Watertown fire chief John Jewell reiterated his plans for retirement while the Watertown City Council praised his work and heard plans for Jewell to serve as grand marshal of the Fourth of July parade during Tuesday night’s meeting. Jewell’s last official day as chief of the Watertown Volunteer Fire Department will be June 30, and just four days later he will be the grand marshal in the city’s annual Stars, Stripes and Squirtguns Parade.
“We’re going to miss you,” said Mayor Pro-Tem Brandon Howard, who filled in for an absent Mayor Mike Jennings. “He will always be my chief.” It was Jewell’s last report as chief to give to the council. He said the road that leads to the helipad behind Three Forks Community Park used for LifeFlight emergencies would soon need work, and the windsock should also be replaced.