Selectmen approve $1.4M in special appropriations and dispatcher contract
Madison Selectmen approved $1.345 million in special appropriations for roads, coastal resilience, emergency response, and senior meals.
Madison Selectmen approved $1.345 million in special appropriations for roads, coastal resilience, emergency response, and senior meals.
Madison Board of Selectmen approved $3.7 million in capital contracts, including a $2.82 million renovation of the DHHS baseball field, with two members voting against four items conditioned on budget referendum passage.
Madison selectmen unanimously approved a $1.16 million transportation grant for Scotland Avenue roadway improvements, with construction planned to begin in spring 2027.
Board of Selectmen set April 28, 2026, as the referendum date for Town and School budgets in a special meeting. First Selectwoman Peggy Lyons presided, with Selectman Goldberg, Selectwoman Gordon, and Selectman Wilson present.
Madison selectmen advanced hotel redevelopment planning for the Academy School property with a 4-1 vote. First Selectwoman Peggy Lyons moved to approve additional due diligence on the hotel concept as the preferred redevelopment option, seconded by Selectman Murphy; Selectman Wilson opposed.
Madison selectmen reviewed Academy redevelopment proposals but deferred selection.
Madison selectmen backed the 2026-2027 town budget recommendation reflecting a 2.81 percent increase, setting a public hearing for February 23 and referendum in late April.
Madison selectmen unanimously approved $4.4 million in state transportation grants at no cost to the town. The first grant, worth $2,570,000, funds construction on Copse Road and Warpas Road, approved by the Board of Finance on January 21.
Madison Selectmen approved $68,100 for emergency Surf Club repairs.
Madison selectmen heard two Academy redevelopment pitches. Refined Living's Robert Letskus offered $1 million and proposed deed-restricted workforce housing, a performing arts center, seasonal rooftop restaurant, and marketplace while preserving ballfields.
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