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Council approves funding for concrete barriers for outdoor dining; hears concerns about new ambulance billing rates
Summary
Council approved a $15,000 appropriation to cover rental and installation of concrete Jersey barriers for on‑street outdoor dining and discussed a separate ordinance aligning local ambulance billing with a new state schedule; a resident urged protection for uninsured Concord patients.
The Concord City Council voted March 9 to appropriate $15,000 (funded by outdoor‑dining license revenues) to cover rental, installation and removal of concrete Jersey barriers to enclose on‑street outdoor dining spaces for the upcoming 2026 season.
City management told the council the 2023 appropriation has nearly been expended and proposed a non‑warrant fee to recover rental and installation costs from restaurants that choose to encumber parking spaces. Officials said restaurants can make private arrangements to supply barriers that meet New Hampshire DOT specifications, but if they use the city's vendor the rental and administration fee will apply.
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