WLD Budget

Our annual budget of nearly thirty-two thousand dollars via tax revenue is based on benchmarking years of expenses related to the maintenance and preservation of our natural ecosystem, primarily costs related to harvesting invasive aquatic vegetation (like Eurasian milfoil and curlyleaf pondweed). Our budget envisions us owning and operating our own aquatic harvesting equipment such that we can get out ahead of the proliferation of invasive species every year moving forward, based on the approved aquatic plant management plan from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). As you might notice in the information below, this year 1 budget gives us some "wiggle room" in the form of over $14,000 in cash reserves available for future TBD expenses. As is typical for first year lake districts, the initial budget is developed in good faith, and we will adjust the details moving forward as we learn more about the realities of being good stewards for our beloved Lake Wandawega.