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Committee approves YouthWell grant, accepts AED donation and withdraws skate‑park fence request
Summary
The committee authorized city acceptance of a $12,560 YouthWell grant for youth mental‑health programming, accepted an AED and heated cabinet donation from Dartmouth Health/Cheshire Medical Center (device from ZOLL Medical) valued at about $3,100, and agreed to withdraw the skate‑park fence agenda item after staff found budgeted funds.
The Keene Finance, Organization and Personnel Committee approved several routine items during its meeting.
Youth services manager Alyssa Bender Jesse told the committee YouthWell New Hampshire awarded Keene $12,560 to continue youth mental‑health-first-aid training and school wellness programs; a motion to authorize the city manager to accept and expend the funds was moved, seconded and approved unanimously.
Fire Chief Jason Martin described a donation from Dartmouth Health’s Cheshire Medical Center of an outdoor AED cabinet (heated) and an AED device supplied by ZOLL Medical for 24/7 public access. Chief Martin said the targeted installation site is Railroad Square and estimated the donation’s value at roughly $3,100. The committee moved and unanimously approved authorization for the city manager to accept those donations.
For the skate‑park fence agenda item staff asked to withdraw the request after finding funds in the department’s budget; the committee accepted the withdrawal unanimously.
These items were treated as separate motions on the consent/regular agenda and passed without dissent.
