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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.
Spring’s in full swing and summer will be here before you know it. Check out the list below to get you out of the house and enjoy the weather this weekend.
The NH Coalition for Suicide Prevention (NHCSP) is speaking out against HB 1283 pending a vote in the Senate this week. They gathered several Gen Z suicide prevention advocates in Concord Tuesday to voice their objections to the proposed law and the practice of assisted suicide.
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.
Brown, 29, is the state’s youngest municipal energy manager, serving as the City of Nashua’s first-ever Energy Manager since 2019. In that time she has helped spearhead the creation of the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire, making Nashua a founding member of the CPCNH, and bringing Community Power to Nashua’s residents.
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.
“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.
Of all the questions and comments shared at the second Code Week workshop on enhancing housing Tuesday night, most concerned affordable housing.