53rd Annual Professional Municipal Clerks' Week
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May 6, 2022 - Edition #539 Twilight in Weirs Beach
(photo compliments of Harbor Lane Photography)
This week marks the Welcome to
53rd Annual Professional Laconia Links!
Municipal Clerks’ Week We hope you enjoy this
issue of our weekly e-mail
newsletter created to keep
you up to date on City of
Laconia news and activities.
If you would like the newslet-
ter sent to your email each
Friday, or if you have chang-
es to your email subscription,
please call the City Manager’s
office at (603) 527-1270 or
email us at
info@laconianh.gov.
We are proud of each and every one of our City employees! Over the
past couple of years they have all worked especially hard under unusual
and difficult circumstances to keep our customers and staff safe while still
continuing to provide necessary services to our community.
May 1 through May 7, 2022 marks the dates of the 53rd Annual Profes-
sional Municipal Clerks’ Week, a time for reflection on the importance of
the City Clerk’s office in our City.
Please join us in congratulating and thanking our City Clerk’s Office staff
for their professional and friendly service!
Shown left to right, above: City Clerk Katie Gargano, Annie Baker, Deputy City
Clerk Stacy Anders, Hilary Young and Lori Gardiner
For general information: (603) 527-1270 www.laconianh.gov Page -1-
Growing a Pollinator Garden
May 12, 2022, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Join UNH Extension Master Gardener, Donna Miller, to
learn how to grow your own pollinator garden. Insects
such as bees and butterflies are helpful, and in some
cases, essential, in pollinating many of our food crops
such as apples, berries, and vegetables. In recent
years, there has been a significant decline in the popu-
lations of these wild pollinators. Planting patches of
flowers, wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, and flowering
trees with an emphasis on the use of native plants can encourage and support
natural pollinators as well as enhance backyard landscapes. Recommendations
for creating a pollinator habitat in your yard will be provided. Donna is an
Advanced Master Gardener, specializing in pollinators. Sign-up is required,
Preschool Storytimes! as capacity is limited to 28 people.
May 11, 2022, 10 - 11 am.
May 12, 2022, 10 - 11 am. Our Squam Lakes Science Center library pass is
Join Jamie for fun stories, available for reservation (details: https://
songs, activities, and crafts www.laconianh.gov/476/Squam-Lakes-Natural-Science
each week. For kids birth - age -Center). Each pass allows up to four trail admis-
6, in the Selig Storytime Room. sions for $10 each every day from May 1 thru Nov. 1.
Call, email, or text the library to reserve a pass!
Phone: 524-4775, Text: 556-4666,
Email: info@laconialibrary.org.
Only one pass is available per day.
Drop-In Tech Kids and Teens
Help with Craft:
Shayla Fluffy Slime
May 11, 2022, May 13, 2022,
2 - 3:30 PM 3 - 4:30 PM
Create colorful fluff.
Teen Game: Dungeons and For youth of all
Dragons for New Players Come to the Volpe room to have ages in the
May 10, 2022, 3 - 6:00 PM your basic computer and electronic auditorium.
Learn to play the world's great- device questions answered
est roleplaying game with a by a librarian!
short introductory session for
teens ages 13 to 18! This short
session, held in the auditorium, Mystery Book Club: “Wife of the Gods”
will walk new players through an May 11, 2022, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
exciting scenario geared to- Join us for an afternoon discussion of "Wife of the Gods"
wards beginners, featuring all by Kwei Quartey. In a shady grove outside the small town
the elements of a classic D&D of Ketanu, in Ghana, a young woman—a promising medi-
adventure. All materials are pro- cal student—has been found dead under suspicious
vided, including pre-prepared circumstances. Inspector Dawson is fluent in Ketanu’s
characters, dice, and rulebooks. indigenous language, so he’s the right man for the job,
Space is limited, so sign-up is but the local police are less than thrilled with an outsider’s
required. Call, email, or text the interference. Sign-up is required, as capacity is limited to 28 people. Books are
library to sign up! Phone: (603) available at the Front Desk. Call, email, or text the library to sign up: Phone: 524-
524-4775, Text: (603) 556-4666, 4775, Text: 556-4666, Email: info@laconialibrary.org
Email: info@laconialibrary.org.
