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Keene City Council clears funding path for downtown 'Dig Into Keene' festivals and 250th parade
Summary
The council approved using unspent FY26 community events funds for two downtown "Dig Into Keene" festivals and agreed to include up to $10,000 in the proposed FY27 budget for up to four small festivals and the Keene 250th parade after suspending Policy R 2012-19.
The Keene City Council unanimously approved funding steps to support downtown events on Tuesday, allowing the city manager to include support for the "Dig Into Keene" festival series and the Keene 250th Independence Day parade in the FY27 community events budget.
Councilor Thomas F. Powers, who led the motions, told the council the recommendation from the Finance Organization & Personnel Committee would allow the city to use available unspent FY26 community events funds to offset city service costs for two small-scale festivals planned as part of the Dig Into Keene project and to permit the city…
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