NASHUA – Selma Pastor, 89, has served on the Nashua Housing Authority’s board of commissioners for decades, and she isn’t ready to stop now.
Nor is Mayor Donnalee Lozeau ready to replace her.
“I didn’t consider other appointments for the position,” Lozeau said. “Commissioner Pastor has been on the Nashua Housing Authority, with the exception of a few years, for a very long time and has always been an active and thoughtful member of the group. I was hopeful she’d be willing to continue her service, and I was pleased she said yes.”
Pastor was first appointed to the commission in 1978.
Pastor, a former Board of Education member and state representative, has served the Nashua Housing Authority ever since except for 2000-08.
“It’s just to help the people who need it,” Pastor said of her dedication to the commission.
Five commissioners oversee the Nashua Housing Authority, each nominated by the mayor and approved by the Board of Aldermen, and they serve five-year terms.
The Nashua Housing Authority, established in 1947, handles the legal and management responsibilities of a landlord for 13 low-income housing developments in the city, while running programs according to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development policies.
The aldermen’s Personnel & Administrative Affairs Committee is scheduled to take up Pastor’s nomination Monday.
“She has been on the board quite a while and she’s got just huge experience,” said Tom Monahan, who was appointed board chairman as part of its standard rotation every two years.![]()
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