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Graham, Donna

To: Klee, Patricia
Subject: RE: R-21-143, Change to the Police Commission

Lillian Tullis, Concerned Citizen

Cheryl Walley, Concerned Citizen

David Schoneman, Former Nashua Alderman
Carl Seidel, Former NH Representative
Di Lothrop, former fundraising manager, health care
Charles Lothrop, Digital Media Specialist
Charles Hall, Concerned Citizen

Jeanne Bausha, Concerned Citizen
Bennie Bausha, Concerned Citizen

Kurt Martin, Realtor

Valerie Martin, Concerned Citizen
Catherine Ackerman, Concerned Citizen
Tom Dionne, Concerned Citizen

Barbara Kelson, Concerned Citizen

Chris Buda, Concerned Citizen

Allisan Dyer, Concerned Citizen

values and to local businesses that you support.

We also feel it is our civic duty to also offer our support in any of the above
actions, as needed and requested.

Respectfully,

Sandra Cleary, SLC Group Holdings

Rob Parsons, Parsons Ventures

David Roedel, Roedel Companies

Linda Lovering, Lovering Volvo

Jack Tulley, Tulley Automotive Group

Kurt Mathias, Boston Billiard Club & Casino

Victor Bazzani, DC, Bazzani Chiropractic, and Bazzani Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Michael Geha, President, NHPA

- Organize moderated community discussions/town halls involving both sides
and open dialogue

- Give this process enough time to work and move a decision this impactful
to the major election in 2023; clearly it is too big for a midterm election
only a few months away

- Take the time to allow all citizens to make an INFORMED decision

- Items to explore should include, but not be limited to:

There was one Special Board of Aldermen meeting held on June 7, which most
Nashuans never even knew was occurring, to initially discuss the resolution. Even
at this meeting there were strongly opposing positions voiced, and information
prompting further review was presented to the Board.

OPEN LETTER TO THE MAYOR, BOARD OF ALDERMEN, AND CITY OF NASHUA

RE: R-21-143- Proposing an Amendment to the City Charter Relative to the
Manner of Appointments to the Nashua Board of Police Commissioners

It is with great disappointment that we even feel the need to pen this letter, but
we feel the time has come to express our position publicly.

For those who do not know, there is an effort underway to substantially change
the Nashua Police Commission. It recently has appeared as both a resolution in

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Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,

Alderman Caron, Alderman Clemons, Alderman Tencza, Alderwoman Lu,

Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Cleaver,

Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 13
Nay: Alderman Lopez 1
MOTION CARRIED

The meeting was declared adjourned at 10:40 p.m.

Attest: Susan K. Lovering, City Clerk

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things out before you get so deeply into them”.
Alderwoman Lu

Okay. | just want to finish saying...

Mayor Donchess

You ask the City Attorney, you’re factually incorrect.
Alderwoman Lu

Well I’ve been told by the City Attorney that he doesn’t answer my questions. | can show you the e-mail here but | hope
this is the last time that anyone in this room tells me to do my homework, really. Okay. Thank you.

Alderman Schmidt

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Alderwoman Lu

Well I’ve asked for it. | asked for it in July and never got a response.

Mayor Donchess

Well | don’t recall the e-mail. | didn’t see the e-mail. | don’t recall it. | assume you sent it but...

Alderwoman Lu

Okay. Could you — how is the School Street development going?

Mayor Donchess

Good.

Alderwoman Lu

Have we signed that development agreement?

Mayor Donchess