At-Large Councilor· 2026-01-01–2028-01-01 (month-level start: January 2026 per City Council Inauguration Minutes 01/01/2026; month-level end: January 2028 - two-year council term, next inauguration; city page 'Term 2026 to 2027')
Bettina A. Chadbourne
Keene
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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)
Prohibiting dogs at downtown events
The city could face liability if someone is bitten on city property at an event.
Restricting sale of 7-OH and concentrated kratom products
Enforcement would fall to local police and retailers; no direct city cost was stated.
Fire Department Staffing and Overtime Costs
About a $523,000 net swing — hiring is nearly free compared to overtime, but it raises the tax rate because the money isn't budgeted yet.
Roxbury Street/South Lincoln Street intersection safety
A roundabout was estimated at about $1 million and rejected; easements are expected to be far cheaper.
Royal Avenue School Pick-Up Congestion
Downtown Project Water Shutoff and Fire Safety Failures
Businesses lost revenue during the extended shutoff; state rules require restaurants to close after two hours without water.
Neighborhood nuisances on Bergeron Avenue and Lower Winchester Street
Enforcement draws on already-strained code enforcement and fire marshal resources.
2026 Keene Pumpkin Festival license and downtown road closures
The city absorbs some event-related costs and logistics, offset by downtown activity.
Fire Department Strategic Plan
Ambulance paid on delivery next fiscal year; $6,000 in ventilator sale proceeds to the General Fund.
Juvenile court diversion program funding
No local cost — the full $46,988 RFA award covers the programs.
Highway safety enforcement funding
Adds $10,500 in grant funding with a $2,625 in-kind match.
Dog Offense Fine Updates
Establishes fines that could be levied on dog owners.
Mutual aid cost recovery and regional payment question
A $103,599 supplemental increase in the Fire Department budget.
Daytime Nuisance Dog Barking Enforcement
Project signage and public outreach for capital projects
A few hundred dollars per project, folded into each project's budget.
2019 law enforcement MOU review
emergency warning system
Multiple FY 27–28 equipment purchases; ambulances cost on a nine-year replacement cycle.
FY25 DOJ Byrne JAG Grant Partnership with Cheshire County
Brings in $5,501 of federal money that offsets what the city would otherwise pay for police cruiser communications equipment.
Rental Property Emergency Contact Posting Rules
Minor compliance burden change for landlords; no city cost identified.
Emergency Management Ordinance Update
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Chadbourne was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
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