The Abusive Costs of Right-to-Know Cases In Nashua

The City fought for a two-year Trial, and again, Judge Temple granted the long delays. The City paid McLane Middleton (former Attorney General Joe Foster), a "discounted" $432,000 to represent the Board of Directors of the three sham shell corporations formed for the Performing Arts Center through which the Mayor funneled our money. Donchess then hired Russ Hilliard, a re-"tired" attorney whose golden reputation proceeds his current skill level. He charged $117,000 for his representation.

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Laurie OrtolanoComment
A Pathetic mea culpa

Once again, the Mayor blames the DRA. “Now these revaluations are required by the State of New Hampshire so this isn't something that we can forego, although we would like to do so.” The Mayor could have forgone the update as the DRA does not require 2-year revaluations.

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Laurie OrtolanoComment
Another Nashua Sandbagging

This past Saturday, property owners were taken aback by the unexpected arrival of letters announcing new 2024 statistical citywide assessments. The suddenness of this news, even catching our elected Alderman off guard, sparked a wave of surprise and concern that reverberated across social media for two days, with nearly 1000 posts.

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Laurie OrtolanoComment
Nashua's Misuse of Bond Money

New Hampshire needs qualified agencies who work with the public to root out public corruption. Mayor Donchess is encouraging more NMTC projects in Nashua and is ready to go down this road again. “One and Done” should be the City’s motto for this federal scheme.

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Laurie OrtolanoComment
NASHUA ATTORNEYS DISREGARD FOR THE LAW

City board chairs play a sneaky game: They slide important communications to Board members the instant the meeting begins and then state that if there is no objection, the communication will be accepted into the record. This is a bad practice, and it is all too often used to conduct public business privately.

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Laurie OrtolanoComment