Sustainable Watertown Poster and Late October Update: Elections, Debates, Opiates, Design, MBTA

[barbara R]

Dear Neighborhood Groups and Friends, Better late than never for some of you. Here's a reminder about the Council debates and our End of October Update. If you are already on the Update list and have received this one, let me know and we'll try to stop the duplications. 

Sustainable Watertown Candidates Nights October 18 and 19. Dear Sustainable Watertown, The elections November 3 are less than three weeks away. Please Meet the Candidates at a number of debates this week and next. Sustainable Watertown will sponsor two of them, October 18 and 19. Please join us. Send questions for the candidates by Friday noon. Volunteer to set up and greet. Residential Design Standards will be discussed to apply design guidelines to the areas undergoing housing tear downs and changes that do not fit with the character of the neighborhoods. The opioid crisis has left Massachusetts reeling. Join the activities October 18-25 in Watertown to Erase the Stigma. Watertown comes together at events all week long for hope, health, and healing.   ACTION ITEMS MEET THE CANDIDATES:SCHOOL COMMITTEE, TONIGHT, OCTOBER 15, 7:30-9, LIBRARY. Part 1. Sponsored by Watertown Educational Foundation and Watertown News.   DISCUSS POSSIBLE PRIVATIZING OF ROUTES on the T. 7pm. VFW Post, California Street. Sponsored by Marilyn Devaney.   TOWN COUNCIL DISTRICT CANDIDATES DEBATE, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 6-8:30, Coolidge School Apartments, 319 Arlington Street (park out back along the fence). Sponsored bySustainable Watertown.   TOWN COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL AT- LARGE CANDIDATES DEBATE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 7-9:30. Coolidge School Apartments. Sponsored bySustainable Watertown. Send questions for the candidates by Friday noon to info@sustainablewatertown. Volunteer to set up and greet.in...@sustainablewatertown.org.   RESIDENTIAL Design Guidelines Listening Sessions. Three identical meetings: 6:30-8. #1 October 20, Coolidge School Apts, #2 October 26, Town Hall Lower Meeting Room; #3 October 29, Police Station, Main Street. Listen to David Gamble and explain what is happening in your local neighborhood, what you care about, and what you want to preserve.   OCTOBER 21, COMING TOGETHER TO ERASE THE STIGMA, 6-8:30PM, WATERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL GYM. A program for all ages. Find the schedules for the week long events atwatertown-cares Facebook page. Pizza, theater, resources, testimonials, music, etc. For info call 617-926-3600x0. Thanks to the many volunteers who are making this happen.   OCTOBER 22, SCHOOL COMMITTEE DEBATE,  7-9,Part 2 is at the Watertown Middle School.   OCTOBER 25, CANDIDATES FORUM, LIBRARY, 2-4. The League of Women Voters is sponsoring this event for you to hear Council, School Committee, and Library Trustee Candidates.   MBTA.COM/SURVEY is an on line opportunity to help determine service priorities and the standards the MBTA uses to evaluate service   As always, please check for Council agendas and Planning and Zoning Board agendas. Thanks for all you do, Sustainable Watertown in...@sustainablewatertown.org

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