Most readers are already familiar with a flag pole outside Nashua City Hall, the one being referred to in this link. Over the years, it has been called various names. For those not up to speed on Nashua matters, I will offer the latest Grok piece and the one from the day before.
Much can be discussed here, and there are multiple topics for future articles, but I’ll touch upon just a few.
Many readers are familiar with my anger against the whole senate, but in keeping with an attitude of gratitude, I’ll point out that I’m glad to have a senator who denounces city hall’s shenanigans because Groksters Beth Scaer and her husband do not.
And seeing that we’re into Day 3 of candidate filing time, I want to recognize Mr. Scaer for being Rosenwald’s opponent in 2022 and again this year. I encourage him to add free speech to his platform of the usual Cornerstone-related issues.
The Scaers were ahead of their time in many ways because the flag pole I’m talking about was the subject of much water cooler talk when Beth flew the women’s sports flag almost four years ago, yet it’s only recently a hot item in the legislature.
I could go on to discuss women’s sports bills SB375 and HB1205, but I want to get back to the flag pole and acknowledge the Disqus comments following the more recent Grok piece. I recognize some of the usual suspects, but there were also some less frequent flyers participating, and I want to go on record speaking to some of the discussion there.
There was a comment in support of abolishing said flag pole, which certainly has merit to it. I would support that thought, though I’ll point out that the flag pole issues are just a symptom of what’s wrong with city hall. One does not need to be a doctor to know that making a symptom disappear is not necessarily a solution to the undesired condition in need of a cure. It’s also a form of group punishment, which I know is utilized by coaches, boot camp drill instructors, and at least one of my former bosses. Someone else can take that discussion further in another article, but I’ll move on to another Nashua issue, right-to-know.
Compliments of our fickle House and Queen Sharon’s Senate Sheeple, HB 1002 could be signed by the Damn Emperor any day now, and I don’t remember the final language as to when it takes effect. Therefore, time is of the essence and I wanted to get my RTK request in ASAP. I emailed Risk Management and the Office of the Mayor this morning. I said the following:
Good morning, Risk Management and Office of the Mayor:
As per 91A right-to-know, I am requesting a copy of the following items:
1) All requests for use of the community flag pole, also known as the citizens flag pole, from January 2017 through the present.*
2) Risk Management’s responses to all the aforementioned requests.
3) All appeals to denied aforementioned requests.
4) The mayor’s response to all aforementioned appeals.
*The flag pole referred to in this link: https://www.nashuanh.gov/543/City-Hall-Plaza-Flag-Pole-Events
Please reply within five days and have a good weekend.
Sincerely,
Julie Smith
I’ll add that I anticipate receiving the “Laurie Ortolano Treatment,” but hey, someone has to do it. City Hall will always balk at investigation, but Nashua taxpayers deserve to know the hard facts on how unequal treatment is dished out, and I’ll share what I’m able to uncover.
