Nashua taxpayers deserve public accountability, not silence, and the situation at 181 East Hollis Street makes that painfully clear.
City records show:
- Incorrect tax bills in 2024 and 2025 that do not match the rates applied to every other Nashua property.
- No late‑interest charges on a 2023 payment, a deviation from standard procedure seen nowhere else.
- A nineteen‑year delinquency of $471,094.77, plus $17,739.91 in wastewater arrears dating back to 2012. A commercial property has been allowed to remain unpaid for nearly two decades. Why?
For a 12,000‑square‑foot commercial building, this level of inaction is unprecedented, and it raises serious questions about oversight, consistency, and fairness.
I asked the Board of Aldermen, Mayor Donchess, Mr. Cummings and Ms. Enwright to audit the tax history, correct clerical errors, explain the lack of enforcement, and evaluate whether acquiring the property could serve the public, including as a homeless resource center. No one has responded to me as of today.
Public accountability means answering taxpayers, enforcing the law uniformly, and correcting errors when they are identified. Nashua residents deserve a city government that manages public finances with honesty, consistency, and full transparency.
