At the a February 2018 Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting, Committee volunteer and Boonton resident Suzanne Guerin said, "One of the reasons people move to Boonton and love the town is because of it’s walkability and sense of community. As it stands now, there are limited places to sit and relax or chat, etc when you are walking that long stretch along upper Main Street above Canalside Park, and in their current condition those limited places are drab, uninviting, and underutilized. What we are proposing for the Canalside Park Overlook specifically would change that and also create another attractive 'gateway', this time to Boonton’s Upper Main Street."
Proposed improvements include:
- Widening the entrance to the overlook
- Removing the current picnic table and planter
- Replacing one of the fencing slats with wire cable railing (spaced 3” apart) to enhance the view of the falls
- Staining the overlook a warm brown color and the balusters “Boonton Red”
- Adding a hand crafted multilevel seating area in the center