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Curbside recycling will
be picked up the week of
May 9!
Please note that glass
may now be put in
with your recycling.
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Please note that all outside burning requires a written permit.
Receiving a permit by phone is not allowed.
Outside burning permits can be obtained at the Laconia Central Fire Station on North Main Street, or the
Weirs Fire Station on Lucerne Ave.
To receive a permit, you must be the property owner, or have a Non-Property Owner Authorization Form
signed by the owner.
For a seasonal camp fire/cooking fire, you must have a 25 foot clearance from any structure or property line,
and a 50 foot clearance is required for burning a brush pile. The permittee must also have a hose or other
way to control and/or extinguish the fire. A full list of rules are available when the permit is received.
Call the Fire Department at 603-524-6881 for more information.
Thank you for your cooperation!
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Steve Loughlin, a Director at the
Kiwanis Club of Laconia, NH,
has provided a link to the
Kiwanis Bulletin for their special
meeting of April 19, 2022.
The meeting was a tribute to the
Laconia High School Key Club
members and advisors.
Click here to read this special
edition of the Kiwanis Kronikle!
Enjoy!
The Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce invites local businesses and
community members to gather with the Chamber and City of Laconia officials
in a planning forum for the 2022 NH Pumpkin Festival.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, May 10, at 5:30 p.m. at the Colonial
Theatre, 617 Main St. The Lakes Region Chamber will highlight the festival
plans, outline the geographic footprint, propose street closures, confirm festival
attractions, identify fundraising goals, seek volunteers and engage in positive
discussions. This year's NH Pumpkin Festival will take place on Saturday,
October 29, in downtown Laconia. Do your part to ensure that this awesome
family friendly event continues here in Laconia!
Lakes Region’s only American Football & Cheer League Association
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Click here to visit
the Festival’s
website!
Welcome Back to the Laconia Multicultural
Festival in 2022!
The 20th Multicultural Festival will be held September
10, 2022. The Festival, held in Rotary Park, highlights
the music, arts, crafts and cuisine of our diverse com-
munity from our earliest days to recently arrived New
Americans. The Festival was conceived and is support-
ed by the Laconia Human Relations Committee, as well
as many local business and personal sponsors.
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Temple B’nai Israel of Laconia
We Care Continues the Mission
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Summer is almost here, and you will want to kick-off
the season on Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday,
May 28, at the Inter-Lakes High School Auditorium
in Meredith. The Jersey Tenors will take the stage
at 7:30 p.m. and create an explosive musical experi-
ence performing iconic opera classics along with
tributes to rock n’ roll industry greats such as
Queen, Journey, and Elton John. As if that isn’t
enough these four charming “wise guys” will pay
homage to the songs of their New Jersey brethren,
Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, and Frankie Valli
and the Four Seasons, just to name a few. Listen to
a preview (https://tbinh.org/we-care/) of this extraor-
dinary group and you will want to be there when
they raise the roof with their powerful voices, for one
night only in the Lakes Region. Tickets are availa-
ble on the TBI website, (www.tbinh.org) $40 per
person for general admission seating. The doors will
open at 7:00 p.m.
We Care of Temple B’nai Israel has been “Lending
a Helping Hand to Lakes Region Non-Profits” since
2013. The Jersey Tenors concert will benefit Inter-
lakes Community Caregivers, thus continuing We
Care’s dedication to build bonds with partners in the
community. Interlakes Community Caregivers, Inc, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, provides vital services and
resources in the Lakes Region communities of Center Harbor, Moultonborough, Meredith, and Sandwich to
people from different cultural and economic backgrounds, people of all ages and abilities, and to those who
may be isolated and in need of companionship. Volunteers drive people in their own vehicles to local and long-
distance medical facilities, help with grocery shopping, and running errands, all free of charge. It has been
shown time and time again, that no matter what walk of life people come from, showing kindness and support-
ing their local communities to help others in need has an incredible positive impact on their lives and the lives
around them. To find out more visit their website, www.interlakescares.org, call 603-253-9275, or email to
contact@interlakescares.org.
