2026-09-28 - Board of Aldermen Special Meeting
Summary
Built from the city's posted agenda and minutes and the video's auto-generated captions (names and numbers may be misheard); approval of the minutes is not stated.
- The special meeting opened at 7:00 PM with 11 members present, one participating remotely.
- Public hearing on R-26-057, borrowing an additional $345,000 from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for the Four Hills Landfill PFAS leachate removal and destruction pilot project. See Four Hills Landfill PFAS Pilot.
- The Solid Waste superintendent explained that bids for the pilot, approved last year with about $850,000 in state funds, came in higher, and the state agreed to provide the additional funding.
- No testimony in favor or in opposition; the hearing closed at 7:04 PM.
- The board adjourned by roll call vote, 11 yes and 0 no, at 7:05 PM; the budget review meeting was set to follow at 7:15 PM.
Agenda
Agenda PDF posted; see Sources.
Sources
- City meeting page: https://nashuanh.portal.civicclerk.com/event/7357/overview
- Agenda: https://nashuanh.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=14660,plainText=false)
- Minutes: https://nashuanh.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=14691,plainText=false)
- Agenda packet: https://nashuanh.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=14661,plainText=false)
- Notice: https://nashuanh.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=14650,plainText=false)
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esVB3-lejYA (Nashua Board of Aldermen meetings YouTube channel)
Video
Transcript
These are auto-generated captions; names and numbers may be misheard.
Transcript
00:13And we're good.
00:14>> I'm going to call a special meeting of
00:16the board of alderman to order on
00:17Monday, September 28th, 2026 at 7 p.m.
00:21in the aldermanic chamber, which has
00:23been duly noticed in two places,
00:24including the city's website in
00:26accordance with the requirements of RSA
00:28918. The prayer will be offered by
00:32Alderman
00:34O'Brien
00:37and Alderman Tibo will lead us in the
00:39pledge to the flag.
00:42Almighty God, we have the high honor and
00:44serious duty to manage the affairs of
00:46our beloved city. Fill us, oh God, with
00:50a spirit of unity and understanding
00:52which enables us to face our multiple
00:54problems with a serene mind with justice
00:58and charity for all so that any and all
01:01decisions made by us will always be for
01:04the betterment and greater happiness of
01:06all our fellow citizens. So help us God.
01:10Amen.
01:10>> Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of
01:14the United States of America and to the
01:17republic for which it stands. One nation
01:20under God, indivisible, with liberty and
01:23justice for all.
01:28>> Let's start the meeting by taking a roll
01:29call attendance, please.
01:34>> Alderman Clemens.
01:40Uh, Alderman Clay
01:42>> here.
01:44>> Alderman Rean
01:45>> here.
01:47>> Alderwoman Smith.
01:52>> Alderman Tibo
01:53>> here.
01:55>> Alderman O'Brien is present. Alderman
01:58Greg
01:59>> here.
02:00>> Alman Dow
02:01>> present.
02:03>> Alman Sullivan
02:04>> here.
02:05>> Alderman Senate. I am here. I'm
02:08participating remotely due to uh child
02:11care constraints. I am alone in this
02:13room and I can hear everybody in the
02:15chamber.
02:17>> Alman Johnson
02:18>> present.
02:20>> Autowoman Kelly
02:21>> here. [cough]
02:25>> She said here. I said here.
02:27>> You said here. Okay. I didn't hear you.
02:29Sorry. Uh, Alderman Morgan,
02:33[clears throat]
02:37Alderman Lopez,
02:42and President Wilshshire.
02:43>> I am here.
02:45>> You have 11 members present.
02:48>> Thank you very much.
02:51I'm going to turn this meeting over to
02:52the chair of the budget review
02:53committee, Alderman Dow.
02:55>> Okay. Tonight we have a public hearing
02:57on R26057
02:59approving the borrowing of additional
03:01$345,000
03:04from the Clean Water State Revolving
03:06Fund for the Four Hills Landfill PAS
03:09leak chait removal and destruction pilot
03:12test project.
03:14Is there anyone here that's going to
03:17come up and give us a an overview? Oh,
03:21>> I'm I'm here remotely. [laughter]
03:25Mr. Lafelur.
03:27>> Yes. Jeff Lafelur, superintendent of
03:29solid waste. So, uh, last year, as you
03:31recall, I went to, uh, I came forward
03:33few people to, uh, approve, uh, 850,000
03:37or so dollars from the state to do a POS
03:40pilot program. We uh, got those
03:43proceeds. We went out to bid. We got the
03:45vendor and everything, and we found out
03:46that it was going to be a little bit
03:48more money. So, we approached the state,
03:49and they agreed to give us the rest of
03:52the funding to finish off the project.
03:54So, uh, this is that added monies that
03:56are needed to continue the process.
03:59>> Okay. Any amplifying questions for any
04:02from anyone?
04:04>> Seeing none. Thank you, Jeff.
04:08[clears throat and cough] All right.
04:08Now, I'll open up for testimony in
04:11favor.
04:14Seeing none, [clears throat] testimony
04:17and opposition.
04:20Seeing none,
04:22once again, testimony in favor.
04:25Seeing none,
04:27and once again, testimony in opposition.
04:31Seeing none, I will now close the public
04:34hearing and resolution R26057
04:37at 7:04
04:41p.m.
04:44Alma Brian, do you have a motion?
04:46>> Yes, I do. Mr. Chairman, I'd like to
04:48make a motion that December September
04:5128, 2026
04:53special [clears throat] meeting of the
04:54board of Alderland be adjourned.
04:56>> Motion on the floor.
04:57>> By roll call.
04:58>> By roll call. Yes. Thank you.
05:00>> Motion on the floor is to adjourn.
05:03Please call the rule.
05:08>> Alderman Clay.
05:10>> Yes.
05:11>> Alman Van.
05:12>> Yes.
05:14>> Alman Tebo.
05:15>> Yes.
05:16>> Alman O'Brien votes. Yes. Alderman Greg.
05:19>> Yes.
05:20>> Alman Dow.
05:21>> Yes.
05:22>> Alderman Sullivan.
05:23>> Yes.
05:24>> Alderman Senate.
05:26>> Yes.
05:26>> Alderman Johnson.
05:28>> Yes.
05:29>> Alderwoman Kelly.
05:30>> Yes.
05:33>> And President Wilshshire.
05:34>> Yes.
05:36>> You have 11 yays, zero nays.
05:38>> Okay. We're adjourned to 7:05 p.m.
05:43And at 7:15, we will start the budget
05:45review meeting.
05:59It's nice riding. Never know how many
06:02you
06:14go that far.