Beach regulations encounter backlash > >Float toys for sale outside of the Weirs Beach Convenience and Gifts shop. The owner said new beach regulations seems aimed at her summer clientele Adam Drapcho Laconia Daily Sun
Published: 7/1/2021 5:07:24 PM
Stricter enforcement of regulations at Weirs Beach are seen as throwing a wet blanket on the city’s effort to attract visitors.
A Weirs Beach business owner gave the City Council an earful on Monday about the newly instituted policy forbidding cookouts at the beach.
“These new rules need revisiting,” said Stacie DeMatos, who operates Weirs Beach Convenience and Gift. The store sells groceries, grills, and beach toys, among other items.
Lifeguards will be stationed at just one of the city’s four beaches this summer.Parks and Facilities Director Amy Lovisek said that three lifeguards have been hired to work at Bond Beach in Lakeport.She said her department received only three.