The We Care committee of Temple B’nai Israel organizes two concerts each year with the net proceeds bene-
fitting two different local non-profit organizations. We Care has been a major contributor to the Lakes Region
community with over $120,000 raised for several different agencies. The events, scheduled in May and
October, offer the selected nonprofit agency a ready-made fundraiser which includes the talent, the venue,
logistics, ticket sales, and marketing and provides a spectacular night of entertainment for the community, while
both the nonprofit and the event sponsors are in the spotlight. The entire net proceeds of each concert are
returned to the selected beneficiary of the event.
We Care thanks the following event sponsors of The Jersey Tenors concert: Miracle Farms Landscaping, Audi
Nashua, and Interlakes Family Dental. These generous businesses, along with the advertisers in the TBI
Lakes Region Business Directory make it possible for We Care and Temple B’nai Israel to continue the prac-
tice of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world, in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire.
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Our sincere thanks to Warren D. Huse, the
Laconia Historical and Museum Society,
and the Laconia Daily Sun for providing a
glimpse into our community’s past…..
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Public Hearing
Notices on this page
which have been
published in the
Laconia Daily Sun.
We will continue to
provide citizens with
notices of upcoming
Public Hearings that
may be of interest to
our community. If you have questions regarding any of the
Public Hearings shown, please call City Hall at 603-527-
1270 and we will be happy to direct you to the appropriate
department. Thank you for staying informed about what is
happening in City government!
During the week of May 16 - May 20
the City’s contractor will pick up an
additional10 bags of leaves during on
your normal trash day.
All materials must be placed in paper
compost bags.
Please note that yard waste will be
collected by a separate truck,
not the normal trash collection truck.
Questions?
Please call the Department
of Public Works
at 603-528-6379.
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Visit the Colonial Theatre’s website at
www.coloniallaconia.com for more information
on these and upcoming performances.
Tickets can be purchased on the Colonial’s
website, or by calling 1-800-657-8774.
Something Rotten! takes a the stage at the Colonial
Theatre this weekend for toe tapping, thigh slapping
fun when 16th century playwrights discover 21st
century musical theatre.
May 6 and 7 at 7:30pm and May 8 at 2:00pm.
For more information:
https://www.belknapmill.org/somethingrotten
Resident beach parking stickers for your vehicle are
now available! The beach parking stickers may be purchased at
the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall. Residents may purchase two
stickers per household, $15 each (or $25 for two if purchased
at the same time). Please bring your vehicle registration
with you at the time of purchase. There is no cost for
residents 65+ and/or handicapped.
A beach parking sticker on your vehicle will allow you to
access Bond Beach. It will also allow you to park at Endicott
Rock parking lot at Weirs Beach for free, provided there is
space available. (There is no free parking at this location
during Motorcycle Week)
Questions? Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at
603-527-1265.
Page -13-We have puppies!!
Do you have room for a puppy in your life?
Your next family member is waiting in our
kennels. Puppies shouldn’t have to grow
up in the shelter.
Check out our website for more information
to see if you could be their loving home!
Bios on our available dogs can be found at
https://nhhumane.org/adopt/browse-pets/dogs
The Gail and Rodney Dyer Powerhouse Patio
A Community Gathering Place
https://www.belknapmill.org/patio
The Belknap Mill is buzzing
with work these days, as we
embark on the new
Powerhouse Patio.
You can be a part of the
action by purchasing a paver
to engrave. Join us in
honoring Rod and Gail Dyer
and their dedication and
commitment to
our community.
To purchase your paver for
your family or business,
click the link below.
Page -14-Mark your calendar!
Free Dump Day for Laconia residents
is scheduled for Saturday, May 7th.
(Businesses cannot dispose of their solid
waste for free on that day.)
Public Works highly recommends
businesses do not come to the Transfer
Station on May 7th as it will be very busy.
Residents needing assistance with unloading will need to bring help with them. We expect a large
turnout for this popular event, so be prepared to be patient as there is likely to be a longer wait time
than normal.
To help minimize wait times, the City recommends that residents use the following schedule when
coming to the Transfer Station on May 7th.
Public Works will turn away any resident who arrives later than 1 pm, so please be sure to be at the
Transfer Station before that time.
