been historically maintained in binders stored in the Assessing Office. She was required to print and
place in a binder all assesshelp emails and the department responses.
In the March 31, 2021 you responded to my request with the following:
Graham, Donna
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From: Laurie Ortolanc <a>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2021 12:33 PM
To: Board of Assessors; Graham, Donna
Cc: Vincent, Richard; Neumann, Jesse; Skip; Kim Houghton; Laura Colquhoun
Subject: Remove the RTK position from the Upcoming Budget
CAUTION: This email came from outside of the organization. Do not click links/open attachments if source is
unknown.
(Mrs. Graham, please accept this letter for submission as a communication in a Board of Aldermen Packet.)
April 7, 2021,
Dear Board Members,
Laurie Ortolano
41 Berkeley St
Nashua, NH 03064
603-930-2853
In the Board of Tax and Land Appeals order regarding the City of Berlin (docket No.; 29285-1908), the
Board acknowledges a statement from Director Gerry quoting the Asb, “Transparency, openness and
responsiveness to the public's concerns must be integral to our (assessing community) behavior.”
Laurie Ortolano
41 Berkeley St
Nashua, NH 03064
603-930-2853
Attorney Leonard responded with an invoice for the 2018 abatement appeal rather than the invoice for my
2019 abatement. The invoice was dated February 11, 2020; | had not submitted my 2019 abatement until
February 14, 2020.
After almost 10 back and forth communications, | wrote a complaint to Attorney Bolton against Attorney
Leonard for failing to answer the question, Attorney Bolton responds on October 21, 2020 with the
following:
Mrs. Ortolano:
Laurie Ortolano
41 Berkeley St
Nashua, NH 03064
603-930-2853
computer but that the 2021 year had not yet been done. Mr. Vincent, with hesitation, did state that he
conveyed this information to Attorney Neumann. | explained to Mr. Vincent that Attorney Neumann's
response was misleading and violated Part |, Article 8 of the NH Constitution. | explained to Mr. Vincent
that he carries a responsibility to be sure that the written responses are accurate and forthright.
Part |, Article 8 of the New Hampshire Constitution provides that:
Laurie Ortolano
41 Berkeley St
Nashua, NH 03064
603-930-2853
“Please provide me with a copy of the spreadsheet listing all the PILOTS with their taxable
assessed value and what they were each taxed for 2021 (in tax dollars).”
On March 15, 2021, Attorney Neumann, our new Right-to-Know legal coordinator, responded for the
Nashua Legal Department on behalf of the Assessing Office:
“The Chief Assessor and the Assessing Department have searched their files and have not found
any documents matching the above description.”
Laurie Ortolano
41 Berkeley St
Nashua, NH 03064
603-930-2853
Director James Gerry
Department of Revenue Administration
109 Pleasant St.
Concord, NH 03301
Cc Commissioner Lindsey Stepp, Attorney Peter Roth, Nashua Chief Rick Vincent, Attorney Jesse
Neumann, Attorney Rick Lehmann
March 27, 2021
Dear Director Gerry,
Board of Aldermen
City of Nashua
229 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03061-2019
(603) 589-3030
MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Aldermen
FROM: Donna Graham, Legislative Affairs Manager VAK
DATE: April 8, 2021
SUBJ.: Communication Received from the Public
Attached please find communications received from the public as follows:
From: Laurie Ortolano
Re: Letter to Department of Revenue Administration regarding Colquhoun request for Pilots
From: Laurie Ortolano
Re: Remove RTK position from the Upcoming Budget
} THE CITY OF NASHUA “The Gate City"
Administrative Services Division
Date: March 26, 2021
To: Mayor Donchess
Board of Aldermen
From: Kimberly Kleiner, Administrative Services Director
Subject: Board of Aldermen Meeting — March 23, 2021
During the Board of Aldermen meeting on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, some statements were made which I feel
need clarification.
O-21-059
Endorser: Alderman Richard A. Dowd
AUTHORIZING A RIGHT TURN ONLY LANE ON AMHERST STREET TO COTTON ROAD
CONNECTOR
O-21-060
Endorser: Alderman Richard A. Dowd
NO PARKING AT CERTAIN TIMES AND NO ON-STREET STUDENT DROP OFF OR PICK UP ON
SECTIONS OF CLEVELAND STREET
PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Committee announcements:
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