| CITY OF LACONIA MOTORCYCLE WEEK ADVISORY COMMITTEE |
| FIFTH MEETING/PUBLIC HEARING |
| September 24, 2003 - 7:00 P.M. |
| CALL TO ORDER: |
| Chairman Peter Brunette called the meeting to order on the above date and time. |
| MEMBERS PRESENT: |
| James Baird, Peter Brunette, Sharon Fleischman, Richard Heinis, James Joyal, Linda Peary, and Brenda Schmucker��� |
| CHAIRMAN'S REPORT: |
| Mr. Brunette reported that the committee has a website (www.geocites.com/laconiamwac) |
| And E-Mail: [email protected] Residents are encouraged to visit the site and |
| send any comments to the committee.� Minutes of the meetings are posted at the site as |
| well as any important information. |
| SECRETARY'S REPORT: |
| On a motion of Linda Peary, seconded by Jim Baird, it was voted unanimously to |
| approve the minutes of the August 28, 2003 Motorcycle Week Committee meeting. |
| NEW BUSINESS: |
| Mr. Brunette announced that this meeting would be aired on Channel 25 starting on Saturday September 27, 2003.� Mr. Brunette explained that the committee members were appointed by the� City Council and reviewed the Mission Statement.� He explained the special orders for speakers. |
| PUBLIC COMMENTS: � 22 Speakers addressed� the Committee. |
| The noise drives residents out of their homes and is intolerable.� Decibel meters are needed and excessive noise should not be tolerated.� |
| Traffic on Rollercoaster Road is a disgrace. |
| Motorcycle Week should be shortened to 4 days because of the traffic inconvenience. |
| Motorcycle week is booze and broads and more than a few bad apples. |
| No outside beer tents should be allowed. |
| Charlie St. Clair should receive a bill for the money Laconia loses from Bike Week. |
| Local businesses should not pay a vendor fee. |
| Bike Week hurts some local businesses. |
| Someone should take responsibility for Bike Week. |
| Put the vendors at Loudon. |
| Change the date to a week earlier so graduation and Father?s Day are not ruined. |
| 100,000 visitors come to Laconia� before tourism starts.� Laconia should give Charlie St. Clair an award. |
| Laconia should ask the State for its share of the tolls. |
| Bike Week helps make money for local organizations that� support the community. |
| The city should be part of the tents and vendors.� The city should sponsor a show. |
| Police Chief Oetinger did a great job.� |
| There were too many policemen. |
| Decibel readings take 3 policemen and it would tie them up when they are needed elsewhere. |
| 40% of the revenue for State tolls in June is from� Bike Week. |
| Beer tents hire their own security and keep people from drinking on the streets. |
| Bike Week keeps costs down for Belknap County and brings is over $260 million to the State. |
| Bike Week is a great moneymaker for the area. |
| Bike Week saves the life of the Weirs Beach� businesses which are quiet after Labor Day. |
| Loud pipes and boom boxes are a problem. |
| Rally and Race Association does a great job and is very helpful. |
| Traffic is a problem the last 4 days only. |
| Laconia should take the negative and turn it into a positive. |
| This year's Bike Week was the best ever. |
| The length of the event divides the load. |
| Bike Week visitors return to the area other weeks during the year.� It brings tourism to our area. |
| Many residents are employed that week. |
| The City should look at Bike Week as a business. More revenue� means lower taxes.� |
| Rally and Race should pay the City to be at the Boardwalk. |
| Raise rates. |
| Have more events on the weekends.� Use Opechee Park. |
| Discuss possible events with the City Manager. |
| Meet with Sturgis, Daytona, and Rapid City and find out how they make money. |
| Treat Bike Week as a business. |
| The little guy benefits from Bike Week. |
| Bike Week is a great family week. |
| Bike Week is better 10 days than shorter. |
| ADJOURNMENT: |
| Mr. Brunette thanked Cindy Marcotte for running the television� program and the people that attended the meeting and those who spoke.� Mr. Brunette encouraged people in the community to send their comments to our E-mail address. |
| On a motion of Richard Heinis, seconded by Jim Baird, it was unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting.� The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 P.M. |
| Respectfully submitted, |
| Sharon R. Fleischman����� 9-27-03����� |
| PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED: |
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| MINUTES (DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED) |
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