Committees
Committees allow directors and members to participate in activities and initiatives that improve the lake. Contact the committee leads to learn more about how you can help.
Lake Management committee
Committee Lead: Mike Hoppe
The lake management committee has worked with the WDNR to submit our aquatic plant management mechanical harvesting permit application. Once approved, this permit will allow us to move ahead with our plans to test Clear Lakes Eco-Harvester this summer. The test is intended to evaluate the efficiency of this machine's ability to pull Eurasian water milfoil from the root vs cutting or snapping from the stem. As these plans and dates for testing are established, we will share with everyone so you can observe the operation and results.
Hospitality (Fundraising) Committee
Committee Lead: Sherry Fechter
2024 Hospitality Fund Raising Committee Events:
· Annual Hancock Lake Association Meeting will be held Saturday July 20th @ 10:00 am at the Woodboro Town Hall and the Annual Picnic will follow at the Alpine Bar. We will have a 50/50 raffle, silent auctions and a few door prizes for members. Please make sure that your annual dues are paid by this day.
· 9th Annual Duck Race will be on Saturday August 31st at 10:30 am at the Alpine Resort on Oneida Lake. We have duck tickets for sale for $5 each for the main event and ducks to decorate for $5 each for a separate duck race. Please contact me at 920-979-8825 or email the hancockLake@yahoo.com if you are interested in purchasing any of these. Looking for volunteers to help, if interested please contact me.
· We have been using our new VENMO account: Hancock Lake @Sherry-Fechter for members to pay for dues, donations and apparel. If you have any questions about venmo you can email them to me at hancocklake@yahoo.com or call me at 920-979-8825.
· A special thanks to all of our volunteers and participants for without them these events would not be possible.
If you have any questions, you can email them to me at hancocklake@yahoo.com or call 920-979-8825.
Membership Committee
Committee Lead: Mike Powers, mikepowers57@gmail.com
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE 2024 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE!
Given the challenges we are facing right now, we are looking to significantly expand our membership and support. Finding ways to identify, recruit, and retain members is essential to the impact, growth and success of the Hancock Lake Association’s efforts.
We hope that every member will reach out to others who endorse our mission and enjoy all our lake and all it has to offer (i.e., fishing, swimming, kayaking, boating, observing nature, snowmobiling, etc.) and ask them to join. Becoming a member brings them a voice, and a vote, in the Lake Association’s decisions to support our purpose.
Completed Initiatives
Island Restoration
Worked with DNR to develop terracing on the hill side, along with shoring up the large pines.
Dam Maintenance and major works funding
The Lake Association, along with the Town Board, developed the Dam Maintenance Plan that was approved by the DNR. The Association and Town Board inspect the dam annually and file their reprot. Every ten years the town hires a consultant to perform an inspection and recommend repairs.
Town of Woodboro owned boat landing
The Lake Assocation:
Purchased a new aluminum pier
Assists the Town in the upkeep of the landing and surrounding area
With the approval of the Town Board, installed a voluntary fund raising box
With the approval of the Town Board, constructed and placed a Lake Association bulletin board
With the approval of the Town Board, installing a memorial bench for Bill Tischendorf
Slow No Wake buoy legitimization
The Lake Association wrote a Slow No Wake ordiance 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 ordiance.
Aquatic invasive species identified
The Lake Association identified Eurasian Water Milfoil and Curly Leaf Pondweed in Hancock Lake.