Ward 4 Councilor· 2024-01-04–2028-01-01 (start: 2024-01-04 per City Council Inauguration Minutes 01/04/2024; month-level end: January 2028 - city page 'Term 2024 to 2027')
Laura E. Tobin
Keene
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 15
- Total speaking time
- 1:05:19
- Avg per meeting
- 4:21
- Segments
- 649
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Top issues during term (18)(Development)
Gilbo Avenue solar pavilion siting and future development
The $2.1 million project is federally funded with a local match; picking Location 2 adds roughly $75,000-$80,000 in EV charger relocation and permitting costs.
Downtown Infrastructure Project bid results
Tied to the Downtown Infrastructure Project budget; no standalone cost was listed.
Gilbo Avenue Planning Charrette
RSA 79-E Housing Tax Relief for 429 Elm Street
The city would forgo some property tax revenue temporarily if the relief is granted.
Kia Dealership Parking Lot and Landscaping Modifications, 440 Winchester Street
Implementation of 2025 Master Plan housing strategies
Development on the parcel would add it to the tax rolls, though building on unstable, wet soils would raise construction costs significantly.
Review of six-unit and setback zoning changes (O-2025-15-A)
No direct fiscal impact stated; looser parking and ADU rules could lower costs for property owners and developers.
8-bed behavioral health group home on Winchester Street
Roosevelt West Affordable Housing
The city's share is a $750,000 federal grant within an $11.6 million project.
Drive-thru fast food restaurant at former Rite Aid site
Gilbo Avenue solar pavilion location fight
Going with the parking-lot option saves the city roughly $30,000 a year and shortens payback by about 8.5 years; the project is 80% federally funded.
Bensonwood employee parking expansion
Master Plan housing initiatives implementation (councilor referral)
Not specified.
Elm Street right-of-way discontinuance
All relocation and restoration costs borne by the applicant, not taxpayers.
Habitat for Humanity duplex at Water and Grove Streets
The lot was sold through a city RFP for housing; reducing impervious surface from 95% to 60% should ease stormwater loads on city infrastructure.
Proposed Housing Development Fund
No amount set yet; staff are eyeing permit fee increases that recover more of the City's actual inspection costs.
C-PACER Clean Energy Financing Program
The program uses private financing repaid by participating property owners, with no direct cost to the city indicated in the guidebook.
0 Howard Street sale for workforce housing
Sale price will be set in negotiations; the property returns to the tax roll after years off it.
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Tobin was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (0)(Development)
No votes found matching Development.