Mayor Desiree McLaughlin listens to constituents during a Franklin City Council meeting on May 5. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun file photo)

Jim Jones, wearing a Kayak Man shirt, speaks during a Franklin City Council meeting at the Elks Lodge on Monday night. (Daniel Sarch/The Lacon…

Colby Morrill, creator of Kayak Man, speaks during public comment at a Franklin City Council meeting Monday night at the Elks Lodge, as Jim Jo…

Residents laugh during public comments about Kayak Man at a Franklin City Council meeting at the Elks Lodge Monday night. (Daniel Sarch/The La…

Glenn Morrill wears a Kayak Man sticker on his jacket during a Franklin City Council meeting at the Elks Lodge on Monday night. (Daniel Sarch/…

Dash Dillon, 9, left, reads letters written by himself and his siblings about Kayak Man, assisted by his mother Abby Dillon at a Franklin City…

A car drives by Kayak Man in front of Trestle Bridge off Central Street in Franklin on Tuesday morning. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)

Cars drive by Kayak Man in front of Trestle Bridge in Franklin Tuesday morning. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)

Residents wait in line to speak during public comment at the Franklin City Council meeting at the Elks Lodge on Monday night. (Daniel Sarch/Th…

Kayak Man stands tall in front of Trestle Bridge in Franklin on Tuesday morning. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)