KEENE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) A controversial gravel pit expansion near the Keene–Sullivan line remains unresolved after the Keene Planning Board deadlocked Monday night, leaving the application from G2 Holdings LLC hanging until a future meeting.

The Jaffrey-based company, run by brothers Cooper and Cody Gordon, wants to extend its Route 9 pit into an eight-phase, 13-year project spanning 325 acres, most of it in Sullivan. The proposal requires several waivers from Keene’s land use code, along with approvals from Sullivan and the state.

Board members spent hours weighing testimony from G2’s engineers, hydrogeologists and lawyers, who argued the site is ideal and backed by strong mitigation plans for stormwater and acid mine drainage. Staff and third-party reviewers agreed the technical aspects were sound.

But concerns over noise, blasting, truck traffic, groundwater safety and reclamation dominated public comment. Residents from Sullivan, Roxbury and Keene said the operation would erode property values and rural character. Some cited past complaints of damage from blasting at G2’s Gilsum site, while others questioned whether the company could be trusted to follow through on its commitments.

Board members themselves were split. Chair Harold Farrington and members Michael Remy, Kenneth Kost and Michael Hoefer supported approval, while Mayor Jay Kahn and members Sarah Vezzani, Roberta Mastrogiovanni and Armando Rangel opposed it, citing “nagging concerns” about traffic safety, well impacts and broader regional effects.

In the end, the board voted 4-4—a tie that meant the motion to approve failed. After clarifying procedure, members agreed to reconsider and continue the hearing, asking the applicant for more information on traffic projections and neighborhood impacts before a final decision, expected within the next few weeks.

Meanwhile, Sullivan officials are preparing to resume their own review of the project, which cannot move forward without permits from both towns.