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Newsletters​

• May 14, 2025 - New: ambulance, city & arts websites, sculptures & more! 

• April 23, 2025 - Earth Month, EV Charging Fees, Fair Housing

• April 9, 2025 - FY2026 Budget, YardArt fun, DPW Earth Day event

• March 26, 2025 - EV grants, Electricity Choice, and Cultural District logo

• March 12, 2025 - Capital Improvement Plan, YardArt, and Accessory Dwelling Units

• February 26, 2025 - Land acquisition, Civics Academy, accessibility survey

• February 12, 2025 - $4 million for Willow Park, Arshile Gorky Square, One Book / One Watertown

• January 29, 2025 - Nicole's Councilor Community Meeting, body cams, winter parking ban, emergency alerts   

• January15, 2025 -   Unity Breakfast, Library survey, water meters, River of Light, blue bikes + EV chargers

• December 11, 2024 - Property taxes, winter parking ban, welcoming neighbors 

• November 27, 2024 - Roads construction, public disclosure of tax valuation, budget priorities

• November 14, 2024 - Drought, Recycling event, Willow Park, Dragon Boats, Jazz

• October 23, 2024 - Milling on Mt Auburn St today! Budget, Health & Human Services, Voting

• October 9, 2024 - IDP Day, DOT grant, Redevelopment Authority, new direct assistance program

• September 25, 2024 - Tax Liens, Zoning, Indigenous Peoples Day, naming rooms in the High School

• September 11, 2024 - State of the City, Willow Park Community Meeting, Faire on the Square

• August 19, 2024 - Special Edition! Get ready to vote on September 3rd

• August 14, 2024 - State of the City presentation, Arts Market, Garden Tour & more 

• July 10, 2024 - Water/Sewer Rates, Family Bike Ride, Wat Mall Meeting, WPD reporting

• June 25, 2024 - Important Watertown Square And Watertown Mall Meetings, CPA Applications Open

• June 12, 2024 - VIP hearing, Farmers Market, office hours, $203 million budget, Juneteenth

• May 29, 2024 - Pride, 311, New City Working Hours, Farmers' Market

• May 15, 2024 - Porchfest, Memorial Day, Art Project For Pride, New Maps, Willow Park Meeting

• 4/24/2024 - Mt Auburn St, New CPC Projects, Arsenal Park, Budget Meeting

• 4/10/2024 - Short term rentals, Earth Month, Feedback on Watertown Square Area Plan

• 3/27/2024 - 3 important meetings, Willow Park, and a recycling audit

• 3/13/2024 - Capital Improvement Plan, Porch Fest, Blue Ribbon Commission

• 2/28/2024 - Scam alert, Watertown Square meeting, affordable housing, volunteers needed

• 2/14/2024 - Universal Pre K, Arsenal Park, Picke ball, & Public Health Director

• 1/24/2024 - 3 Community Forums, Capital Improvement Plan, New City Clerk

• 1/10/2024 - Show Shoveling & Close Caption Ordinances, Sullivan Park Community Meeting

• 12/27/2023 - Looking back, and looking ahead

• 12/13/2023 - ARPA appropriations, my annual meeting tomorrow night & more

• 11/28/2023 - 2025 Budget Guidelines, Watertown Square Charrette, holiday happenings

• 11/15/2023 - Tax cut, Arts District, Watertown Sq Plan, $10.7million, & llamas

• 10/25/2023 - Good tax news, elections, ARPA hearings and more

• 10/11/2023 - Election Forums, Zine Fest, Watertown Square Visioning

• 9/27/2023 - New! Comp Plan, HRC, Watertown Sq design, Watertown Mall design and more

• 9/13/2023 - WHS Community Meeting, Climate & Energy Update, housing advocacy, Stella's Pizza

• 8/23/2023 - Moxley tour, new housing advocacy group, Boys & Girls Club expansion

• 8/9/2023 - State of the City, Demolition Delay Ordinance, and more

• 7/15/2023 - Heads up: Arsenal Street reconstruction beginning!

