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Council accepts $500 Heart and Hands grant for Pumpkin Festival tents

Laconia City Council · April 13, 2026
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Summary

Council accepted a $500 grant from Heart and Hands for the Laconia Pumpkin Festival to purchase tents for the event's information booth; the city had applied for $1,000 but was awarded $500.

The City Council unanimously approved Resolution 2026-04 authorizing the City Manager to accept and expend a $500 grant from Heart and Hands to support the Laconia Pumpkin Festival.

City Manager Kirk Beattie confirmed the city had applied for $1,000 but was awarded $500; the funds will be used to purchase tents for the festival's information booth area. Council waived a full reading and approved the resolution by roll call 6-0.

Staff said the grant will be expended for festival costs and recorded per standard grant accounting procedures.

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