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Keene committee backs agreement with Monadnock Conservancy, flags funding discrepancy
Summary
The committee recommended authorizing the city manager to negotiate an agreement with JRR Properties LLC and the Monadnock Conservancy to develop donated land and reimburse the Conservancy for stormwater work. The Conservancy asked for $234,845 but the motion text read $2,234,845; the committee voted unanimously.
The Keene Finance, Organization and Personnel Committee on [date not specified] recommended that the city manager be authorized to negotiate and execute an agreement with JRR Properties LLC and the Monadnock Conservancy to develop and accept donated parcel 567-001, Lot 2 and to reimburse the Conservancy for replacing the city's drainage infrastructure with a combination of an open swale and new stormwater pipe.
Tom Hanna, attorney with BCM Environmental and Land Law speaking on behalf of the Monadnock Conservancy, told the committee the project pairs a land donation—about 1 acre to the Conservancy and roughly 2.5 acres to the city for a park and playground—with construction of an open swale that will replace an aging storm pipe. Hanna said the…
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