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Board and councilman say changing local beer-and-wine rules could attract grocery and retail businesses
3574177 · May 22, 2025
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Summary
Multiple board members and a city councilman urged considering a ballot change to allow beer and wine sales in Keene, arguing grocery-store investment and related sales-tax revenue could follow; others cautioned community values and timing.
Several board members raised the possibility of allowing beer and wine sales in Keene, saying revisiting the voter decision that previously limited alcohol sales could help attract grocery stores and other retailers as residential growth continues.
One board member said the town once voted down beer and wine and that the…
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