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Public comment and committee discussion on invasive plants (Japanese knotweed, wild parsnip, wild chervil) and on a recommended package of education and volunteer-based management. Bob Milliken (Hogback Mountain Conservation Group) described health and persistence risks of wild parsnip and wild chervil and urged volunteer engagement; Duncan Watson, assistant public works director, warned that an effective, staff‑led removal program would overwhelm the city budget and recommended an education/best‑management approach and housing the point of contact in Public Works/Highway Division; several Ald
Keene Municipal Services, Facilities & Infrastructure Committee considered invasive-species education and management recommendations, approved several informational communications (banners), approved a marked crosswalk and pedestrian beacon on West Street at Pearl Street, recommended drafting an ordinance to add a stop sign at Jenison and Foster, and heard a lengthy Stantec presentation that produced material design preferences for the downtown infrastructure project to be forwarded to City Council.
