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Madison Conservation Commission Pushes Back on First Selectman Letter, Seeks Systemic Role in Town Planning

Madison's Conservation Commission met in a special session to plot a response to a letter from First Selectman Peggy that members say blamed them for late engagement on a synthetic turf project the town never properly referred to them. Meeting via Zoom on May 5, the commission agreed one member

Conservation Commission shifts to RFQ model for resource inventory

Madison Conservation Commission modifies natural resource survey to RFQ model. Commission member Heather Crawford worked with the finance office to shift the approach, which will now allow scope to be defined before establishing costs. The inventory will include tree canopy analysis and

Madison Conservation Commission Prepares Earth Day Cleanup, Advances Natural Resource Inventory Review

Madison's Conservation Commission finalized Green-Up Clean-Up assignments and moved toward issuing a Request for Qualifications for a Natural Resource Inventory at its April 22 meeting. Chair Amy Thomas and members Terry Vandendolder, Heather Crawford, Jon Cohen, and Sufia Uddin assigned themselves

Conservation Commission targets zoning input and environmental funding coordination

Madison Conservation Commission coordinates zoning input and environmental funding. Members set the second Monday in March as a target date to seek Board of Selectmen support for natural resource inventory funding, with Heather Crawford coordinating. The town has completed an initial draft of

Madison Conservation Commission Seeks Board of Selectmen Slot on Natural Resource Inventory Funding

Madison's Conservation Commission will send a formal letter demanding a Board of Selectmen agenda slot to seek natural resource inventory funding before the town budget closes. Chair Heather told members Wednesday that a January in-person request to be placed on the February agenda was apparently