zone<\/a>] is intended for a more walkable, pedestrian-oriented environment,\u201d Brunner added.<\/p>\nKeene Community Development Director Jesse Rounds explained that casinos lead to more traffic and the need for increased parking.<\/p>\n
The areas that casinos can be located include West Street, from Island Street to the bypass, Winchester Street, south of Island Street and north of Cornwell Drive, Main Street south of Route 101 and north of Silent Way, and Ash Brook Road, the Sentinel<\/em> reported. Key Road and Kit Street are also allowed locations.<\/p>\nCity officials will next consider the casino regulations during Sept. 11 and 19 meetings.<\/p>\n
Only one single gaming property, Wonder Casino, is operating in Keene. It could remain at its current location despite new regulations, according to current plans.<\/strong><\/p>\nProperty Owner Complains<\/h2>\n The proposed ordinance is hampering plans for a casino in Keene\u2019s Central Square.<\/p>\n
Local property owner Dorrie Masten claimed the new regulations came about after she proposed a new casino for that neighborhood.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m hoping the city allows charitable gaming anywhere in our downtown,\u201d Masten was quoted by the New Hampshire Business Review <\/em>last year. \u201cAnywhere, whether it be my property or someone else\u2019s property. There currently is no restriction, and there wasn\u2019t a restriction until I asked about it and put in an application<\/a>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Keene, N.H.\u2019s City Council may approve new restrictions next month on where gaming properties can be located. The likely zones for casinos will be in the New England city\u2019s commercial district.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":327681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[86435,13592],"tags":[82373,82497,81895],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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