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Commission asks for clearer maps, narrower language in Graeber Pond master plan
Summary
Commissioners reviewed the draft Graeber Pond master plan and urged clearer maps and more narrowly defined recommendations — especially the proposal to expand conservancy boundaries to whole-watershed limits — and asked the consultant to clarify stormwater discharge language, monitoring recommendations and boardwalk impacts.
Members of the Middleton Conservancy Lands and Water Resources commission spent the bulk of the meeting reviewing the draft Graeber Pond master plan and asking staff and the consultant to tighten wording, update maps and prioritize feasible actions.
Commissioner Jim flagged a recommendation (cited at page 53 of the plan packet) that would expand the conservancy boundary to the watershed boundary "where feasible." Jim said he supported greater protection but asked for a map showing where expansion is realistic and cautioned that a blanket watershed boundary could be "unreasonable and undoable" if it implied city acquisition or regulatory authority where none exists. Other commissioners echoed that the plan can be aspirational but…
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