Annual Report of the City of Nashua New Hampshire 155th Municipal Government Report 2008 City of Nashuai 155th MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT REPORT FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2007 – JUNE 30, 2008 Office of the City Clerk Paul R. Bergeron, City Clerk Patricia E. Lucier, Deputy City Clerk July 2007 – January 2008 Tricia Piecuch, Deputy City Clerk January 2008 – June 2008 Printed by: Ralph B. Jackson Municipal Government Report ii City of Nashua “I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion by education.” Thomas Jefferson, 1820 The 2007 – 2008 Municipal Government Report for the City of Nashua has been compiled through the efforts of your local city officials, to serve as a permanent record of the past year. Many hours of work went into its preparation, and for this we thank our very dedicated city employees who contributed to this report. We hope you find this report informative and interesting. In addition to FY08 department reports, the 2008 Municipal Annual Report includes some images from Nashua’s 1908 Municipal Government Report and the 1908 Nashua Directory of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Manufacturing Establishments, Societies, Business Firms, Index, Map, State Census, Etc. published by the W.A. Greenough & Co. of Boston. We welcome your questions and comments regarding any of the material contained in this report. Feel free to call us at 589-3010 or email us at
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