• 7/12/2023 - First annual "State of the City", zoning petitions, and Multicultural Fest

• 6/28/2023 - Water & sewer rates, citizen petitions, block party funding, Comprehensive Plan

• 6/27/2023 - Special note: Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

• 6/14/2023 - City Budget, Summer Concerts, Mt. Auburn St. Open House, Farmers Market, Juneteenth!

• 5/24/2023 - I'm running! Salaries, Templeton Parkway, local preference for affordable housing & more

• 5/10/2023 - Fiscal Year 2024 Budget, CPR class, new sculpture park, senior positions

• 4/26/2023 - 4 CPC Projects, Equity Plan for WPS, Watertown Helps Out, Property Inspections, Zoning

• 4/12/2023 - Linkage Fees for Affordable Housing are coming, plus much more

• 3/22/2023 - Goose poop, ARPA proposals, and Monarch butterflies

• 3/17/2023 - New Senior Services Director, Recycling Event, Capital Improvement Program

• 3/1/2023 - Victory Field, Streets & Sidewalks, and the Arts

• 2/15/2023 - Mr. Driscoll, Teachers' Contract, Residential Tax Exemptions, Census Forms

• 1/25/2023 - Human Rights Committee, Draft Capital Improvement Plan, 75% Mt. Auburn St design

• 1/11/2023 - 5 Meetings, Stretch Code, Linkage, City Auditor, Filippello Spray Pad

• 12/30/2022 - Year end message, and updates

• 12/14/2022 - Walker Pond, Parker School, Watertown Dam, Roads, Rats

• 11/23/2022 - Taxes, Budget Priorities, RSVP, and more 

• 11/10/2022 - Biosafety, Parking Ban, Snow shoveling program, Saltonstall Park improvements

• 10/26/2022 - 2 Affordable Units available, Fuel Assistance, Residents' Advisory Committee forming, Fair Share 

• 10/12/2022 - 2023 strategic priorities, fee-based disposals, Coolidge Square +

• 9/28/2022 - Indigenous Peoples Day, Rodent Control, AY Sign, Library Of Things

• 9/14/2022 - Budgeting, Hydrant Flushing, New Solid Waste Programs, Careers in Life Sciences

• 8/24/2022 - Special: Voter Notification Cards

• 8/22/2022 - Special: Update on Hosmer construction, apartment composting

• 8/16/2022 - Important development meeting, senior housing, Andrea's Pizza, arts grants & rats

• 8/10/2022 - Elections, Climate & Energy Plan, City Manager, Arts Market, Bookmobile

• 7/28/2022 - Special Edition - Update on Hosmer Construction

• 7/13/2022 - Water/Sewer Rates, Mobile Parking App, HS Stabilization Fund, East End Book Drop

• 6/29/2022 - The Columbus Delta, free compost pickup, arts & culture update

• 6/15/2022 - New Budget & Manager, Special City Council Meeting, Universal Pre-K

• 6/10/2022 - Budget Overview

• 5/25/2022 - City Manager, Pride, Comprehensive Plan, Farmers' Market

• 5/12/2022 - City Manager hiring, Memorial Day parade, special recycling event

• 04/27/2022 - FY23 Budget, City Manager candidates, ARPA spending, Library Director, retail improvements

• 04/13/2022 - Opioid Assistance, Greenough, Library Director, Green Streets, Summer Camp

• 03/28/2022 - Heads Up! Green Streets Meeting: Dexter, Templeton & Francis

• 03/22/2022 - Parking Ban, Taxes, School Funding & Equity Audit, Boylston & Greenough

• 03/11/2022 - Mt Auburn St, BBN, Moxley, Ukraine, Firefighter Joseph Toscano remembrance

• 02/24/2022 - Mask Ordinance, Climate & Energy Plan, East End development meetings, safety

• 02/12/2022 - Sunday brunch alcohol, hiring City leaders, Hosmer Solar, Moxley Park

• 01/29/2022 - Firearms Businesses, Short Term Rentals, Charter Progress

• 01/18/2022 - Watertown Mall, new Library Trustee, the Hosmer School

• 01/08/2022 - Two important meetings & tax exemption info

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