Residents who do not have dump stickers must have some form of documentation that shows they
are a Laconia resident.
Items we will accept are appliances, water heaters, furniture, beds, plumbing fixtures, bagged
leaves, demolition lumber, auto tires (limit 6 tires per customer). Items we will not accept are auto
tail pipes, mufflers, radiators, engines, batteries or hazardous waste, paints or solvents.
Residents must still pay for disposing of electronics during free dump day.
Disposal of leaves and recycling for Laconia residents is free all year. Residents do not need a
dump sticker or day pass to dispose of leaves or recycling, but must have documentation that
shows they are a Laconia resident.
For more information or for questions about what is acceptable and what is not, please call the
Department of Public Works at (603) 528-6379.
Page -15-City of Laconia CITY OF LACONIA
PHONE
Laconia City Hall DIRECTORY
CITY HALL HOURS: (All phone numbers below
45 Beacon St. East must be preceded by 603)
Laconia, NH 03246 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
www.laconianh.gov Monday through Friday Airport ......................................524-5003
(603) 527-1270 Airport Manager - Marv Everson
info@laconianh.gov
Assessing ..............................527-1268
Assistant Assessor - Tara Baker
City Clerk ...............................527-1265
ServiceLink Resource Center City Clerk - Katie Gargano
(603) 528-6945 is the first number City Manager..........................527-1270
to call for senior services. City Manager - Scott Myers
Code Enforcement .................527-1293
Planning & Zoning Dir. - Dean Trefethen
Stay on top of your Conservation ..........................527-1264
Medicare Summary Conservation Technician Taylor Daigle
Finance ..................................524-3877
Notices, important Finance Director - Glenn Smith
updates, and more: Licensing ................................528-6331
Licensing - Hilary Young
Sign up for an online Planning & Comm. Dev. .........527-1264
Medicare account here! Planning & Zoning Dir. - Dean Trefethen
It’s an easy, secure way Fire Dept. (Central Station) ...524-6881
to access your Medicare Fire Dept. (Weirs Station) ......366-2229
Fire Chief - Kirk Beattie
documents…. Library ....................................524-4775
all in one place. Library Director - Randy Brough
Parks & Recreation ................524-5046
Parks & Rec. Director - Amy Lovisek
Personnel ...............................524-3877
Personnel Administrator - Lindsey Allen
Police (Administration) ..........524-5257
Police (Crime Line) ................524-1717
Police Chief - Matthew Canfield
Public Works (Main Office) .......528-6379
Week of: Public Works (Transfer Station) 528-5822
May 9 - May 13 Public Works Director - Wes Anderson
Tax .........................................527-1269
Tax Collector - Katie Gargano
Public participation and citizen input is a vital part of City government. Below Water .....................................524-0901
is a list of meetings scheduled for the upcoming week. As agendas become Superintendent - Ben Crawford
available they will be posted on the City’s website. Also, printed copies of any Welfare...................................527-1267
agenda are available in the City department in charge of a particular Board or Welfare Technician - Cathy Raymond
Commission. You are invited and encouraged to participate in any of our
public meetings. All meetings are open to the public and are held at City Council Contact Info:
Laconia City Hall, Armand A. Bolduc City Council Chamber, 45 Beacon Mayor Andrew Hosmer .............496-2078
St. East, Laconia, NH, unless otherwise noted: Bruce Cheney (Ward 1) ............491-8946
Robert Soucy (Ward 2) .............524-7054
Laconia Human Relations Laconia Putnam Fund Henry Lipman (Ward 3).............528-0191
Committee May 10, 2022, 9:00 am, Mark Haynes (Ward 4) ..............524-3605
May 9, 2022, 3:30 pm Room 200B Robert Hamel (Ward 5) .............524-6360
Agenda Agenda Tony Felch (Ward 6) .................998-1418
City Council Budget Meeting: Heritage Commission General Council E-mail:
School Budget Presentation May 11, 2022, 5:00 pm citycouncil@laconianh.gov
May 9, 2022, 6:00 pm
Visit the City’s website at:
Regular City Council Meeting www.laconianh.gov
May 9, 2022, 7:00 pm
Agenda
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