Government · Select Board
Watertown council OKs $110 million middle school
Watertown's City Council voted 8-0 to authorize a $110 million middle school project to go to bid.
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Government · Human Rights Commission
HRC identifies eight priority topic areas for community outreach
Human Rights Commission identified eight priority community-engagement topic areas.
Government · City Council_ Committee on Human Services
Committee Recommends Weinrobe Reappointment to Affordable Housing Trust
Watertown's Committee on Human Services voted unanimously to recommend reappointment of Zoe Weinrobe to the Affordable Housing Trust.
Government · City Council
Watertown traffic panel updates controls for school transition
The Watertown Traffic Commission unanimously approved parking and traffic control updates as Watertown High School transitioned from temporary to permanent facility.
Government · Traffic Commission
Commission tables two MBTA Galen Street safety plans
The Watertown Traffic Commission tabled two MBTA bus safety proposals for Galen Street pending further study.
Government · WE3C - Environment & Energy Efficiency Committee
Committee to Screen Plastic Toxics Documentary in January
The Watertown Environment and Energy Efficiency Committee agreed to organize a January screening of "The Plastic Detox," a documentary on plastic toxics, and discussed plans for a year-long update to the town's Climate and Energy Action Plan launching in January 2027.
Government · Public Arts and Culture Committee
Arts Panel Approves $14,000 Recipe Funding Plan
The Watertown Public Arts and Culture Committee voted unanimously to spend roughly $14,000 developing new recipes for its Edible Watertown program after the Massachusetts Cultural Council denied the committee's $5,000 grant request amid a record 1,700 statewide applications.
Government · Senior Center Building Committee
Committee narrows senior center design firms to two
Watertown's new Senior Center Building Committee voted to invite two architecture firms back for further interviews after screening five finalists.
Government · Zoning Board
Zoning Board Reverses Vote, OKs Grove Street Storage
The Watertown Zoning Board of Appeals reversed a failed vote and approved a self-storage conversion at 64 Grove Street, 5-0.
Government · City Council
Council confirms election commissioner despite impartiality concerns
Watertown City Council confirmed Antonio Molle to the Board of Election Commissioners for a term expiring April 1, 2030, on a 6-to-0 vote with 2 councilors marked present, despite concerns raised by Councilor Theophilus Offei.
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