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Keene residents, students urge skate park as board opens $300,000 public hearing
Summary
At a public hearing, young residents and community members urged Keene’s Type B board to fund a new skate park (hearing listed up to $300,000); board members emphasized need for safe access, sidewalks and feasibility studies before final approval.
At a public hearing, the Keene Type B board invited residents to comment on a slate of park projects including funding a skate park not to exceed $300,000. Students and long‑time residents stressed youth benefits and safety while some speakers urged caution about location, size and access.
Deondra Galvin, who identified herself as a Keene student, told the board, “I have grown up roller skating, rollerblading with my sisters and my siblings...it would be very positive to have a public skate park,” saying such a facility would give young people…
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