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Keene EDC Type A board approves FY2026 budget, adds $250,000 for County Road 317 work
Summary
The Keene Economic Development Corporation Type A board approved its fiscal year 2026 budget and added a $250,000 capital line for preliminary County Road 317 repairs and culvert work; the budget includes a $60,000 business incentive line and projects $348,000 in revenue for the EDC.
Keene Economic Development Corporation Type A board members approved the board's fiscal year 2026 budget at their meeting, voting to add a $250,000 capital-improvement line for preliminary work on County Road 317 and to send the budget to the City Council for final approval.
The vote followed a presentation from staff on the EDC's revenue mix and planned allocations. The board's budget document projects roughly $348,000 in revenue for the year, and includes a $60,000 business-retention and recruitment incentive, a $20,000 legal-services line and other operating costs. Board members agreed to set aside $250,000 from available funds for initial engineering and construction work on County Road 317 while the full capital cost remains substantially higher.
The budget discussion centered on two themes: improving the EDC's financial reporting and using existing reserves to fund targeted economic-development…
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