BMLDCM Minutes20200526
MINUTES
CITY OF MUSKEGO
BIG MUSKEGO LAKE DISTRICT DEPUTY
COMMISSIONERS MINUTES
Tuesday May 26, 2020, 5:00 PM;
Muskego City Hall
CALL TO ORDER at 5:00 PM.
ROLL CALL: Len Pilak, Larry Schweitzer, Karl Hoeppner, and Greg Burmeister present (Tom
Kies excused). Tom Zagar (City staff) present.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: All recited pledge of allegiance to USA.
STATEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICE: Meeting was legally noticed.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 26, 2019: Karl moved to approve, Larry 2; carried all.
VOUCHER APPROVAL
NEW BUSINESS
1. Current status of lake (water levels, ice, fish, and wildlife)
Lake levels are finally near normal after three inches of rain over two weeks ago. Carp
were observed splashing (spawning) along Groveway Lane shore near the creek
mouths and carp were observed near the dam. Earlier high water and winds made
floating bogs an issue again. A large bog lodged along Groveway Lane since last year
had recently blown back out across the lake. Eagles and ospreys are back (at least one
eaglet in nest). There are now two active osprey nests on the lake – one on the
platform at the south end of the refuge and a new nest on the platform along the
channel to Bass Bay. Forster’s terns returned and began to stake out a colony but high
waters apparently made them move on - they do not appear to be nesting anywhere on
the lake this year. A diversity and great numbers of ducks, some Trumpeter swans, and
hundreds of pelicans were using the lake as a migration stopover following ice-out. One
Black tern observed by Tom Z. On Big Muskego, Milfoil appears to be more prolific and
it will likely require more chemical treatment than previous years. Greg noted clearer
water in Bass Bay but aquatic plant growth was not dense (yet). Greg noted that the
DNR had marked the refuge boundary with steel U-channel posts and aluminum signs
last year. These signs were flattened by ice-out such that they were below, at, or
projecting just above the water’s surface. This created a navigation hazard, as they
were not conspicuous to boaters. Greg and Tom Z marked 10 of these signposts with
empty white one-gallon plastic bottles and notified DNR staff. (DNR staff subsequently
removed these signposts on June 1, 2020).
2. Future project ideas
No Discussion.
COMMUNICATIONS AND ANY OTHER BUSINESS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW
ADJOURNMENT: Larry moved to adjourn at 5:51 PM; meeting adjourned.