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hopefully like to clear that point up and say that whether you own a home or rent a home in the City of Nashua, you have
the right to participate in the city process. Happily, | believe it was 1792 that the State of New Hampshire eliminated
property ownership as a requirement for participation in the civic process and luckily for that you won't get to hear me talk
once or twice a month or so. That's all | have. Thank you.

Alderman Dowd

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because | was obviously concerned that that Rail Trail being so popularly used is also used by a lot of kids, and a lot of
mothers with strollers, and a lot of people walking their dog. So | appreciate her timeliness. | appreciate in general
DPW’s patience in that area. The garbage fill up. There's a multiple volunteer groups that do brush cleanings and all that
kind of stuff and they're always there to lend a hand and be very supportive. | just wanted to express that appreciation.
Thank you.

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feel your role as a State official is more important and you have no time for public input or you can't balance the
responsibilities of the State of New Hampshire with the oath that you took as an Alderman of the city of New Hampshire in
Nashua, New Hampshire, you should resign plain and simple.

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Karen Bill

You pointed out when other people do it. Somebody living in Mary's house on the third floor doesn't have the same rights
as somebody sitting in a restaurant because when the ambulance is a minute later and they're dead, or two minutes later,
and the stroke is permanent, yeah, let's have those conversations at that point.

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Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Derek Thibeault
Alderwoman-at-Large Gloria Timmons
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO APPLY FOR AND EXPEND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
(“CDBG”) AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023
Given its first reading; Assigned to the HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by President Wilshire

R-22-026
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess

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MOTION BY ALDERMAN LOPEZ TO MOVE THE QUESTION
MOTION CARRIED

MOTION BY ALDERMAN MORAN FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-22-022 AS AMENDED, BY ROLL CALL

A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:

Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderman Moran, Alderman Lopez,
Alderman Jette, Alderman Clemons, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,
Alderman Thibeault, Alderwoman Timmons, Alderman Wilshire 11

Nay: Alderman Sullivan, Alderman Comeau, Alderman Gouveia,
Alderman Cathey 4

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wanted the window shrunk to Memorial Day to Labor Day and the city wanted the first of May to the middle of October.
So we compromise and cut two weeks off of the end. 5% decrease or something like that. So yeah, this is a compromise
but it's not much of a compromise.

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Speaking of moral courage, my mother is against this 100% and she would kill me for my vote as a Nashua citizen that
she is. | hope she's in bed and she's not watching this because | will get a call. It will probably be about 60 minutes
tomorrow yelling at me for my vote, but | am going to support this. Thank you.

Alderman Gouveia

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compromise. We really have listened to many of the businesses who had concerns and these amendments have
addressed as many as we really could. Is it perfect? No but I'm a recovering perfectionist so | think if you wait for perfect,
you're gonna get in the way of progress. So | think this is the right way forward for now and | really want to see us as a
city continue to look at how this becomes more of a permanent cultural shift for our downtown and what that looks like.

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