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period, | can assure the public and ensure this Board. Our Committee that we meet originally was once or
twice a month and we are literally meeting weekly and you know Deb and | and a few other people that are
here on the Capital Campaign Committee, | mean there is not a day goes by that there is not conversations and
there is not a day goes by that one us if not multiple many of us that are meeting with potential donors.

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So what | am asking is yes | understand that were in the process of an amazing thing, however, and there is
some work still to be done, but what | do ask as you cast your vote and as you are thinking about this, is not to
have an open deadline. What is realistic? What is your commitment back to the people of a deadline so that
everybody does the work that is necessary to achieve this goal.

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Ms. Novotny

| am not a CPA however | provided a CPA with all the information for 2019 and that CPA has not asked and
they do all of the 990’s for several non-profit organizations; they haven’t asked for the names.

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We may be importing artists to perform for us where if you have the wherewithal to buy a ticket you can sit
down and enjoy but it does not support, in my mind, the Arts Community. So you won’t see potters there, you
won't see sculptors, you won’t see weavers, you won’t see many of the different artists who are striving here in
Nashua to be any part of this.

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Mr. Cummings
No.

Ms. Ortolano Alright, thank you for my three minutes.

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So | applaud her for her bravery. The reason that | put in the 2 year time limit and I’m not saying you should
keep the 2 year time limit, I’m just trying to provide some historical perspective, so every body here can make
an informed judgement about what to do, so I’m addressing the legislation.

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a good job. So | chose to come back to Nashua to serve as a public servant. | am the Executive Director of
the Nashua Community Music School which is a 35 year old non profit organization that serves this area. | also
currently serve as the Chair of the Nashua Arts Commission and | have also been fortunate enough to be
asked to be part of this wonderful Steering Committee for the Performing Arts Center.

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