City Council convenes special work session to map priorities
City Council · Meeting of March 18, 2026
NH LACONIA — City Council holds special goals-setting work session to map priorities. The Laconia City Council gathered for a March 18 work session facilitated by City Manager Kirk Beattie and Assistant Planning Director Tyler Carmichael to identify strategic city priorities. Mayor Bordes raised homelessness, affordable housing, and economic development.
Councilors prioritized topics from downtown event planning and ADA compliance to water quality, jobs paying meaningful wages, social districts, and expansion of the VOC Technical School. The council discussed the city's broader vision. City Manager Beattie will present a summary at the April 13 City Council meeting.
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Source: the City Council meeting of March 18, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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