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Charter review recommends making conservation commission an elected body; agency to consider response
Summary
Charter Review has recommended that the town's conservation/inland wetlands body become elected; the agency plans to review the recommendation and consider whether to submit testimony at a future meeting.
Agency leadership told members that the town's Charter Review commission has sent a letter recommending that the conservation/inland wetlands board be changed to an elected commission. The presiding officer asked members to watch the Charter Review session and suggested discussing a response at the next conservation meeting.
Commissioners noted the agency's regulatory (nonpolitical) role and discussed whether converting to an elected body would alter that function. Several members said they would review the Charter Review materials and consider offering testimony or written comment to clarify how the commission currently operates and enforces wetland regulations.
No formal vote or change was taken; the item was placed on the agenda for further discussion at a future meeting pending commissioner review and any testimony the commission may decide to submit.
