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Board of Adjustment approves conditional use for hotel at former Watertown City Hall

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The Watertown Board of Adjustment voted unanimously June 26 to approve a conditional use permit to allow a hotel/motel at the former city hall property at 23 Second Street Northeast, a step the mayor said will return publicly owned property to the private tax rolls and support downtown businesses.

The Watertown Board of Adjustment on June 26 approved a conditional use permit to allow a hotel/motel at the former City Hall site, 23 Second Street Northeast, a project the mayor said will return the parcel to private tax rolls and boost downtown businesses.

The conditional use matter drew support from the mayor, who appeared as the applicant and said the city had declared the parcel surplus and sought a private redevelopment that would add downtown value. "We'll actually be taking a publicly owned piece of property, putting it back on the…

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