Where

177 Lake Street, Nashua, NH

What was decided

Staff reported on fire department work, including a summer camp, facility roof projects, and equipment from Manchester Fire. The commission accepted the consent agenda items, the staff reports, and the EMS license investigation report. It tabled the by-laws until its September meeting and voted on how to handle three non-public session minutes.

Decisions recorded

• Approved the consent agenda items 26 68 through 26 71. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Accepted and placed on file Chief Buxton's July commission report (Item 26 72 A). p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Accepted and placed on file Assistant Chief Tremblay's July commission report (Item 26 72 B). p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Accepted and placed on file Assistant Chief Pouliot's July commission report (Item 26 72 C). p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Tabled the Board of Fire Commission By-Laws (Item 25 15) until the September 2nd meeting. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Accepted and placed on file the report on the EMS License Investigation (Item 26 65). p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Accepted and placed on file, with regrets, the retirement notification from Private Michael Surette (Item 26 74). p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved sealing the June 03, 2026 Non-Public Session #2 minutes, by roll call with 5 yea. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Accepted and did not seal the June 24, 2026 Non-Public Session #2 minutes (Item 26 77). p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved sealing the June 24, 2026 Non-Public Session #1 minutes, by roll call with 5 yea. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 501 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 14, 2026.

Agenda

A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).

Terms used here

abatement

A reduction or cancellation of a property tax bill, granted by the assessors, for example after an error in the assessment.

consent agenda

Routine items, such as minutes and reports, voted on together in one motion without discussion. A member can ask to take any of them up separately.

non-public session

A part of a meeting closed to the public. New Hampshire's Right-to-Know Law (RSA 91-A) allows it only for certain reasons, such as buying or selling property, personnel matters, or labor negotiations.

RSA

Revised Statutes Annotated, New Hampshire's state laws.

tabled

Set aside by a vote, to take up later. A tabled item comes back when the board votes to take it off the table.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting on the City of Nashua's meeting portal (opens in new tab) (CivicClerk). First recorded by Nashua Publick on October 13, 2026.