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Deputy reports early spring wildlife, ice-out and equipment changes at Muskego Lake District meeting
Summary
Deputy Commissioner Mr. Pylock told the board that volunteers and staff reported heavy bird activity, an osprey sighting, ice-out on Bass's Bay around March 10–11, a new six-wheeler now in use and plans to auction the old vehicle on Wisconsin Surplus.
At the start of the Muskego Lake District Board of Commissioners meeting, Mr. Pylock, deputy commissioner, gave a seasonal update on lake conditions and district equipment.
Pylock reported that staff are finalizing the district's weed-control contract with the same contractor used for the past four to five years. "We're going with the same group that we've had for a number of years. You seem to be doing us very well," he said, adding that the district receives "very few phone calls, if any, about the nuisance weeds other than where it wasn't sprayed." The board later authorized the chair to sign an agreement with Solitude Lake Management LLC (see separate action).
On wildlife and recreation, Pylock said thousands of aquatic birds have been congregating since ice-off, and noted multiple sightings: swans, several kinds of ducks, loons on Bass's Bay and what he described as an early-season osprey sighting. He reported a community sighting described as 19 eagles in a group. Pylock said fishing has been reported as "pretty darn good," and that Bass's Bay ice-out occurred March 10–11, when the lake saw heavy boat traffic.
Pylock also informed the board that a new six-wheeler (ATV) is in use assisting with spring work and that the older vehicle will be put up for auction. He said Tom Zagar is on fire patrol using the new machine and that the old six-wheeler has served about 25 years; Pylock indicated the district expects to list the old unit on Wisconsin Surplus "next week." He offered to email a link to anyone who asked about the auction schedule.
The update was brief and followed by questions from commissioners about the auction process and details on equipment disposal. No additional funding amounts, contract terms, or specific operational schedules were provided during the update.
The deputy's update put routine operational matters and spring wildlife observations on the record as the board moved later to formalize the aquatic plant control agreement.
