The Little St. Germain Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District was created on January 15, 1980 by order of the Vilas County Board of Supervisors upon being petitioned by the Little St. Germain Lake Association. The county board found that all requirements of Chapter 33 of the Wisconsin Statutes had been satisfied.
The actual resolution adopted by the county board was prepared prior to modern electronic documentation. A copy of the type written resolution has been scanned and saved on this website in pdf format. The two page document can be seen be clicking on the following links: Page 1 Page 2
The district is defined by geographic boundaries. All properties within those boundaries, except those specifically referenced in the legal description of the district, constitute the make-up of the district and are subject to tax levies authorized by the majority of eligible voters in attendance at annual meetings of the district. A larger pdf version of the following district boundaries map can be accessed by clicking HERE.
The legal description of the territory within the district boundaries was revised by the Board of Commissioners in late 2009. Vilas County tax records were amended accordingly to ensure that 2009 property tax bills (payable in 2010) were prepared in accordance with the revised description. Although the boundaries of the district were not amended, the description of the boundaries was updated to more accurately reflect the boundary lines. In addition, off-water properties within the district boundaries, but not having deeded access to the lake, were declared exempt from the district.
The current legal description of the Little St. Germain Lake District is as follows:
The Little St. Germain Lake P & R District lies in the following quarter-quarter sections and Gov’t. Lots, Sections and Townships:
Part of Gov’t. Lot 1, the NW1/4-SW1/4 and the SW1/4-NW1/4, Section 19, T 40 N, R 9 E, Town of Cloverland;
Part of Gov’t. Lots 1 and 2, Section 30, T 40 N, R 9 E, Town of Cloverland;
Part of Gov’t. Lots 1, 2 and 3, Section 23, T 40 N, R 8 E, Town of St. Germain;
Part of Gov’t. Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, the NE1/4-SE1/4, and the SE1/4-NE1/4, Section 24, T 40 N, R 8 E, Town of St. Germain;
Part of Gov’t. Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, the SW1/4-NE1/4, and the SE1/4-NW1/4, Section 25, T 40 N, R 8 E, Town of St. Germain;
Part of Gov’t. Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, and the NE1/4-SE1/4, Section 26, T 40 N, R 8 E, Town of St. Germain;
Part of Gov’t. Lot 1, the NE1/4-SE1/4, and the SW1/4-SE1/4, Section 27, T 40 N, R 8 E, Town of St. Germain;
Part of Gov’t. Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, the NW1/4-NW1/4, and the SE1/4-SE1/4, Section 34, T 40 N, R 8 E, Town of St. Germain;
Part of Gov’t. Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, and the SW1/4-NW1/4, Section 35, t 40 N, R 8 E, Town of St. Germain;All in Vilas County, Wisconsin, and shall be described as follows:
Beginning at the Southeast corner of Section 34, T 40 N, R 8 E, thence North on the Section line to the Northerly R/W line of Highway 70 and the Place of Beginning, thence Westerly and Northerly along the Northerly and Easterly R/W line of said Hwy. 70 to the centerline of Sunset Boulevard, thence Easterly along the centerline of Sunset Boulevard to the centerline of Hiawatha Drive, thence Northerly along the centerline of Hiawatha Drive and Northerly extension thereof to the North line of Section 34, thence East along the North line of Section 34 to the Northerly R/W line of Tobin Lange Road, thence Westerly and Northerly along the Northerly and Easterly R/W line of Tobin Lange Road to the Southerly R/W line of Birchwood Drive, thence Northeasterly and Easterly along the Southerly R/W line of Birchwood Drive though Section 27, 26, 23 and 24, T 40 N, R 8 E to the East line of Section 24 and the Westerly R/W line of Birchwood Drive, thence Southerly along the Westerly R/W line of Birchwood Drive through Sections 19 and 30, T 40 N, R 9 E, to the East-West 1/4 line of Section 30, thence West on the East-West 1/4 line of Section 30 to the East 1/4 corner of Section 25, T 40 N, R 8 E, thence North on the East line of Section 25, 519.38 feet to the Northerly line of Parcel Number 24-1169, thence Southwesterly, Northerly, Northwesterly and Westerly along the Northerly line of Parcel Number 24-1169 to the Easterly end of Forest Hills Drive, thence Westerly along the Northerly R/W line of Forest Hills Drive and Shields Road to the East line of Section 26, T 40 N, R 8 E, thence South along the East line of Sections 26 and 35, T 40 N, R 8 E, to the Northerly R/W line of Highway 70, thence Westerly along the Northerly R/W line of Highway 70 to the Southwest corner of Parcel Number 24-2355-06, thence Northerly along the Westerly line of Parcel Numbers 24-2355-06 and 24-2338 to the Southerly line of Parcel Number 24-2345, thence Westerly along the Southerly line of Parcel Number 24-2345 to the Easterly R/W line of Lindstrom Lane, thence Northerly and Westerly along the Easterly and Northerly R/W line of Lindstrom Lane to the Southwest corner of Parcel Number 24-2344, thence Northerly along the Westerly line of Parcel Number 24-2344 to the Northwest corner of Parcel Number 24-2344, thence East along the North line of Parcel Number 24-2344 to the Easterly R/W line of Gessert Road, thence Northerly along the Easterly R/W line of Gessert Road to the Northerly R/W line of Kuehne Road, thence Westerly along the Northerly R/W line of Kuehne Road to the West line of Section 35, T 40 N, R 8 E, thence South along the West line of Section 35 to the Place of Beginning.Excepting therefrom all off-water parcels within the district boundaries not having deeded access to Little St. Germain Lake.
Lake districts are authorized by Chapter 33 of the Wisconsin Statutes. As a form of governmental entity with tax levying powers, lake districts are subject to the same open meetings, open records and ethics laws as any other form of government. Lake districts do not function with bylaws, but under the stipulations of Chapter 33 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Chapter 33 can be viewed on-line by clicking HERE (external link). A more user friendly version of Chapter 33 has been created within a book titled People of the Lakes: A Guide for Wisconsin Lake Organizations. It can be reviewed and/or ordered on-line at the "WI Lakes Partnership" website by clicking HERE (external link).