Moran again made the motion to remove the commuter rail study from the legislation, expressing that they should focus on more immediate needs in the city.
“I think all these projects are amazing, going to be for the betterment of Nashua, fix things that are falling apart and bring rail eventually to the city. But do we need it right now after hearing it could wait? Or could we repurpose that $225,000 to city welfare? Or could we repurpose that money to the paraprofessionals that are being underpaid in the school district?” Moran said.
Alderman Moran agreed. “My children’s children will probably see the rail. Tonight, there are people freezing on the streets. $225,000 is a lot of money to the point that you could probably house all those folks that are homeless in Nashua for at least three to six months with that amount of money. That is not chump change to people living in poverty and freezing on our streets who have no clue or idea of ‘oh my gosh, I can’t wait until there’s a freaking transit system that I can take into Boston to be homeless down there too,’” he said. “I think it should be repurposed to something that’s actually beneficial to people who are freezing and dying on our streets and overflooding our emergency rooms. But go ahead, study your rail.”