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Keene EDC debates industrial-park infrastructure, drainage and signage as costs and naming split members
Summary
Keene Economic Development Corporation Type A board discussed improving access, drainage and utilities for the property marketed as the Keene Industrial Park, including a recommended incremental approach to repairs, a debate over the park name and engineer cost estimates for culverts and paving.
Keene’s Economic Development Corporation Type A board spent much of its regular meeting discussing how to make the property commonly referred to as the Keene Industrial Park usable for prospective businesses, focusing on drainage, road access and signage.
Board members and staff argued the priority should be fixing drainage and culverts before spending on a larger entry sign or marketing. City staff shared rough engineering cost estimates for County Road 317 improvements that included a culvert crossing of about $100,000, paving from Highway 67 to the church of roughly $1.2 million and a fuller…
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