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Keene City Council approves several grants, a $130,000 engineering contract and CIP reallocations
Summary
The council accepted two Homeland Security grants ($57,118 and $23,128), a Recreational Trails Program grant ($100,000 with a 20% local match), approved a $130,000 engineering services contract, and reallocated CIP funds including $150,000 to George Street bridge improvements.
The Keene City Council approved a package of grants, a municipal engineering contract and several capital improvement program reallocations at its meeting.
Finance, Organization & Personnel Committee items carried by the council included acceptance of two 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program awards: $57,118 for critical-care EMS equipment and $23,128 for hazardous materials allocation. Councilor Thomas F. Powers said the $57,118 award “does not require any match” and will provide specialized EMS equipment, and he described the $23,128 award as similarly match-free funding for hazardous materials equipment and training.
The council also authorized execution of a grant agreement with the Recreational Trails Program for engineering and construction phase work on the Ash Wheel at Rail Trail Bridge Rehabilitation Project. The grant award is $100,000; councilors noted the city must provide a 20% local match and said Keene State University might assist with match funding.
On contract awards, the council authorized the city manager to execute an engineering services agreement (procurement of specifications and bidding documents) with Michael Petrovic for approximately $130,000 to address long-standing structural issues on the back wall of a municipal building. Councilor Powers described this as an important step to begin repairs in early spring and praised awarding the work to a local firm.
Capital reallocation actions included moving FY26 CIP funds from the traffic signal replacement program to downtown infrastructure improvements and reallocating $150,000 of unspent road preservation funds to the George Street Bridge Replacement Project. Councilors framed these moves as re-prioritizing existing budgeted funds to projects now ready for work.
Next steps: grant agreements will be executed and the city manager is authorized to accept and expend funds as required; the engineering contract will be put to bid per the authorized specifications. The transcript does not record specific contract execution dates.
