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Board and public debate beer-and-wine sales as way to attract grocery and retail
3640707 · May 21, 2025
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Summary
Board members and several attendees discussed whether allowing beer and wine sales would help attract grocery stores and increase sales tax revenue; some board members supported placing the question on a future ballot and connecting policy to broader economic objectives.
Several board members and members of the public raised the issue of whether Keene should permit beer and wine sales to attract a grocery store and other retail that could increase local sales tax.
A board member said the city's historical voting pattern had limited alcohol retail in the past but that…
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