WATERTOWN — Despite a decision to keep it closed this summer, city residents might be able to head over to the fairgrounds and take a dip in the Alteri pool
WATERTOWN â Leonard G. Spaziani will have to wait until the next City Council meeting to know if he will be appointed to fill a vacant council seat.
Council members met with him in executive session for about 30 minutes before deciding to table the appointment until the April 19 council meeting.
âMr. Spaziani wasnât shy on his answers,â Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith said after the closed-door session. âWe know where he stands.â
Mr. Spaziani said he didnât pull any punches during the interview.
âI told them what I thought,â he said. âThe city needs help.â
Two weeks ago, he approached Councilwoman Lisa A. Ruggiero about filling the seat for the rest of the year after council members could not agree on appointing two other candidates who were interviewed for the position. He describes himself as âa no-nonsense guy.â
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WATERTOWN â About $1.6 million in street improvements under the cityâs Downtown Revitalization Initiative program cleared a major hurdle Monday night with the selection of a local engineering firm.
City Council on Monday agreed on a $205,000 contract for the engineering firm of Barton & Loguidice, Watertown, to design the streetscape project involving a good portion of Court Street, the 200 block of Franklin Street and a small portion of Coffeen Street. A committee of city staff determined Barton & Loguidice was the best of four firms interviewed for the work, said Michael A. Lumbis, the cityâs planning and community development director.
The project includes new sidewalks, curbing, lighting, landscaping, tree planting and smaller public art projects. The streetscape project is the public portion of the cityâs $10 million DRI program.
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