News Flash

Important Notice Regarding the Watertown Yard Waste Site 

The City of Watertown yard waste site will be temporarily  closed for the near future due to significant amounts of illegal dumping. The City is currently exploring options to better serve the legitimate needs of our residents, while at the same time reducing the amount of materials being brought in by non-local contractors and residents. 

If you would like to know more about the options being explored by the City, please contact City Administrator Dan Tolsma at (952) 955-2681. 

Additionally, you can watch the City Council work session from February 24th HERE where the City Council considered several options to improve the City's processes for managing local yard waste.

Annual Spring Community Cleanup 

The City of Watertown will sponsor its 39th Annual Spring Community Cleanup on April 25, 2026 from 8:00am to 11:00am at *Watertown Community Park, 11695 Co. Rd. 20 

Click HERE for more information.

The City of Watertown is seeking volunteers for its Adopt-a-Park Program. The program is open to community groups, civic organizations, churches, families, and individual citizens. The Adopt-a-Park Program is great for volunteers looking for community service projects or for residents interested in beautifying their local park. Volunteers will be expected to periodically visit and observe their park to look for safety concerns, damage, or signs of vandalism, and to perform light cleanup duties if necessary for uncontained trash and debris. For more information about the program please contact City Administrator Dan Tolsma at dtolsma@watertownmn.gov or (952) 955-2681.

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