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March 18, 2016 - Edition #228 Lake Winnisquam on a winter’s day (photo courtesy of Steve Loughlin) Link to Laconia PD here Law Enforcement Plan a Dip in Lake Winnipesaukee for Special Olympics On the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee, members of New Hampshire’s law enforcement community will be jumping or “dipping” into the state’s largest lake all for a good cause. The 8th Annual Winni Dip is a fundraising event of the Law Enforcement Torch Run to support Special Olympics New Hampshire. Each Welcome to a weekly email dipper will raise a minimum of $250 to participate. newsletter update devoted to keeping you in- formed of City of Laconia department news, City This year’s event will take place on Saturday, March 19th, 12 noon, at the Margate Resort in Laconia projects, useful links, activities and events! and is open to anyone wishing to raise money in Look for a new edition of the newsletter each Fri- support of SONH. day. If you have already signed up to be on our dis- tribution list to receive your newsletter by e-mail, Officers from across New Hampshire will be leading thank you for your interest! If you would like to be the 80’s themed 2016 Winni Dip, including “Team added to our e-mail list (or to unsubscribe), please click here. LPD” who will “Grin and Brr it” for Special Olympics. As always, we welcome your ideas and comments as to what you would like to see included in future Please come and support Chief Christopher Adams, issues. Just give us a call in the City Manager’s and the rest of Team LPD as they take the plunge for office at 527-1270, or contact us by Special Olympics New Hampshire. e-mail at [email protected] We look forward to keeping If you would like to sponsor one of the team mem- you up to date on our bers, please contact Chief Adams at beautiful City! [email protected] or 603-524-5257 ext. 324. Laconia Public Library Upcoming Events….. Tuesday, March 29th Preschool 7:00 pm Storytime Laconia Easter Egg Rotary Hall Hunt! Native plants have several advantages over introduced plants, including winter hardiness, pest resistance, and low maintenance needs. Native plants are also non-invasive. Join us on Wednesday, March 23rd at 10:00 am and Thursday, March 24th They pose no threat to native plant communities if at 9:30 and 10:30 am. they escape cultivation. Introduced plants such as purple loose-strife can take over wetlands and Bring your basket and hunt for eggs!! other native habitats. Come learn which plants are best for your yard! Admission is free! Keeping the public updated and aware of what’s going on in our com- munity and receiving residents’ feedback is an important goal of the City Council. Check each week’s issue of Laconia Links for a sched- Zoning Bd. of Adjustment ule of the upcoming week’s meetings. As agendas become available, March 21, 2016, 7:00 pm they will be posted to the City’s website. City Hall, Room 200A You can also contact any of the City’s departments for more infor- Parks & Rec. Commission mation on a meeting or to obtain a printed copy of the agenda. Meet- March 21, 2016, 7:00 pm ings are open to the public. You are invited and encouraged to attend Community Center and provide input. Follow this link to the Technical Review Comm. II “Calendar” page of the City of March 23, 2016, 10:00 am Laconia’s website. Click on a City Hall, Room 200A specific meeting for more information. Water Commission March 24, 2016, 8:00 am Please check the “Calendar” 117 Stark St., Water Treatment page often for updated info Facility Conference Room and changes. Board of Assessors Become involved in your City March 24, 2016, 5:30 pm City Hall, Room 200B and make a difference! (rescheduled from March 17th) LACONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT Ensuring success with every student, every day, in every way Laconia High School Website Huot Career Tech Center Website Laconia Middle School Website Elm Street School Website Pleasant Street School Website Woodland Heights School Website Click here for our LACONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT online calendar 2016-2017 Kindergarten Registration th nd Laconia Middle School APRIL 4 - APRIL 22 , 2016 Join the Laconia Middle School’s 8th Grade Class If you have a child 5 years of age by September 30, and eat at Patrick’s Pub from March 20th -24th All 2016 it is time to register them for Kindergarten! Day! Registration Packets will be available Monday, April 25%Of your food purchase will go toward 4, 2016 through Friday, April 22, 2016 between 8:00 the LMS 8th Promotion Dance AM and 4:00 PM. A copy of your child’s Birth - Just mention to your server that you are there to Certificate, Immunization Records, Proof of support the Laconia Middle School 8th Grade Residency and most recent Physical Examination is Promotion Dance. required for Registration. Parents are asked to call their neighborhood school to register and obtain a packet. Packets can be picked up or mailed. Please call or email the schools with any questions or for Laconia School’s Office 365 Spring further information regarding the registration. Cleaning Technology Team After April 22, 2016, please go to the SAU to hosted this year’s Spring And Much More! Register. Technology Conference at LMS on March 16th Pleasant St. School 524-2168 from 3:30 p.m.