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Keene planning board denies rehearing request for Route 9 earth-excavation permit
Summary
The Keene Planning Board voted unanimously to deny a petition for rehearing of a major amendment to an earth excavation permit for 21 and 57 Route 9, finding no new evidence or technical error in its prior decision.
The Keene Planning Board voted unanimously to deny a petition for rehearing of PB-2024-20, a major amendment to an issued earth excavation permit affecting properties at 21 and 57 Route 9 in Keene.
A planning department staff member told the board the standard of review under state statute RSA 155-E:9 requires the moving party to show either new evidence not reasonably available at the first hearing, a misapplication of law, misstated facts, or factual determinations with no written support. The staff member also told the board that "this is not a public hearing," and that it should decide whether the rehearing request met that narrow standard.
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