Mark S. Cookson, Alderman-at-Large

By PATRICK MEIGHAN
Staff Writer

NASHUA – Often a city official will view the fruits of his work – be it a public building, park or street – with a sense of pride.

Barbara Pressly, however, looks on one of the fruits of her labor with embarrassment.

“It has bugged me for 22 years that I supported something that is so unattractive,” said Pressly, who is now serving her second stint on the board of aldermen.

Two decades ago, Pressly was one of the board members who backed the creation of the band shell in Greeley Park. The structure, intended to be covered with a flowing tent-like material, was never finished because money ran dry.

Bad aesthetics are only part of the problem.

In the ensuing years, residents of Swart Terrace, Berkeley Street and other streets near Greeley Park say they’ve suffered from high-decibel, incessant noise from concerts staged at the park’s skeletal band shell.

The source of some of the noise, residents say, has been the woofers and tweeters from the cranked-up sound systems of amateur rock bands, who sometimes have played day-long shows to a handful of youthful followers.

Now, the board of aldermen seem poised to take action. What action, however, remains uncertain. Continue reading “Board member regrets band shell – NashuaTelegraph.com” »