Council explores software update

Nashua’s treasurer believes solving the riddle of the city’s financial report may come down to just updating Nashua’s computer system.Treasurer LouAnn Murphy told City Council members on Monday night that the city needs a more reliable system so that it can finally figure out exactly how much money it has in its accounts.Currently, the system shows a $960,000 difference, and Murphy said that there is a problem with the computer software in that she can print out the same reports months apart, and they come out with completely different numbers.Upgrading the City’s computer software with a reliable system would cost $30,000.“Moving forward is the easy part; going backwards will be the hard part,” said Murphy.  City Clerk Tabatha Caswell and Murphy will be meeting on a weekly basis for the next month to make sure there is a computer software glitch and then move on from there.Katie Meighan from Midwest Assistant Program addressed the Council about different grants she could help the city receive.  Midwest Assistance Program is dedicated to helping rural communities improve their environment, quality of life and achieve self-sustainability. Nashua qualifies for this program which means there would be no cost for the City.  Issues like water, wastewater issues and mapping are just a few of the areas which Meighan would be able to write grants and help Nashua get back on track again.  Meighan is from Sumner and has secured a number of grants for different projects to help her community.Meighan stated there are many grants for rural communities and the City should have a “top-20” priority list she would be able to start searching.In other news:• Nashua resident Nancy Demro wanted to be reassured the Council is moving forward on the tax-increment financing (TIF) issue, which she has been working on for a while now for the Cedar Hill development.For the complete story see the 8/18/2016 Nashua Reporter.