Welcome to the Anderson Inland Lake District Site!
ABOUT US
In early March of 2023, the Anderson Inland Lake District was created by order of the Oconto County Board of Supervisors. The district was created to include those properties either on Anderson Lake or across the road from it (except those properties that border Moody Lake). In the image, the AILD properties are shown in green. As a created Lake District, our purpose is to steward the health and well being of the lake for the benefit of all.
If you are a co-owner of a property within the district and are not receiving postal mails from AILD, please contact us on the contact us page and provide your mailing and lake property address!
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What’s a Lake District?
A lake district is a specialized unit of government designed to manage the health of the lake. Lake districts operate within Wisconsin State Statute 33 which authorizes a unique blend of powers and government provisions tailored to fit the needs of local lake communities. A lake district’s day to day operations are carried out by a board of commissioners – 3 elected volunteers and 2 appointees (one by the Town of Mountain and one by Oconto County). The financial direction of the district is determined by the district residents (electors) and property owners at an annual meeting. Unique to this form of government is that non-resident property owners have the right to vote in lake districts. At the annual meeting, commissioners are elected, key policies and initiatives are voted on, and the operating budget aligned with the projects to be completed is approved by vote.
Why Have a Lake District?
A Lake District is often created in the face of a major project need, where it becomes impractical to fund work by voluntary donations alone. In our case, like many others, it was the advancing presence of Eurasian Water Milfoil (EWM) which led to the creation of the district. The ability to levy taxes attempts to spread the cost equitably over each property owner whose property is affected. It should not be assumed, however, that the Lake District is only about EWM. Many challenges develop for lakes like ours that are best (and most economically) managed by prevention and long term planning, which is created within a Lake Management Plan. Another factor in creating our Lake District has to do with grant funding available through the Wisconsin DNR, Oconto County and other sources. In a time of increasingly competitive grant funding avenues, grant providers significantly favor those lakes who are managing resources through a lake district approach and maintaining an effective Lake Management plan.
Our Mission:
The Anderson Inland Lake District exists to be a steward of Anderson Lake for people, wildlife and future generations. It will establish and implement activities that will restore and maintain the natural ecological balance and preserve the environment contributing to the health, beauty and value of the lake and related properties.