Watertown advanced Middle School design work with a $3 million Council vote. Council President Mark S. Sideris said the final construction decision will come before the Council in July or August.
The Watertown City Council finalized a $226.2 million fiscal 2027 budget, defeating a procedural reconsideration motion 0-8 to lock it in.
Watertown City Council unanimously approved a $1,887,000 transfer to reduce existing debt.
Watertown City Council voted 9-0 to transfer $14,768,576 from a stabilization fund to close out the $220,538,835 high school construction project, with officials still awaiting a $44,283,365 MSBA reimbursement.
Watertown City Council unanimously approved $4.4 million in street reconstruction bonds for Forest and Springfield streets, a two-season project capturing favorable bids for deferred maintenance.
Watertown City Council voted to adopt the Skip the Stuff waste-reduction ordinance. The 9-0 roll call bars restaurants from automatically including plastic utensils, straws and condiment packets with takeout orders, with a six-month grace period before enforcement.
Watertown City Council voted unanimously on April 28 to adopt a waste reduction ordinance prohibiting restaurants from automatically providing single-use plastics with takeout orders.
Watertown City Council banned commercial pet store sales and reviewed a $226 million budget plan flagging a pension cost spike.
Watertown City Council unanimously approved an ordinance banning retail sales of puppies, cats, and rabbits, preserving adoption services and private breeders.
Watertown's Solid Waste advisory panel recommended changes to Climate and Energy Plan metrics.
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