.
To Alderman Cathey, you’re going to learn that I’m very passionate too. So | completely understand and as most people
already know, | have a gift for gab and | cannot shut up.
As far as the ride along Alderman Gouveia, | wanted to thank Alderman Sullivan here. |, too, will be having my moment
tomorrow. So I’m looking forward to it and thank you Madam President.
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you Madam President. |, too, would like to be on record to offer condolences from the O’Brien family to Donna
Graham and her family in this very difficult time of losing her father. That’s basically it. Thank you.
President Wilshire
I'd like to thank the Board of Health for being here and for the work we’ve done over the last few years. It’s not always
been popular or easy but due respect that you do the work and that you bring it to us and that we are able to act on it. So
thank you very much. To the other members if you'd pass that along, I’d appreciate it.
I’d also like to thank Alderman Jette for sending me a few e-mail reminders this week of things that when you're busy a
few things slip by. One of them was about the group photo and that it didn’t make sense to do it tonight because
everyone would be there with masks on. Thank you Alderman Jette for that.
| supported the mask ordinance for several reasons. One because the Board of Health is our advisor and | appreciate
their advice. | also learned today that my 88 year old mother has COVID. She’s in a long-term care facility. She’s been
fully vaccinated. So I’m keeping my fingers crossed on that one.
Also with masks, February is a short month, right? We're lucky. It’s the shortest month so if that’s any consolation which
it probably isn’t but | just thought I’d throw that out there.
Committee announcements:
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you Madam President. Wednesday, January 26" at 7 p.m. here in the Chamber will be a meeting of the
Committee of Infrastructure. Of course everybody else is welcome. Just so everybody knows, barriers are not on the
agenda. It will be more of an organizational. Anybody wanting to bring the tea and cake, feel free.
If you think you got off easy on Infrastructure, how about another one. Joint Public Works and Infrastructure on Thursday,
January 27", at 5:30 and | think that will be over where the Public Works usually meets upstairs in the auditorium. So it
will be at 5:30. Thank you.
Alderwoman Timmons
Yes Cultural Connections is meeting tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. | will be there and it’s my first meeting with them and |
look forward to meeting with all those people. Anybody that wants to be here by 9 a.m., my colleagues, please just show
up here in Room 208 tomorrow. Learn something different.
NON-PUBLIC SESSION
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN THAT THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN GO INTO NON-PUBLIC SESSION BY ROLL
CALL PURSUANT TO RSA 91-A:3 II (d) CONSIDERATION OF THE ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF REAL OR
PERSONAL PROPERTY WHICH, IF DISCUSSED IN PUBLIC, WOULD LIKELY BENEFIT A PARTY OR PARTIES
WHOSE INTERESTS ARE ADVERSE TO THOSE OF THE GENERAL COMMUNITY, BY ROLL CALL.
