Alderwoman Trish Klee’s and Aldermen Lopez’s Government Expansion - Granite Grok

Alderwoman Trish Klee’s and Aldermen Lopez’s Government Expansion

Trish Klee Nashua

Ward 3 Alderwoman Trish Klee is up to something. She has been on an initiative to expand the seats on several Nashua Boards. She has led the charge and presented the resolution for the charter change to increase the number of police commissioners from three to five and allow the Mayor and Aldermen President to nominate the seats (R-21-143, June 7, 2021 BOA meeting).

The reason – because it’s time.

Next, she privately reached out to Board of Education members to let them know that she was bringing forth an expansion plan for the Board of Education elected positions. Apparently, she proposes moving the elected seat count from 9 to 15, mirroring the Board of Aldermen body with Ward and At-Large positions.

Related: Nashua’s Patricia Klee calls victim of PRL abuse a ‘liar.’

The motivation behind this is unknown because Alderwoman Klee skirted transparency and open records laws.

She was legally able to engage in private conversations with each board member on a specific topic to work this as a backdoor plan outside of public view because she was not a member of the public body. A BOE member would have violated open records laws if they conducted this type of discussion.

At last evening’s June 22, 2021, Board of Aldermen Meeting, Alderman Lopez proposed expanding the Board of Health from 3 to 5 members (R-21-152).

We should all ask ourselves what is behind these Board expansions and question if there is a power grab going on here. More cooks in the kitchens might not improve the dish.

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