On Tuesday, Watertown City Councilman Leonard G. Spaziani said he wanted more information about an amphitheater being proposed for Thompson Park.
Council members voted to apply for up to $7.7 million through the Defense Community Infrastructure Program. Overseen by the U.S. Department of Defense, this initiative âis designed to address deficiencies in community infrastructure, supportive of a military installation, in order to enhance military value, installation resilience, and military family quality of life,â according to the programâs website.
A city document outlining the projected expenses for the Thompson Park Performing Arts Center show the facility would cost $8,750,000 to construct. If Watertown obtained the grant from the federal government, it would need to contribute $1 million in soft costs (professional fees and consulting, project administration and construction inspection, equipment, administrative expenses and pre-construction services).