Citywide Overgrowth Strategy

At a glance

• What: Fresolo's order asking for a report on current and planned strategies against overgrowth citywide.
• Where it stands: open. Adopted 10-0 on 2026-08-18.
• Next: report pending. Related: Marcy Street Japanese Knotweed.

The order

• Covers the jersey barriers on Route 20 (Granite St. west toward the Blackstone treatment plant) and the state-owned Route 146 bridge islands.
• Fresolo said the City Manager had formed a team to address tree pits, and that the state (DCR/MassDOT) had filed a vegetation plan with the Conservation Commission.
• He urged residents and businesses to clean in front of their properties.

Sources

• 2026-08-18 - City Council

Log

• 2026-08-18 - City Council — Item 13k: Fresolo's overgrowth report order adopted 10-0.