New Initiatives:

• Formation of new Lake Management Committee

On July 8 2020, a Lake Management Committee was formed by the Lake Association Board. It is headed by Mike Hoppe. Other members are Bill Tischendorf, Mike Powers, Allen Schroeder and Bruce Pontel.

The newly formed committee has been working with the DNR to submit grant applications to begin developing an adaptive lake management and aquatic weed plan. Part of this new process for the DNR requires us to complete a grant eligibility application in order to be considered a qualified lake association. Becoming a qualified lake association then allows us to pursue a surface water grant application which would help fund the creation of our adaptive lake management and aquatic weed plans. We will need to provide a list of current paid up association members to display we have more than the at least 25 member criteria.

 

Completed Initiatives:

• Island restoration.

Work with DNR to develop some sort of terracing on the hill side along with shoring up the large pines.

• Maintenance of the dam and getting Woodboro to set aside funds for when some major work needs to be done.

The Lake Association along with the Town Board developed Dam Maintenance Plan that was approved by the DNR.

The Association and Town Board inspect the dam annually and file their report.

Every ten years the town hires a consultant to perform an inspection and recommend repairs.

• Legitimatizing of the Slow No Wake buoys between the island and Ahles' peninsula (We didn't know it, but it never had DNR approval).

The Lake Association wrote a Slow No Wake ordinance that was approved by the Town and the DNR. The Association then purchased a second buoy and placed them along with a sign at the landing posting the ordinance.

• Identify aquatic invasive species on Hancock Lake.

Eurasion Water Milfoil and Curly Leaf Pondweed.

• Look into obtaining DNR AIS funding.

There are no AIS projects that would qualify for funding.

 

Ongoing Initiatives:

• Organizing boat AIS (Aquatic Invasive Species) inspections.

The Lake Association has several individuals trained as Clean Boats Clean Waters, watercraft inspector that can be called on to perform watercraft inspections at the boat landing.

• Organized efforts to get DNR to identify problem AIS areas and work to keep the invasive weeds under control.

DNR did a point intercept survey in 2006, Hancock has been part of a study and been surveyed every year since. In 2010 the lake association requested and receive a proposal for a lake management plan, the board reviewed the plan and presented to the association for a vote. It was rejected. Continued hand pulling will be attempted to control the invasive.

• Maintain frequent communications with the Oneida County Invasive Species Coordinator.

This is an ongoing process through e-mail updates from the coordinator staff.

 

 

Last Modified: 15 September 2020