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8-22-2010
- The board met on August 21 to discuss plans
for the coming year. Minutes are now posted for the
June board
meeting and the
annual meeting. We continue to wait for a draft of an
aquatic plant management plan for our lake.
7-30-10
- Social event scheduled - there will be a pot
luck picnic at Ronie and Mike's (7236 W Van Vliet Rd) on Sunday,
September 5 starting at 5 p.m. Bring a dish to share, a lawn
chair, and enjoy a visit with lake neighbors. RSVP via the contact us
screen.
7-17-10
- Thank you to all who attended the annual
meeting.
- The boat landing was staffed on July 3 from
8-12 and 11 boats were interviewed. We would love to add your
name to the 2010
efforts. Please consider volunteering on July 24 or August 14
to help keep Van Vliet Lake free of aquatic invasive species.
Send an email from the contact us
screen to let us know you are willing to help.
6-24-10
-
April board
meeting minutes are posted. The board met again on June 12 to
complete planning for the annual meeting.
- Thank you, Jill Wilm, for providing the loon
photos for our summer
images page.
6-21-10
- Please plan to join us at the
annual meeting on Monday,
July 5 at 10 a.m. at the Presque Isle Community Center.
- Members of the VVLA board staffed the boat
landing during the Presque Isle Chamber of Commerce Walleye
Tournament on May 14-16. CBCW inspections were conducted along
with registering competitors. Although only one fish was
measured at the Van Vliet landing, it was the largest fish caught in
the tournament.
- We have targeted June 26, July 3, July 24,
and August 14 for CBCW inspections at the landing. Please
consider signing up for a two hour shift. New volunteers will
be paired with an experienced person to learn the process. Use
the contact form on this website to let us know you can help.
4-18-10
- The lake association board met on April 17.
Minutes from the 2009
annual meeting were presented and are now on the
website. Planning is underway for the annual meeting and the
coming summer. Membership renewal letters have been sent out
and a mailing about Clean Boats, Clean Waters plans will soon
follow. The board has committed to help at the landing for the
Presque Isle Spring Walleye tournament on May 14-16.
3-08-10
- The annual meeting for the association has
been set for Monday, July 5 at the Presque Isle Community Center.
More details will follow. Now is the time to submit your name
if you are interested in serving on the board. Positions open
this year are President, Secretary, and two at large positions.
8-26-09
7-08-2009
- Thank you to those who attended the annual
meeting. DNR Conservation Warden Rich Thole and Presque Isle
Constable Howard Meyer both presented valuable information on their
respective roles to the group. Jeff Burke presented
information he learned at the Declining Lake Levels conference.
Ronie Jacobsen and Jill Wilm gave an update on the Clean Boats,
Clean Waters efforts.
- Good news - we have added new names to owners
on the septic maintenance system and we now have 64% of the
developed properties on the lake on the system.
Septic Information
- The Clean Boats, Clean Waters monitoring has
started. We are looking for volunteers on July 18, August 1,
August 22, and September 5. New volunteers will work with a
trainer; shifts are 8-10, 10-12, 12-2, and 2-4. Please email
us if you can help on one of those dates. Thank you to those
who signed up to help at the meeting.
CBCW
- There was a request at the meeting that the
Presque Isle town ordinances regarding watercraft usage be available
on the website. The link to the town is
www.piwi.us and the relevant
ordinances are in chapter 500.
5-30-2009
5-13-2009
4-27-2009
4-25-2009
4-8-2009
- The calendar says spring is here although the
lake remains frozen and snow is still part of the landscape in the
northwoods. The annual meeting of the association has been
scheduled for Friday, July 3 at the Presque Isle Community Center
starting at 10:00 a.m. Anyone interested in serving
on the board is encouraged to submit their name for nomination. It is also time to renew
your membership in the association.
9-9-2008
7-9-2008
6-11-2008
4-30-2008
4-29-2008
- Plan to start off your 4th of July weekend by
attending our annual meeting on Thursday, July 3 at 10 a.m. at the
Presque Isle Community Center. Carolyn Scholl, Vilas County
Lake Conservation Specialist, will be our guest speaker. Learn
about the ongoing efforts of the board in regard to aquatic plant
issues. A pot luck lunch will follow the business meeting.
3-23-2008
- Do you have an interest in serving on the
board of the lake association? Offices up for election at the
2008 annual meeting are President, Secretary, and two At-Large
Directors. The current board will be nominating one or more
members for each position.
3-23-2008
1-22-2008
- Please respond to our survey by Feb 15.
We are hoping to have results to present to the DNR in mid February.
12-31-2007
- Although Van Vliet Lake did not receive grant
money for the development of an aquatic plant management plan, the
board of the lake association is interested in member's opinions on
the aquatic plant situation in our lake.
08-17-2007
- A new sign is in place at the boat landing.
Click here to view the sign. Thanks to all
who work to keep the landing litter free and nicely landscaped.
05-20-2007
- In accordance with the resolution passed at the 2006 annual
meeting, the board has written a letter about the low water level of
the lake which has been sent to various government agencies and
officials. Click here to read the
letter.
05-01-2007
- The Last Wilderness Conservation Association
has created a Watershed Committee to provide community education and
oversight on matters that affect all the water bodies in the Presque
Isle township. Jeff Burke has agreed to represent Van Vliet
Lake Association on this committee.
Click here to read the letter from the
association.
08-12-2006
- DNR studies indicate that the smallmouth bass
population in our lake would be enhanced by decreasing the daily bag
limit and increasing the minimum length of a keeper fish. The Van
Vliet Lake Association has joined with the Presque Isle Lake
Association in supporting such a change for the Presque Isle chain.
It is unlikely that any changes would be enacted before 2008.
06-17-2006
- Please read the following note from Jeff Burke:
"A recent inquiry from a
lakefront property owner noted the exceptionally low water levels this
year. As a full year resident I would like to bring all website visitors
"up to speed" as it were on the subject. A complaint from one or more
Presque Isle Lake residents last year with respect to their perception of a
"high" lake level may have triggered the removal of several beaver dams in
the Presque Isle River late last fall or in early winter of 2006. The DNR's
Steve Gilbert denies DNR involvement as does the Town of Presque Isle
government. If some other government agency was involved I have not yet
been able to establish who they may be but I'm continuing to research the
subject. The other possibility remains of a private citizen taking the task
of dam removal on themselves. The legality of this action needs some
research. Certainly the results need to be addressed. Clearly the impact
to the majority of lakeshore owners was not taken into consideration. I
have no solution for the problem caused by an errant eco-terrorist. Despite
the fact that lack of substantial moisture is an easy explanation for the
problem, no amount of water input is going to correct this issue unless the
beavers reestablish their domain or the dam level controls in Marenisco are
altered to hold more water back. The bucket has a bigger hole in it this
year than last."
Jeff Burke
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