- 7 p.m. Elm St. School 524-4113 Participants had the Woodland Hts. School 524-8733 opportunity to explore the following work- shops: We’re excited to help your child learn Tweet-tastic and grow in our schools! Using Youtube & Educanon Digital Subplans Noodle Tools lanbook.com Laconia School’s City-Wide Chess Tournament is Coding Saturday April 2, 2016 starting at 9:00 am Get Moving! Click HERE for more information! Mindfulness - ”Unplugged” WEMJ is holding another Community Forum on Wednesday March 30th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM which will be broadcast live on WEMJ 107.3 FM/1490 AM and will stream live on LaconiaLocal.com. Our topic will be the revitalization of the Colonial Theater and Downtown Laconia. The forum will be moderated by WEMJ’s Dave Emerson and Pat Kelly. Participants joining Pat and Dave are Laconia Mayor Ed Engler, City Councilman Dave Bownes, Laconia City Manager Scott Myers and Justin Slattery, Executive Director of the Belknap Economic Development Council. The first three WEMJ Community Forums were broadcast back in January. A fourth WEMJ Community Forum was broadcast February 4th from the Holy Grail of the Lakes Restaurant in Veterans Square. The WEMJ Community Forums are designed to elevate the discussion and share various views on local issues with the intent of finding a consensus. This event and subsequent WEMJ Community Forums will be an open forum…not a debate. The public is invited to attend and encouraged to participate. The location of the forum will be announced soon! A Medication Collection and Disposal Box is located in the lobby of the Laconia Police Department for your convenience in disposing of old or unused prescription drugs in a safe manner. Open 24 hrs/day, 7 days/wk. The collection box is accessible 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week! Two new updates have been posted to the City’s website to keep you up-to-date and informed on Taylor Concert Features what’s happening in your City! Paul Dykstra First, take a look at the updated Financial & Opera- tional Trends report. In this document you’ll find financial information for the current year compared The next concert of to prior years in several departments, such as fire the 2016 Taylor and rescue call data, revenue from motor vehicle Community Music registrations and property taxes, police incidents, Series, sponsored overtime costs and much more! by Bank of New Hampshire, Next, check out the current version of the Monthly features Pianist Economic Development Report. This report con- Paul Dykstra. The tains information pertaining to Laconia’s unemploy- event is scheduled ment rate and wages, as well as business and eco- for Sunday, March nomic development partnerships. 20 at 3:00 p.m. in Taylor’s Woodside Building. Contact the City Mgr’s The performance is free and open to the public office at 527-1270, or and is generously being sponsored by Nan and [email protected] Ron Baker. The accomplished pianist returns to Taylor with a solo concert of Romantic Era classics. City of Laconia Dykstra has an Associate Degree in Music, Board & Commission Piano Performance/Pedagogy (Western Board of Music/Conservatory Canada) and a Bache- Vacancies lor of Music in Performance, Piano (University of Alberta). He has been performing and teach- The following Boards and Commissions have ing in Western Canada and New England since current vacancies: 1980. Board of Assessors Building Code Board of Appeals Conservation Commission Lakeport Tax Increment Financing Advisory Group Library Board of Trustees Do you like to take photographs? Personnel Advisory Board Would you like to see them included in Trustees of the Trust Fund an upcoming newsletter? Weirs Tax Increment Financing Advisory Board Zoning Board of Adjustment If so, we would love for you to share with us your photos taken in and around If you have an interest in serving your community on Laconia, Lakeport and the Weirs. one of these Boards or Commissions please contact the City Managers Office at 527-1270 Just email them to: (or email [email protected]) for more [email protected].