Subcommittee addresses traffic safety, shortens winter parking ban
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
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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