Mark S. Cookson, Alderman-at-Large

Mayor Lozeau’s Adopted Fiscal Year 2011 Budget

Please click here to view or download the Fiscal Year 2011 Adopted Budget.

Mayor Lozeau presented her budget to the Board of Aldermen at their April 27, 2010 meeting. This budget proposes a total combined annual budget of $257.8 million.

• “The Nashua Hour” with Alderman Mark Cookson Podcast — March 15, 2012

  Guests: Lori Robichaud, Owner of Lovin' Cupcakes & Cannolies; & Superintendent Mark Conrad, Nashua School District

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  Topics & Guests:

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  • Lori Robichaud, owner of Lovin' Cupcakes & Cannolies, sweetens the conversation as she tells us about her downtown business at 182 Main Street.
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  • Superintendent Mark Conrad adds some meat and potatoes to the conversation as we discuss FY13 Nashua School District Budget; and the District's new Social Media Policy
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  Next week's guests will be Jim Vayo, Visualize Nashua & Nashua Downtown Renaissance, and Alan Manoian, About Place Partners, as they discuss the Franklin St Mill Tour next Saturday, March 24, 2012.

• “The Nashua Hour” with Alderman Mark Cookson Podcast — February 24, 2011

  Guests: John Stephen & Former Mayor Bernie Streeter

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  Topics:

  • Substitute Teacher assaulted at Nashua High School North
  • John Stephen, former Republican Gubernatorial Candidate, joins us via phone to discuss the impact of Governor Lynch’s proposed State Budget on Towns and Municipalities
  • Former Mayor Bernie Streeter joins us via phone to spread a wee bit O’Blarney about the PLUS Company’s 20th Annual Wild Irish Breakfast. The conversation then turns to the City’s effort to purchase Pennichuck Corp, an effort which began under his administration.
• “The Nashua Hour” with Alderman Mark Cookson Podcast — February 10, 2011

  Guest: Superintendent Mark Conrad

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  Topics:

  • Superintendent Mark Conrad was welcomed onto The Nashua Hour to discuss his proposed $95.2M budget and the feedback he is receiving.
  • George Papoulias and I discuss a recent article in the Nashua Telegraph regarding the Service Advisory Committee.
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  • Personnel & Advisory Affairs Committee to interview Thursday evening the Mayor's single candidate for Interim CEO of Pennichuck Corporation.
• “The Nashua Hour” with Alderman Mark Cookson Podcast — February 3, 2011

  Guest: Rony Camille, Nashua Resident & Media Program Director in Tyngsborough, MA

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  Topics:

  • Rony Camille, Media Program Director in Tyngsborough, MA, is welcomed into the studio to discuss Gov 2.0 and the role of Social Media in Government.
  • A choice of one is a choice of none Mayor…why Mr. Patenaude should not be the only candidate for interim CEO of Pennichuck Corp.
    • You may also want to review another earlier post which I reflect upon Mr. Patenaude's performance before the Merrimack Board of Selectmen.
• “The Nashua Hour” with Alderman Mark Cookson Podcast — January 20, 2011

  Guests: Vivien Green & Chris Crawford

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  Topics:

  • Headlines discussed include:
    • Facebook question about Sidewalk Snow Plows in the City of Nashua and Director of Public Works', Leon Kenison, response.
    • Superintendent Mark Conrad presented his proposal for a $95.2 million budget for the 2011-12 school year to Board of Education and that proposal included restoring many positions that were eliminated in recent years.
  • Vivien Green, Executive Director of the Nashua Senior Center heading to Concord in a new role.  Nashua Senior Center looking for new Executive Director.
  • Chris Crawford, Chairman of The New Hampshire Conservative Futures PAC, joins me on the phone from Washington, D.C. to discuss this new PAC established to recruit and support young and first time conservative candidates at the municipal and state levels in New Hampshire.
  • The New Hampshire Conservative Future PAC’s Barbeque
    June 5, 2011

    From 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    Greeley Park

    Nashua, NH
• 15 cuts at high school restored - NashuaTelegraph.com

  With a unanimous vote, the Board of Education on Monday night approved restoring the 15 high school teaching positions that were originally cut in next year’s School District budget.

• Board of Education OKs supervisory hires - NashuaTelegraph.com

  The Board of Education approved a three (3) administrative hires for next year but not without a debate on whether the salaries were excessive.

• Group still pushing to get $2m back in School District budget - NashuaTelegraph.com

  It’s crunch time for a group of residents hoping to convince city officials to pump another $2 million into next year’s school budget.

  In a meeting with The Telegraph’s editorial board Wednesday, members of Nashua Schools Back on Top said they plan on spending the days leading up to a vote on next year’s city budget contacting individual aldermen, urging them to do what they can to ensure the proposed cuts to school services next year don’t happen.

• Board of Education votes to close at-risk program - NashuaTelegraph.com

  Though next year’s budget isn’t yet set in stone, the Board of Education moved forward Monday with formally closing the Phoenix Program.

  With little discussion, the board voted unanimously to close the program for “at-risk” students next year. The 70 middle and high school students at the program this year will transition back to their neighborhood schools next year.

• School District officials quizzed on budget - NashuaTelegraph.com

  From $1.6 million to pay principals next year to a few thousand dollars in a department’s transportation budget, aldermen went line by line Monday night, quizzing school officials on next year’s proposed budget.

  Monday was the school department’s turn to go before the aldermanic budget review committee, which is charged with giving a recommendation to the full board for whether to pass the budget as is or make changes.