Watertown City Council will explore fire service proposal | Business | #citycouncil
WATERTOWN — The town of Watertown is asking the city for help fighting fires. And the city council is willing to talk about the potential of sharing some services with the town. On Monday night, council members informally agreed to begin a conversation with the town about the proposal. City Manager Kenneth A. Mix wanted […]
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Watertown City Council to decide fate of northside pool | Community Notes | #citycouncil
WATERTOWN — The City Council will finally decide on Monday night how to pay for the new pool at the North Elementary School. Council members will have three options — pay in cash using the fund balance, pay in cash with American Rescue Plan Act funding and an ordinance to bond for it, City Manager […]
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Mayor Smith, Councilwoman Compo Pierce criticized for Watertown Golf Club deal | Jefferson County
WATERTOWN — Where were Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith and City Councilwoman Sarah V. Compo Pierce during talks with owner Michael E. Lundy about the purchase of the Watertown Golf Club, the three other council members want to know. In a news release issued Friday, councilors Lisa A. Ruggiero, Patrick J. Hickey and Cliff G. Olney […]
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City Council to vote on city manager contract | Jefferson County | #citycouncil
WATERTOWN — The City Council is expected tonight to finalize a two-year contract with City Manager Kenneth A. Mix. The new contract, which begins Jan. 1 and expires Dec. 31, 2024, includes 3% pay increases for each of the two years. His current annual salary of $130,000 would increase to $134,000 during the first year […]
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Watertown City Council to talk about north side pool | Jefferson County | #citycouncil
WATERTOWN — A Syracuse engineering firm will give a presentation to City Council tonight on the latest cost estimates for a proposed city pool at the North Elementary School. In July, three council members instructed the consultant, C&S Companies, to come up some new plans for the William J. Flynn Municipal Swimming Pool on the […]
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City Council gives nods to Globe building, Public Square project | Business | #citycouncil
WATERTOWN — City Council members on Monday night endorsed efforts to apply for $2 million in state grants to restore the Globe building on Court Street and for redevelopment of a dilapidated building on Public Square. The city will submit applications on behalf of the two developers to apply for the Restore New York funding […]
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Advocacy groups argue Madison County judgeship should be returned to Jefferson County | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF) – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama (ACLU-AL) advocated in a preliminary hearing on Monday to block a move to take a judgeship from Jefferson County and move it to Madison County. According to the legal director for ACLU-AL, the Alabama Judicial Resources Allocation […]
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Watertown City Council to consider $3 million water treatment plant project | Jefferson County | #citycouncil
WATERTOWN — The city plans to borrow $3 million to pay for a project to correct issues with two contaminants at its water treatment plant. For the past few years, the city has been under a consent order by the federal Environmental Protection Agency to submit a Corrective Action Plan to comply with maximum levels […]
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