The following announcement was provided by the City of Watertown:
The City’s Parker Building at 124 Watertown Street will be temporarily closed from May 2-12, 2026, to undergo electrical service upgrades in the building.
All City Departments who work in the Parker Building will be relocated to Watertown City Hall’s Lower Hearing Room (ground floor of 149 Main Street) during the temporary closure. Members of the community needing to communicate with the departments below can continue to reach them by phone, or by visiting the Lower Hearing Room during their normal operating hours, which can be found on the City’s website.
- Public Health
- Inspectional Services Division
- Zoning & Code Enforcement
- Planning & Zoning
- Information Technology
- Public Buildings
The Watertown Food Pantry will be closed on their regularly scheduled days of May 5 and May 12, 2026, due to the service upgrades. To account for the closed dates, the Food Pantry will run a temporary schedule at their location in the Parker Building on:
- Tuesday, April 28, 10am – 2pm (regular hours)
- Friday May 1, 10am – 2pm
- Wednesday, May 13, 10am – 2pm
- Thursday, May 14, 10am – 2pm
- Tuesday, May 19, 10am – 2pm (regular hours)
The City has communicated with all private tenants in the Parker Building, who will not be able to operate in the building during this closure. To learn of those businesses’ plans during the closure, please reach out to those businesses directly.