City of Laconia Business

• The City of Laconia is located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. The city is located on four different lakes: Lake Winnipesaukee, Lake Opechee, Paugus Bay and Lake Winnisquam. The City is bounded on the north by the town of Meredith and Lake Winnipesaukee, on the west by Lake Winnisquam, on the east by the Town of Gilford and on the south by the towns of Belmont and Gilford. The City encompasses a total of 27.243 square miles, of which 21.126 square miles is land and 6.117 square miles is water.
  
• Population: The population of the City of Laconia is 17,060 per figures from the Bureau of Census/Lakes Region Planning Commission.
  
• Local Taxes: The tax rate approved by the City Council for 2009 is $17.72 per $1,000 of value (this figure is tentative until the tax rate is set by the Dept. of Revenue Administration some time in the Fall.
  
• Total City/School Budget for 2009-2010: $33,251,897
  
• Education: Elementary-Public, Private & Parochial (6), Middle/Junior High (2), Vocational (1), High School (1)
• School Enrollment: 2,288
  
• Parks and Recreational Facilities: 20 parks, 4 public beaches
  
• Emergency Services: 33 full time police, 35 fire and emergency services personnel
  
• Municipal Utilities: municipal water and sewer, wastewater treatment plant, curbside trash pickup and recycling program
  
• Utilities:
  
  • Natural Gas (Keyspan), Cable TV available with public access television (Metrocast), Telephone (Fairpoint)
    
  • Internet: high speed internet available for both business and residential service
    
  • Electric: Public Service of New Hampshire and NH Electric Cooperative
    
• Hospital/Trauma Center: Lakes Region General Hospital
  
• Airports: Laconia Airport and Manchester-Boston Regional
  
• Colleges/Universities: Lakes Region Community College, Franklin Pierce Law Center (Concord) and Plymouth State University (Plymouth) 
  
• Regional Development: Belknap County Economic Development Council, Jennifer Boulanger, Executive Director

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