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Residents push regional park plan for Marginal Drive, announce monthly cleanups and a school garden grant
Summary
A West Haven resident and watershed volunteer asked the council to pursue a regional park designation for the Marginal Drive/West River Memorial Park area and described a National Park Service technical grant, monthly volunteer cleanups and a $498 Wild Ones grant to establish a native plant garden at Savin Rock Community School.
Kathy Hebert, a West Haven resident and member of the West River Watershed Coalition, told the City Council on Feb. 24 that local volunteers and partner organizations are pursuing a trail and regional park plan for the Marginal Drive area that spans West Haven and New Haven.
Hebert said the West River Watershed won a National Park Service technical grant last year to help plan a trail and position the area for larger grants. She told the council the patchwork of ownership and limited municipal budgets in both towns has hampered…
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