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River watershed director urges Council to keep $125,000 for River Rangers in FY27 budget

City Council Special Committee on Ways and Means · May 4, 2026
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Summary

Alicia Lehrer, executive director of the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, told the City Council's Ways and Means Committee that level funding of $125,000 would maintain River Ranger staff who support greenway maintenance, tree planting and nature-based stormwater projects reaching about 75,000 residents.

Alicia Lehrer, executive director of the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, urged the City Council's Special Committee on Ways and Means to maintain the mayor's proposed level funding of $125,000 for River Ranger staff, saying the funding supports maintenance and community engagement along the…

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