Councillors seek to clean up Malden River

  Ward 7 Councillor Christopher Simonelli and City Council President/Councillor-at-Large Craig Spadafora took a boat ride around the Malden River last Friday morning to see how they can help clean it up. The Clean River Project Environmental Patrol will come up with a budget proposal and submit it to the City Council within a few weeks.

  “It’s a breath of fresh air,” said Ward 7 Councillor Christopher Simonelli, who took a boat along the river for the first time. “We should remove the trash, so it doesn’t harm fish, geese, squirrels, raccoons and ducks, who drink from that water.”

  The cost varies from $30,000 to $50,000 and can come from grant money, according to Clean River Project Executive Director Rocky Morrison.