Election 2019

Town Council Hopefuls Discuss Building Support, What Inspires Them

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On Nov. 5, Watertown voters have a choice of seven candidates running for the four Town Councilor At-Large seats, which are elected by the entire town. To find out more about the candidates, former Town Councilor At-Large Aaron Dushku asked each a series of questions about what they would if elected, with the answers to be published by Watertown News. This is the fifth in a series of five pieces featuring the answers from the Watertown Councilor At-Large candidates. (Note that Michelle Cokonougher declined to submit answers).

40B Project

Watertown Asserts It Has Met Affordable Housing Goals, Can Prevent 40B Projects

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Watertown officials believe they have found a seldom used way to meet the state’s affordable housing requirements, which would mean developers could not build high-density residential projects without having to go through the town’s normal zoning rules. The state law made to encourage the creation of affordable housing, often called Chapter 40B or just 40B, requires towns with less than 10 percent of its housing units that are officially designated as affordable units to allow projects with 20 percent or more affordable units to be approved in a streamlined process. Meeting the requirement is known as reaching “safe harbor.” Watertown has not reached the 10 percent threshold. There is, however, a second method to reach safe harbor, which is having 1.5 percent or more of a community’s land devoted to affordable housing.

Election 2019

Council Candidates Talk About What Subcommittees They Prefer, How They Deal With Defeat

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On Nov. 5, Watertown voters have a choice of seven candidates running for the four Town Councilor At-Large seats, which are elected by the entire town. To find out more about the candidates, former Town Councilor At-Large Aaron Dushku asked each a series of questions about what they would if elected, with the answers to be published by Watertown News. This is the fourth in a series of five pieces featuring the answers from the Watertown Councilor At-Large candidates. (Note that Michelle Cokonougher declined to submit answers).

Election 2019

Town Council Candidates Speak About Budget Priorities, Accomplishments

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On Nov. 5, Watertown voters have a choice of seven candidates running for the four Town Councilor At-Large seats, which are elected by the entire town. To find out more about the candidates, former Town Councilor At-Large Aaron Dushku asked each a series of questions about what they would if elected, with the answers to be published by Watertown News. This is the third in a series of five pieces featuring the answers from the Watertown Councilor At-Large candidates. (Note that Michelle Cokonougher declined to submit answers).

Election 2019

Candidates Look at the Big Issues They Expect to Face as Town Councilors

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Candidates for Councilor At-Large, from right, Michelle Cokonougher, Jummy Mello, Clyde Younger and Caroline Bays. On Nov. 5, Watertown voters have a choice of seven candidates running for the four Town Councilor At-Large seats, which are elected by the entire town. To find out more about the candidates, former Town Councilor At-Large Aaron Dushku asked each a series of questions about what they would if elected, with the answers to be published by Watertown News. This is the second in a series of five pieces featuring the answers from the Watertown Councilor At-Large candidates.

Elections

Missed the Town Council Candidates Forum, See the Video Here

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Candidates for Town Councilor At-Large appeared on Thursday. Shown here, from left, are Anthony Donato, John Gannon and Tony Palomba. The candidates for Councilor At-Large appeared at a candidate forum on Thursday night. If you missed it, you can watch it free on the Watertown Cable website. Along with the Councilors At-Large, other candidates running unopposed had the chance to speak beforehand at the event held at Watertown High School.

Election 2019

UPDATED: Town Council Candidates Discuss Their Priorities, If Elected

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Watertown Town Hall

(Note: Anthony Donato’s answers were updated, and the response to the second question was omitted from the first version). Watertown voters have a choice of seven candidates running for the four Town Councilor At-Large seats, which are elected by the entire town, during the Nov. 5, 2019 election. To find out more about the candidates, former Town Councilor At-Large Aaron Dushku asked each a series of questions about what they would if elected, with the answers to be published by Watertown News. This is the first in a series of five pieces featuring the answers from the Watertown Councilor At-Large candidates.

Government

Residents Have Two Chances to Meet with State Rep. Jonathan Hecht

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State Rep. Jonathan Hecht

State Rep. Jonathan Hecht’s office provided the following announcement;

Representative Jonathan Hecht will hold office hours twice in Watertown in November. Constituents are invited to meet with Representative Hecht at the following time and location:

Monday, Nov. 45:00-6:00 p.m.Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Raya Stern Trustees Room

Thursday, Nov. 148:30-9:30 a.m.Watertown Town Hall149 Main St, 3rd Floor hallway

Anyone unable to attend these office hours can call Representative Hecht at 617-722-2140 to schedule an appointment at another time.