Board of Aldermen Page 16
December 13, 2016
NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS
R-16-083
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Ken Siegel
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman Don LeBrun
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $58,000 FROM THE STATE
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE INTO POLICE GRANT ACTIVITY “FY2017 VIOLENCE AGAINST
WOMEN GRANT PROGRAM” AND TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF $59,533
Given its first reading; assigned to the HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by President McCarthy
R-16-084
Endorser. Alderman David Schoneman
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Sean M. McGuinness
Alderman Don LeBrun
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
AUTHORIZING A TWENTY YEAR EXTENSION (FROM 2047 TO 2067) OF THE MASTER LEASE
TO THE NASHUA AIRPORT AUTHORITY
Given its first reading; assigned to the FINANCE COMMITTEE by President McCarthy
NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES
O-16-027
Endorser: Alderman Don LeBrun
AUTHORIZING A STOP SIGN ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF TACOMA CIRCLE AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH OLYMPIA CIRCLE
Given its first reading; assigned to the COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE by President McCarthy
PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
Mr. Fred Teeboom, 24 Cheyenne Drive
| stand corrected regarding the public comment because it does say you can only address resolutions and
ordinances but that was a change.
Let’s talk about the cost of charter schools compared to the cost of the Nashua School District. | mentioned
the $86.5 million contract which you just adopted and represents about $1,000 for every citizen in Nashua.
That took about three pages of discussion at the Budget Review Committee meeting. Compare that with the
$90,000 item; a tax offset that doesn’t appear in the budget and represents $1.00 for every citizen and it took
nine pages of discussion. Alderman Siegel mentioned that there was a lot of rambling going on and if you look
at pages 18, 19 and 20 that Alderman Siegel was doing most of the rambling. The teachers at the charter
schools get paid $40,000 per year and that’s the maximum. Teachers in the Nashua School District make
$62,000 per year as their base pay, loaded it’s $88,000 per year. That is a lot more than the charter schools
and yet they produce a superior product. The Academy of Science and Design is rated number one in the
entire state and forty in the U.S.A. During the Budget Review Committee meeting Alderman Schoneman
