What will Bike Week look like?

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Motorcycle Week is just under four months away, but with the coronavirus pandemic an ongoing concern, questions are emerging about exactly how this year's event will look.

The city council said Monday that it wants to discuss plans for the annual rally at its next meeting.

"It's not too early," said Councilor Bob Hamel, who asked the issue be placed on the agenda for the March 8 meeting.

The Laconia Motorcycle Week Association has started promoting the event, tentatively scheduled for June 12-20.

Last year's event was moved to the latter part of August, and many of the traditional elements in Weirs Beach were scrapped because of the COVID-19 crisis.

Motorcycle Week Association Executive Director Charlie St. Clair said because the situation surrounding the pandemic is still fluid, it would be better to hold the discussion in early April when hopefully there will be a clearer idea of what the COVID situation might look like in mid-June.

"It would make sense to make a decision when there is more information and data," St. Clair said.

The delay would give organizers and city officials an opportunity to assess COVID's impact on Daytona Beach Bike Week, which is scheduled for March 4-14.

"It's too early now to see how things go in Daytona," St. Clair said.

Daytona Beach officials gave their approval for the rally last month. There will be few restrictions. However, bars and restaurants have offered to voluntarily reduce their indoor occupancies by 40%.


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