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Council backs working group to coordinate 'Edible Avenue' stewardship at Riverside Park
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Summary
Councilor Lewandowski won support to form a working group, led by Rob Moore and the mayor's office, to create a five‑point plan for maintenance, invasive‑species control, funding and partner roles at Riverside Park's Edible Avenue; council then referred further work to the Natural Resources and Public Property subcommittee.
The Haverhill City Council voted to convene a working group and to send the Edible Avenue and Riverside Park vegetation and maintenance issues to the Natural Resources and Public Property subcommittee for a deeper review and implementation planning.
Councilor Lewandowski described the Edible Avenue as a community project in Ward 4 with partners including the Haverhill Garden Club, Team Haverhill, recreation and conservation volunteers. He said his short‑term goal was “to have a structured conversation... and come up with a kind of a five‑point plan as to what we're gonna do, when we're gonna do it, and who's gonna do it moving forward.”
Councilors and staff discussed Japanese knotweed and other invasives along the fence line that abuts a private storage plaza; councilors said that volunteer action had helped but emphasized the need for a long‑term maintenance schedule, clarifying roles and potential grant or private funding. The council voted 10‑0‑1 to refer the topic to the Natural Resources and Public Property subcommittee after the working group convenes.
