- The Edgewater Owners Association in Madison, Alabama, voted to euthanize hundreds of Canada geese living around Lady Ann Lake due to concerns about public health, walking trails, common areas, and resident safety.
As more homeowner associations manage neighborhood lakes, trails, shorelines, and shared green space, one Alabama community is showing how quickly a wildlife problem can become a public HOA fight.
The Edgewater Owners Association in Madison, Alabama, voted to euthanize hundreds of Canada geese living around Lady Ann Lake, according to WAFF. Board President Brian Goodwin told the station that 226 Canada geese currently live in the neighborhood and that the growing flock has affected or posed risks to the lake’s quality, public health, walking trails, common areas, and resident safety.
The plan has drawn protest from residents and animal advocates. Rocket City Now reported that demonstrators gathered in the Edgewater community to oppose the potential culling and call for other options before the HOA moves ahead…