Skip to content
  • logo
  • logo
  • News
    • Elections
  • Schools
  • Police/Fire
  • Business
    • Real Estate
    • Development
  • Sports
  • Arts/Ent.
    • Food
  • More
    • Around Town
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    • Boston Marathon Bombing
    • Environment
    • Transportation
    • Charity
    • Weather
    • Contact Us
  • Donate
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe

Watertown News - Your Source for Local News

Watertown News (https://www.watertownmanews.com/tag/community-development/)

  • News
    • Elections
  • Schools
  • Police/Fire
  • Business
    • Real Estate
    • Development
  • Sports
  • Arts/Ent.
    • Food
  • More
    • Around Town
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    • Boston Marathon Bombing
    • Environment
    • Transportation
    • Charity
    • Weather
    • Contact Us
  • Donate
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
Subscribe

Community Development

Community Development

Council Questions Staffing Level of Planning Department With All the Development in Town

By Charlie Breitrose | May 15, 2019

Watertown’s Town Hall. With all the development going on in Watertown, and some recent controversial projects, the Town Council wondered whether the Community Development and Planning Department has the enough staff to handle it all. The questions were posed to Director of the Community Development and Planning Department (DCDP) and Assistant Town Manager Steve Magoon during the department’s budget hearing on Monday night. Development

Development has increased year after year over the past several years, and last year was the busiest, Magoon said. His department dealt with a record high 1,396 permits in 2018, up from 1,167 in 2017.

Support Watertown News

Newsletter

Watertown News

Recent Posts

  • See What Candidates for 10th Middlesex State Rep. Seat Said About Health Care, Housing & More

    Candidates for 10th Middlesex State Representative, John Lawn and Alison Leary, appeared on a live debate on Watertown Cable Access TV. (Screenshot from WCA-TV) Transparency on Beacon Hill, the cost of health care, and challenges facing each of the candidates for 10th Middlesex State Representative were among the topics discussed by the two candidates running for the seat representing parts of Watertown, Newton, and Waltham — incumbent John Lawn and challenger, Alison Leary.

  • Registration Open for Watertown Faire on the Square

    Watertown's annual celebration, the Faire on the Square, will take place on Sept. 19, 2026, and vendors can sign up for a space at the event in Saltonstall Park.

  • WEEKEND FUN: Latin Dance, Arts Market, Library Crawl, Singalong, Art at the Armenian Museum

    Enjoy a dance performance and learn some steps on Saturday. The Watertown Arts Market features artists, music, food, and more on Saturday.

  • Watertown Tax Relief Legislation Signed by Governor, Preventing 18% Jump in Property Taxes

    Massachusetts State House (Photo by Charlie Breitrose) Watertown residential property owners could have faced increases of around 18%, but special legislation approved recently on Beacon Hill will prevent that. See the announcement provided by the City of Watertown, below.

  • Watertown Students Make Dean’s List at 3 Colleges

    Six students from Watertown made the dean's list at three colleges: Washington University in St. Louis, Emmanuel College, and Regis College.

Recent Comments

  • ““Synonyms for reneged (the past tense of renege) include backed out, defaulted, repudiated, and forsworn. The term means to break…”

    — Linda Scott on Three Watertown City Councilors Endorse State Senate Candidate

  • “I disagreed with the design from the get go and sent questions. I also thought if the goals were: to…”

    — Kate Coyne on LETTER: Concerns About Redesign of Mt. Auburn Street

  • “Great job by Sen. Will Brownsberger, Reps. John Lawn and Steve Owens, City Council President Mark Sideris and City Manager…”

    — Mary Martin on Watertown Tax Relief Legislation Signed by Governor, Preventing 18% Jump in Property Taxes

  • “I'm with Will. Decades of distinguished and effective service. Haven't always agreed with him but he has a career in…”

    — Paul Fahey - Former Watertown Resident and Elected Official on Three Watertown City Councilors Endorse State Senate Candidate

  • “The Post Office is a federal agency. State and local legislatures have no control at all.”

    — Paul Fahey - Former Watertown Resident and Elected Official on Three Watertown City Councilors Endorse State Senate Candidate

Newsletter

© Copyright 2026, Watertown News

Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News.

Back to top ↑