Meeting Preview: Little Muskego Lake District Looks to Iron Out Employment, Land Issues

The Little Muskego Lake District meets Thursday night at 7pm and among their agenda items are two that posed a wrinkle at their previous meeting.

The district discussed summer employees who, in part, operate the weed harvesters on the lake from approximately May to September.  While the jobs are understood by all to be seasonal employment, it's possible that language in Wisconsin's employment law may allow for seasonal employees to file a claim if their employment.

The present law states, "at least 90 days must elapse from your first day to your last day with the seasonal employer. You do not have to work 90 days during your employment, but the 90 day period must be during the employer's 'season'."

What potential costs that may mean for the district will be discussed, as well as how the district may need to approach seasonal employees.

In addition, the district will hear again from the Little Muskego Lake Conservancy regarding a grant received from the Holz Foundation. The $30,000 grant was awarded to offset the costs of purchasing land in New Berlin deemed important to the Little Muskego Lake watershed. District members have expressed concern that the Conservancy, which contributed $7,000 toward the land purchase, did not disclose receiving the money until a meeting in September.

Members of both the district and the conservancy have stated that they wanted to work on an agreement to ease tensions that have come up over the grant money.

The district will meet at in the first floor Alderman's room.