Committee approves capital plan items 13–26 and votes separately on DPW garage; Kelly abstains from garage vote

The Nashua Capital Improvements/Bonding Committee voted to approve items 13 through 26 of its proposed capital plan in a single vote, then split item 12 — the DPW garage and fleet maintenance facility — for an individual vote. The chair called for the bundled vote and announced that the motion approving items 13–26 had passed.

A separate motion to approve item 12 passed when put to the committee. Alderman Kelly stated she could not participate in the DPW garage discussion for legal reasons and did not vote on that item; the chair noted the abstention on the record. Committee members emphasized that splitting the question allowed members with conflicts to participate in other portions of the plan while recusing from the contested project.

The bundled vote and the separate garage vote were procedural actions to implement the committee's plan; individual bond authorizations for each project will still require final approvals when brought forward to the Board of Aldermen and in subsequent bond resolutions. The committee also agreed that detailed project planning and contract stages would inform final bond amounts and timing.