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Keene Council approves event licenses, accepts donations and authorizes local project contracts; adopts two ordinances
Summary
Council approved multiple permits (Farmers Market alcohol sampling, fireworks, street-festival licenses, Pride Festival), accepted a $20,000 donation for the Transportation Heritage Trail, authorized design and construction contracts (up to $300,000 for CHA; up to $104,000 for Weston & Sampson; change order up to $120,000 for parking garage), and adopted emergency management and personnel ordinances.
The Keene City Council on [meeting date not specified in transcript] approved a slate of routine permits, accepted a donation to a trail project, authorized several municipal contracts, and adopted two ordinances during its regular meeting.
Permits and events: On unanimous votes the council approved PLD recommendations allowing Copper Canyon Distillery to sell and sample alcohol at the 2026 Keene Farmers Market (contingent on the Farmers Market's signed permission and required permits), granted a revocable license to the Keene Swamp Bats for a fireworks discharge at Alumni Field on July 3 (rain date TBD), authorized a revocable license for the Taste of Keene Food Festival on June 6 with associated road closures and free parking, approved the Pathways for Keene "4 on the Fourth" road race on July 4, and granted a revocable license to Keene Pride for its Sept. 20 festival. Each license was approved subject to standard staff-identified requirements and the city-approved safety protocol.
Donations and projects: The council accepted a $20,000 donation from the Monadnock Conservancy to be allocated to Transportation Heritage Trail Phase 1, supplementing federal grants for a planned 0.9-mile improvement to the Cheshire…
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