City Council approves $1.46 million for police EV charging equipment
Watertown City Council authorized $1.46 million in police station EV charging equipment with two unanimous votes.
City Council · Meeting of September 8, 2026
Watertown City Council authorized $1.46 million in police station EV charging equipment with two unanimous votes. Council President Mark S. Sideris directed City Manager George J.
Proakis to explore capital improvement funding options for the proposed $111.3 million Watertown Middle School construction project, which features Net Zero LEED Gold design. The Council also voted unanimously to authorize a letter to the U.S. Postal Service demanding greater responsiveness regarding the Watertown Financial Branch closure and referred an Arsenal Street sidewalk accessibility complaint from the Disability Commission to the Committee on Public Works.
The Council approved $12,188.36 in donations to the Food Pantry, repurposed $150,000 for document digitization, and transferred $8,600 for salary adjustments.
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Source: the City Council meeting of September 8, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
Checked against the official minutes. It was corrected where it differed.
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