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Watertown council leans to split-day downtown no‑parking schedule, supports stronger fine and towing authority
Summary
City staff presented four street‑sweeping and parking‑restriction options for the downtown business district; council members favored alternating days for streets and avenues, supported a $40 fine and adding towing authority, and asked staff to consult downtown businesses before drafting an ordinance.
Street Superintendent Rob Behnen told the Watertown City Council on May 12 that the city’s current downtown street‑sweeping schedule — every other Thursday, 3–7 a.m., May through October — often cannot be completed because parked vehicles block crews.
Behnen presented four options to reduce vehicle interference: (1) no parking on all downtown streets and avenues every Thursday, 4–7 a.m., May–October; (2) no parking on downtown streets every Wednesday, 4–7 a.m., and no parking on downtown avenues every Thursday, 4–7 a.m., May–October; (3) alternating Thursdays (first/third Thursdays for streets, second/fourth Thursdays for avenues) from 4–7 a.m.; and (4) retain the current schedule. Behnen estimated about $11,000 in materials for implementing signage but said…
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