Watertown Council Unanimously Extends City Manager's Contract Through 2031
Watertown City Council extends City Manager George Proekas's contract four years and sets his pay at $255,668.
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Government
A collection of 21 issues
Planning Board Grants Two-Year Extension for Stalled Pleasant Street Life Science Site
WATERTOWN -- June 10, 2026, Watertown Planning Board extends permit for stalled Russo site through November 2028, with mandatory check-ins. The board voted 5-0 at its June 10 meeting to grant a two-year special permit extension for 532-560 Pleasant Street, a long-vacant life science development site
Watertown Council Approves $3.75 Million in Capital Transfers, Advances Noise Ordinance
WATERTOWN -- June 9, 2026, Watertown City Council unanimously approved $3.75 million in capital fund transfers Tuesday, advancing the middle school design phase and accelerating several deferred projects. The council voted 8-0 to move $3 million into the middle school feasibility design account, funding a design development phase that
Watertown Commission Approves Chemical Knotweed Treatment at 99 Coolidge Site
WATERTOWN -- June 3, 2026, Watertown Conservation Commission unanimously approved a chemical-and-mechanical knotweed removal plan and received a detailed carbon study estimating Whitney Hill Park's forest holds roughly 2.4 million pounds of carbon. The commission voted to allow direct herbicide application, using a diluted, wetlands-approved
Watertown Council Approves $226M Budget, Pauses Police Drone Purchase
WATERTOWN -- May 26, 2026, Watertown City Council unanimously adopted a $226.2 million general fund budget for fiscal year 2027 and agreed to pause a police drone program pending committee review. Council President Mark Sedaris flagged two items during the line-by-line review: the elimination of a 20-year