1. The ONLY entrance to Oakhill Condos-see my parking discussion later.
2. The area where City property abuts Oakhill Property.
3. You can see the vast number of full, vibrant trees that provide shelter for wildlife AND a sound
barrier from the park noise for the residents of the condos. Removing almost 125 trees
negatively affects that sound mitigation. It also ruins the lovely view we had, but it’s not our
property-so that's fine, | guess. It would have been nice if someone other than Commissioner
Pappas acknowledged that the abutters were not going to be happy when they saw the forest
and their views being destroyed. | lost count after seeing approximately 115 trees marked for
death. Sections are being clear cut.
4. The photo shows how close the street it to the trails-see safety section later.
This area was (before 10 days of chain saws and woodchippers scared away the wildlife) rich with a
diverse wildlife community including black bear, fisher, white tailed deer, raccoons, opossums,
coyote, fox, skunk, porcupine, raptors including bald eagles, owls, Eastern Cottontail, amphibians,
reptiles, and a wide variety of songbirds. All these species need the trees for raising their young and
providing food and shelter. We literally can sit and watch wildlife from our windows, yet we can be
downtown in ten minutes. This is a gem in Nashua and the Mayor, the Board of Public Works and the
Board of Alderman should have recognized it as such. It breaks my heart that everywhere you turn,
more and more wildlife habitat and forests are being decimated for a variety of reasons. | am and
always will be an advocate of all sentient beings and land conservation.
What’s Our Problem?
Unlike the Board of Public Works and the Board of Alderman and the Mayor, | see revenue from the
people that ENJOY nature that walk the trails, ride their bikes through the woods, use the playground,
play ball, have picnics, walk their dogs and sled/skate, and play hockey. People love Roby because
it's relatively small and easily accessible from many areas. The playground is fully accessible. These
people appreciate nature and the natural beauty of the area. Now the surrounding forest is being
decimated for the disc golf course. All the people that currently enjoy the trails, ball fields,
playground, etc. SPEND THEIR MONEY IN NASHUA NOW. Now the City is trying to make it into a
super world class disc golf course. It will change that area forever and once it is destroyed and the
wildlife are driven out, it will be gone forever. It literally sickens me to see what's being done there for
the last week. | try to walk or get someone to walk where the daily downed trees are to see if there
are any living animals in need of assistance or orphans. And today, | tripped trying to get to a nest,
but it was empty. | do volunteer with wildlife rescue rides as needed and always help wildlife when |
can.
This part of South Nashua has a very large dog population. Many people walk their dogs at the park
and in the trail system multiple times a day. You can see them coming and going down Spit Brook
Road coming from the multiple apartment complexes. People from Dunstable, MA which borders
parts of the park trails also enjoy the trails with their dogs. The area is one enjoyed by couples
holding hands, folks trying to forget the stress of the day, have fun with their dogs or sit by the
babbling brook (which incidentally is getting filled in by trees).
Public Comment at the Board of Alderman Meeting 4/26/22
| spoke (as much as one can speak in 3 minutes) at the Board of Alderman Meeting 4/26/22. For the
most part, | don't think my SAFETY concerns were taken seriously at all, other than by Alderman Alex
Comeau. One Alderman did comment that he fully supported the Disc Golf Course because he thinks
it will bring a lot of revenue to the area. At the same time, he “HOPES” no one gets hurt. He
“HOPES’ no one gets hurt? Well, that is one thing we agree on. | “HOPE” | don't get hurt or a child
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