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Keene residents and teenagers urge city to fund skate park as board seeks proposals
Summary
At a public hearing, young residents and adults urged the Keene Type B board to fund a public skate park (up to $300,000). Board members raised questions about site access, safety, sidewalks and long‑term maintenance; staff will solicit concepts and proposals and revisit funding next month.
Keene residents — including several teenagers who said skating is their primary recreational outlet — urged the Type B EDC board to move forward with planning and funding for a public skate park.
"I've come to speak in the positive way of the skate park," said Deondra Galvin, one of the students who spoke during the public hearing, describing skating and rollerblading as family-oriented activities that give young people a safe place to expend energy. Caleb Gavings, another youth speaker, said, "Skating is a way for them to escape and express themselves in…
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