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WATERTOWN — The City Council has a list of 10 projects that they’d like to fund with nearly $23 million the city received from the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill

WATERTOWN — For the past six years, local activist Patricia A. Whalen has lobbied hard for a traffic light at a busy downtown intersection. It’s the same intersection, near Arcade and Arsenal streets, where a city police car was involved in a crash on March 29 and ended up on its side. On Monday night, she found out for the first time that the city is looking into whether a traffic light should be installed at the intersection, near where passengers get on and off CitiBuses. City Manager Kenneth A. Mix said a consultant working on a traffic light project in and around Public Square ...

WATERTOWN — The city is forgoing a traditional bidding process to procure a $1.4 million new ladder truck for the fire department. Instead of seeking multiple bids to weigh them against each other, the city is using a purchasing co-op to buy the next aerial truck. City Manager Kenneth A. Mix said the co-op will allow the city to avoid the tedious task of preparing a bid to buy the vehicle. Traditionally a municipality would accept multiple bids for a purchase and weigh them against each other, a process that is public and allows taxpayers to understand the options. The new ladder truck w...

WATERTOWN — Organizers have gotten the go-ahead to put on the Jefferson County Dairy Parade in June after last year’s event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jay M. Matteson, agricultural coordinator for the Jefferson County Economic Development Agency, said he found out late Thursday afternoon that the parade in Watertown can be held on June 4, with the theme this year is “This Milk is For You!” “We got it approved,” Mr. Matteson, agricultural coordinator for the Jefferson County Economic Development Agency, said. “We’re very excited. This...

WATERTOWN — With costs of repairs to its ladder trucks skyrocketing, the city is considering the purchase of a new aerial truck for the fire department. The City Council will be presented with a proposal to approve a $1.4 million bond ordinance to purchase a new ladder truck. Fire Chief Matthew Timerman said the city has been discussing getting a new ladder truck for about five years but budget constraints have prevented it from happening. During last spring’s budget deliberations, council members set aside $220,000 to repair the 2004 Pierce ladder truck instead of buying a new one....