Madison Conservation Commission targets July 9 deadline for conservation philosophy statement

Conservation · Meeting of June 24, 2026

Madison Conservation Commission sets July 9 target for conservation philosophy statement. The commission voted unanimously Wednesday to approve minutes and adjourned at 8:59 p.m. after a working session that produced two concrete deliverables: a revised conservation philosophy statement, to be updated by member Amy Thomas to include explicit language on policy recommendation and community education, aimed at a July 9 review with town consultant Carol Snow before going to Planning and Zoning in August; and a set of member-drafted one-page resident education sheets, with assignments covering rodenticides, lawn care, light pollution, food scraps, and wildlife corridors. Selectman Al Goldberg, attending as Board of Selectmen liaison, told the panel that roughly 80 percent of residents cite natural beauty as the reason they chose Madison, and called the commission "the point of the spear" for conservation policy.

He also reported that consultants estimate as little as 20 percent of Surf Club's historical beach area remains, and urged the commission to take a prominent role in the ongoing multi-year Surf Club Master Plan process.

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Source: the Conservation meeting of June 24, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.