The City of Keene is a community of 23,437 residents located in the southwestern corner of New Hampshire near the borders of Vermont and Massachusetts. The City serves as the county seat and economic and cultural hub for the predominantly rural Monadnock Region. Keene is also home to three higher education institutions, nonprofit and human services organizations,
and the region’s major hospital.
The City of Keene has embarked on a visioning and planning project that will update the City’s 2010 Comprehensive Master Plan (CMP). This update will be done in two phases, beginning with a renewal of Keene’s Community Vision. Public involvement and input will be a critical component of this phase, with a focus on neighborhood engagement throughout the City and strategic visioning around the future of Keene’s downtown and growth areas/nodes. In the second phase, each of the 2010 CMP’s multiple topic-oriented chapters will be examined and updated to reflect current community priorities. Throughout the process, citizens and community partners will be asked to join with the City to identify priorities and establish a list of goals and action steps for implementation. This input will inform the development of an actionable implementation section that will outline and prioritize strategies for achieving the Plan’s updated goals and objectives.
Future iQ, in partnership with WGI and Jon Stover and Associates (JS&A) have been contracted to develop the Comprehensive Master Plan over an 18-month period. The process will result in an updated Community Vision, Community Snapshot, and Comprehensive Master Plan that will guide the community’s decision-making for the next ten to fifteen years.
Phase 1: Community Vision and Community Snapshot
Phase 2: Comprehensive Master Plan (CMP) and Future Land Use Map