Watertown City Council adopted its new budget on Thursday. The approved spending plan includes an 8 percent property tax increase. This budget will result in three employee layoffs. Affected positions are a police records clerk, a library clerk, and a code enforcement officer. Ten other positions were eliminated through attrition or vacancy.
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