City Will Purchase Boxhorn Launch

The city moved forward on a purchase of 3.45 acres of land including the launch site at the Boxhorn Gun Club on Big Muskego Lake.

The common council voted unanimously after closed session discussion to offer $170,000 for the property. The city had been leasing the site from the owners of the Boxhorn Gun Club and had 10 years left in the agreement. However, DNR grant funding is only available on longer term agreements or if the city would own the land, so in the interests of gaining ownership of the lake property, the parks department had recommended purchase.

Improvements to the site had been made in 2002 with the aid of a 50 percent DNR Waterways Commission grant, and further improvements are needed. The land includes 393 feet of frontage on Big Muskego Lake, and includes a storage facility that would be leased back to the original owner for up to a two-year period.

The original resolution authorizes up to $189,500 and sets a closing date of no later than July 24, 2012.