Greater Nashua
Aldermen cast narrow vote against resource center proposal
NASHUA - The Board of Aldermen recently voted 7-6 to indefinitely postpone the Resolution to authorize the purchase of 14 Mulberry St. and convert the existing building into a homeless resource center. However, prior to the vote, Vice President Benjamin Clemons warned that indefinite postponement would be a mistake. “The property is one that we should be pursuing,” he said during the April 28 meeting. “There is an opportunity here that we probably won’t get again, it’s a shame if we let this go. My goal was to get a resource center as soon as possible, that really was what we were trying to do.” Ward 8 Alderman Derek Thibeault said he and his colleagues will not give up on Nashua’s homeless population. “We need to keep moving on this homeless crisis,” he said. Thibeault said any alternate location chosen by the city will generate a level of public ...
