Subcommittee addresses traffic safety, shortens winter parking ban
City Council · Meeting of February 2, 2026
NH LACONIA — Laconia Public Works Subcommittee approves shortened parking ban and addresses traffic safety. The committee voted unanimously to change the winter parking ban from November 1 through May 1 to November 15 through April 15, replacing seasonal restrictions with an emergency-based system allowing police discretion. The committee directed City Manager Kirk Beattie to fund a traffic study at Old Prescott Hill Road and Belmont Road, a long-disputed intersection where Briarcrest residents have sought for years to reverse a decades-old change that eliminated left turns from their neighborhood.
The committee recommended Clay Street become a one-way street from Bowman to Fair, citing narrow width and emergency access concerns, while residents raised multiple speeding complaints on Shore Drive, Holman Street, and Linwood Road requesting speed-reduction measures.
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Source: the City Council meeting of February 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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