City Council

Laconia Public Safety Subcommittee advances social district proposal toward April hearing. The three-member panel unanimously approved prior meeting minutes and reached consensus to expand the downtown district to include Veterans Square (The Local Eatery, Burrito Me, The Cake) and Flipside.

Laconia City Council approves restructuring of Human Relations Committee, reducing membership from 13 to 7. The ordinance, 2026-5-32, passed unanimously and redefines the committee's composition with six Council-appointed members and one Mayor-appointed member serving staggered terms aligned with

Appointments Subcommittee advances nine board and commission nominees for full council approval. The Laconia panel forwarded candidates for formal approval on April 13, advancing reappointments to the Library Board and Trustees of the Trust Funds along with new appointments to the Planning Board,

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,

Laconia City Council approved two contested measures in a fractious meeting. An ordinance restricting short-term residential rentals to 28 consecutive days and banning them from single-family residential zones passed 5-1, with Councilor Conant opposed; the Planning Board had approved the language