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Public works director warns cutting paving funds could worsen roads
Summary
Lisa Foto, Nashua's director of public works, told the committee the city fell behind on paving and that reducing recurring paving allocations could push some roads into reclamation-level failure; she urged maintaining or increasing recurring paving funding.
Lisa Foto, the city's director of public works, told the committee the city has fallen far behind on its paving program and that reducing recurring paving funding could worsen road conditions. "We were we became so far behind in our paving program that we had to bond Right. $7,000,000 for 10 years," Foto said, urging caution before lowering recurring paving allocations and suggesting the city may actually need more than the $4,000,000 figure discussed.
Committee members pressed staff on whether reduced paving budgets could leave some roads beyond repair (requiring full reclamation) and therefore burden residents and future budgets. Foto said some roads remaining on the list would require full reconstruction if regular maintenance levels drop, and that officials should weigh those trade-offs carefully before shifting pavings costs out of debt service and into operating budgets. The committee asked staff to factor maintenance thresholds and long-term cost implications into final recommendations presented to the Board of Aldermen.
