Watertown Historical Commission
Thursday March 13, 2025
ELIZABETH15.54 LOUKAS15.54 -15.54 HISTORICAL15.54 COMMISSION15.54 CHAIR15.54 -15.54 Welcome,15.54 everybody.16.02 This16.41 is16.66 the16.73 historical16.82 commission17.38 meeting.17.86 It's19.3 Thursday,19.61 03/13/2025.20.18 This22.57 meeting22.82 has23.14 remote23.38 participation23.86 only.24.49 Pursuant27.42 to28.46 Chapter29.02 229.02 of29.26 the29.42 Acts29.58 of29.82 2023,29.98 the30.7 meeting30.86 and31.1 public31.18 hearing31.5 will31.82 be31.98 conducted32.06 with32.38 remote32.62 opportunities33.18 for33.74 participation.33.98 The35.82 participation38.22 access39.1 methods39.42 include43.02 televised43.02 through43.59 WCA43.91 TV.44.47 You45.1 can45.27 join45.5 the45.74 virtual45.83 meeting46.23 online,47.34 you47.59 may47.59 join47.74 the47.98 virtual48.15 meeting48.55 via48.95 audio49.27 only,49.74 and51.42 you51.91 may52.06 comment52.3 through53.1 email53.42 at53.91 sjenness@watertown-ma.gov.60.37 First61.97 item62.29 on62.61 our62.77 agenda62.93 is63.33 acceptance63.57 of64.05 the64.13 minutes.64.37 Review65.17 and65.65 acceptance65.89 of66.37 the66.45 02/13/202566.61 historical68.29 commission69.01 meeting69.57 minutes.71.06 Does74.19 anyone74.59 have75.87 any76.83 edits77.78 or78.19 amendments78.34 to78.91 the78.98 minutes?79.15
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