Council Continues Skip the Stuff Ordinance Hearing to April 28
Watertown City Council deferred a "Skip the Stuff" waste-reduction ordinance to April 28 after the Commission on Disability submitted a late amendment request, with City Attorney Mark Reich advising the matter should be deliberated in committee.
City Council · Meeting of February 24, 2026
Watertown City Council deferred a "Skip the Stuff" waste-reduction ordinance to April 28 after the Commission on Disability submitted a late amendment request, with City Attorney Mark Reich advising the matter should be deliberated in committee. The Council approved excess snow and ice removal spending and confirmed four municipal appointments including Jason Merkin to the Traffic Commission and reappointments to the Community Preservation Committee, Planning Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals. The Council also amended City Council Rules to move agenda publication from 5 p.m.
Friday to 12:30 p.m. and replaced "citizens" with "residents," and unanimously approved an Eversource utility conduit installation on Pleasant Street.
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Source: the City Council meeting of February 24, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
Checked against the official minutes. It was corrected where it differed.
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