The Environmental
Commission has the following duties:
A. Study and make
recommendations to the Mayor and Council in areas of conservation and
environmental protection, which shall include but not be limited to
pollution control of all types; waste disposal, including sewage, garbage
and solid waste; open space preservation, with emphasis on outdoor
recreation needs, aesthetic flora and fauna preservation and
beautification; and water resources.
B. Plan local conservation
programs and inform the public about those programs.
C. Prepare, print and
distribute informational materials, such as books, maps, charts, plans and
pamphlets which in its judgment it deems necessary for its purposes,
within the limits of funds appropriated to the Commission.
D. Keep an index of all
open areas, publicly and privately owned, in order to obtain information
on the proper use of such areas.
E. Recommend, from time to
time, to the Planning Board, plans and programs for inclusion in the
Master Plan of the Borough of Madison for development and use of such
areas.
F. Operate conservation
programs on lands donated or purchased for conservation purposes by the
Borough of Madison.
G. Do such other acts and
things as are reasonably related to and assigned to carry out the purposes
and objectives of the Commission.
