How Keene could make up the deficit from free parking

By: Mason Rouser

Outlets: Keene Sentinel

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 194

Last Updated: 4 days, 2 hours ago


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The city has a few options to help close the parking department’s growing deficit that free parking could accelerate.

In the short term, the department could continue to pull from its leftover fund balance. According to Parking Manager Chelsea North’s estimates, construction alone would leave a roughly $439,000 fund balance next fiscal year. That balance is set to run out by Fiscal Year 2031, according to North’s …

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