City Council

Laconia Appointments Subcommittee conducts interviews for four candidates seeking municipal board appointments. Councilor Robert Soucy chaired the February 5 session, which included Councilors Mike Conant and Jon Hildreth. The subcommittee interviewed Nicole Arsenault for alternate member of the

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

Laconia government subcommittee votes to remove Human Relations Committee from the city ordinance. The Government Operations & Ordinances Subcommittee voted 2-1 to amend Ordinance 5-32 and strike the committee from the council committee list, with Councilor Hoffman opposing and Councilors Bogert

Finance Committee elects Soucy, focuses on Colonial Theatre terms. Councilor Soucy was unanimously elected chairman of the Finance Committee. The committee spent the bulk of the meeting discussing renewal terms for the Colonial Theatre's operating contract, which expires June 30, 2026. City Manager

Laconia City Council approves $26,405 grant for police equipment and restructures city wage plan. The Council voted unanimously 6-0 to accept a $26,405 Homeland Security grant for police SWAT and SOU equipment, including binoculars, flashlights, eye protection, and radio microphone assemblies.