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08/27/2025 – Municipal Services, Facilities and Infrastructure Committee Meeting
A regular meeting of the Municipal Services, Facilities and Infrastructure Committee will be held on August 27, 2025, at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers, Keene City Hall. Link to Agenda…
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08/28/2025 – Finance, Organization and Personnel Meeting
A regular meeting of the Finance, Organization and Personnel will be held on August 28, 2025, at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers, Keene City Hall. Link to Agenda Packet.
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09/08/25 – Joint Planning Board & Planning Licenses and Development Committee Meeting
The Joint Planning Board and Planning, Licenses and Development Committee will meet on Monday, September 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers at 3 Washington St…
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Brush Fire at Cheshire Rail Trail at Arch Street
Date of Incident: August 28, 2025 Time of Call: 1649 First Unit on Scene Time: 1759 Under Control: 1955 Units Back in Quarters: —- Type Incident: Brush Fire Assigned Apparatus: Car 2, Car 4, Brush…
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Keene Parking Garage Study
The City’s Municipal Services, Facilities, and Infrastructure (MSFI) Committee received a presentation at its August 27, 2025, meeting on a study for a potential downtown parking garage. This was an…
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Downtown Infrastructure Improvement Project Update – 8/28/25
Public Works Director, Don Lussier, provided an update on the Downtown Infrastructure Improvement Project at the City’s August 27, 2025, Municipal Services, Facilities, and Infrastructure Committee (MSFI) meeting. The presentation…
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Parking Garage Study Results – The City’s Municipal Services, Facilities, and Infrastructure (MSFI) Committee received a presentation at its August 27, 2025, meeting on a study for a potential downtown parking garage. This was an informational assessment of the City’s current and future parking needs. It did not include a recommendation to proceed with funding or construction.
Key Findings:
Current Parking is Adequate: The study found that Keene’s downtown has sufficient public parking for its current needs, with a weekday peak of 523 vehicles and 103 spaces to spare. On certain days and at specific times of the day, parking demand is particularly high in on-street spaces along Main Street. The use of parking lots in the downtown area can be encouraged through efforts such as public education and signage improvements.
Future Growth May Create Demand: The need for a parking garage is projected only if there is significant new development and residential growth in the downtown area. The consultants estimate that future growth could create a need for up to 850 spaces, exceeding the current supply.
Financial Analysis: A preliminary financial analysis of a potential garage indicated that it would not be self-sustaining. Without an outside funding source for construction, such as grants, for example, the consultants estimated an annual operating deficit, even with increased parking rates in all parking areas.
No Recommendation to Proceed: Both City Staff and MSFI Committee members emphasized that a) the study was for informational purposes only, and b) there is no recommendation to build a parking garage at this time due to capital funding requirements and the lack of present need.
The study was accepted as an informational document to be used for future planning.
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Downtown Infrastructure Improvement Project Update – 8/28/25
1) The cost estimate has increased.
2) Staff and MSFI Committee recommend cost-cutting measures (reduce scope, shorten timeline to 2 years, reuse some materials).
3) No key design changes are recommended.
4) Funding strategy proposed with no tax impact to cover increased costs.
View detailed info at keenenh.gov/news/downtown-infrastructure-improvement-project-update/
Watch the presentation on the City's YouTube channel at youtu.be/442R9VXX0_c?t=6420 (or navigate to youtube.com/keeneims, beginning at 1:47)
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The next episode of our podcast, "City of Keene, In Focus" with Asah Cramer, Elizabeth Ferland and Dan Langille is now live. This episode features a discussion about the City Assessing Revaluation, the Wastewater Treatment Plant Access Road, the Airport Solar Project, and more.
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The prohibition of outdoor burning and consumer fireworks continues, until further notice, due to forecasted very high fire danger. (Check the KeeneNH.gov web page – the notice in the red banner will be removed from City web pages when the ban is lifted.) >>When the fire danger is very high, fires start easily from all causes and may spread faster than suppression resources can travel.
NH Forest and Lands – Daily Fire Danger information and email signup at www.nhdfl.dncr.nh.gov/forest-protection/daily-fire-danger