During last night’s Watertown Common Council meeting, multiple employees were honored for their contributions to the community, and the discussion of a new development took place at the beginning of the meeting, and will be discussed again on August 17. An update on vaccine distribution in the community was also discussed.
The city has seen 38% of its residents fully vaccinated, compared to the state average of 48%. The city has been in neighborhoods and working with employers to try and raise the vaccine rate. The Delta variant is "prevalent" in Wisconsin and is in the Watertown community as well. The members of the health department were then recognized individually for their efforts.
The council also discussed and approved multiple liquor licenses, as well as discussing the possibility of establishing a transportation utility, so, as mayor Emily McFarland put it “if a body above us choose to regulate this, we have one on the books established”. McFarland says that the transportation utility studies show that the city should be generating a fee and provides an additional source of income for the updating of roads. Roads are being funded through taxes at the moment, and the transportation utility allows the revenue to spread among those who are not taxable. The discussion was tabled for another meeting, and the council will receive a study of the utility.
The council then discussed several ordinances, such as zoning, and new construction developments around the community, and resolutions, including one that would see additional properties covered by the Watertown Fire Department. It was approved. The exhibit to approve the assistant police chief position was also discussed and approved, along with the approval of a police liaison contract with the school district.
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