Walking Path, Garden May Be Installed At Mahwah's Les Paul Park

A new walking path and garden honoring the late Les Paul may be installed at Winter’s Park.

The path and garden is meant to honor Paul, the musical innovator and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, who lived in Mahwah from 1952 until his death in 2009.

The proposed rain garden and walking path would go from the playground and around much of Winter’s Pond near the gazebo. Rain gardens work by being fed rainwater that’s captured and channelled to the plants.

The Les Paul Committee Park, of which Mayor William Laforet is a member, wrote a letter to Council President John Roth asking permission to discuss the proposed plans at the Thursday council meeting.