According to Aldermen Ernest Jette, the plan is an attempt by the mayor to get a handle on bonding, as he is worried that bonding expenses and interest may end up putting too heavy of a burden on Nashua taxpayers.
Donchess said the biggest challenge that exists in the budget is the increase in the cost of medical care for city employees, which is up $4.6 million, a 13 to 14 percent increase.
“I think the mayor’s office should be involved in this because Mayor Donchess ran wanting to keep all the schools open,” board member Rob Johnson said. “Now it’s being thrown at us saying ‘well I may have said I wanted to keep all the schools open, but here you go Board of Ed, you guys got it now.’”
Based on concerns from neighbors the Zoning Board on Tuesday approved an appeal of a previous administrative decision that issued a building permit for 16 Archery Lane – a single-family residential home– purchased by New Life NH to function as a sober living home.
Lisa Fauteux, director of the Department of Public Works, and members of the senior management team went before the Ad Hoc Capital/Debt Committee Monday night to present their projects in need of capital funding.
The piles of white marble chips, clouds of stone dust, and the whirring of grinders are all signs that the 2024 Nashua International Sculpture Symposium (NISS) is moving fast out of the gate. Monday was the first full day of carving and the guest artists are making initial progress on the pieces.
Imagining code that serves the city 50 years in the future, connects the community to the space they live in, and guides investment is a complex project. Anticipating changes like rail or other future transportation modes, keeping quality of life a priority, and enhancing Nashua’s existing features are all factors under consideration.
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“We get the day off, state buildings are closed, that’s all great and good, but do people really know why?” she said. “It’s about freedom. We broke free from the chains of slavery. That was a time when black people … came together to build community amongst each other and for each other, so if people now in this day and age know what it really was and [what] people did, then maybe it will force us to come back together as a people and unite and just be stronger.”
Personnel from the Nashua Public Library, Nashua school district and Public Health and Community Services went before the Ad Hoc Capital/Debt Committee to present their upcoming projects, plans and needs.