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Shorewood Resident Calls for Fiscal Sanity
Long time Shorewood resident Greg Larson raises concerns about the significant amount of money Shorewood spends for engineering consultants.
This topic will be discussed at a council work session at 6:00 on Monday, Mar. 23, at Shorewood City Hall.
Here We Go Again! Another $7.50M Engineering Cost
Based on Shorewood’s 2025 Long Range Financial Plan and 10 Year Capital Improvement Plan , over the next 6 years, the estimated charges from engineering firm Bolton & Menk are projected to total $7.5M.
Or, Shorewood could hire four internal staff engineers and save taxpayers $600k per year.
3 Things for You
Here are three new and informative articles for readers this week.
– Ice Out: Welcoming Spring to Lake Minnetonka
– Xcel Energy site
– Ash Borer: A Fatal Invitation
Mar. 9, 2026 Shorewood Council Meeting 3 Minute Read-Flock Action
March 9, 2026 Shorewood council meeting.
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Surveillance on the Agenda: Show Up. Speak Up.
If you have read the SCA articles about the Flock surveillance cameras, this meeting may interest you.
The council will be hearing from those supporting the continuation of surveillance cameras in our city. There is no indication that anyone not supporting surveillance has been included.
Watten Ponds 2nd Addition: Round 2
On February 23rd the Shorewood City Council voted 4-1 in favor of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the proposed Watten Ponds 2nd Addition.
Four days after the vote, Gravity’s attorney notified the city that a lawsuit was imminent if the council did not rescind its resolution.
Trust Broken With Shorewood Administration
How can the city of Shorewood regain the trust of residents after what transpired with the Watten Ponds development project?
One member of council said they have never seen an application brought before council with so many open issues and questions.
Clap Back!
At a recent council meeting, the mayor scolded an audience of nearly 50 attendees for applauding after a resident spoke about raising her children in Shorewood.
The mayor gaveled the residents and said that clapping or any other form of approval would not be allowed.
Shorewood City Council Meeting Feb. 23, 2026
The bulk of the discussion at this meeting was to determine whether to approve an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the proposed Watten Ponds 2nd Addition subdivision.
An EAW is designed to evaluate potential environmental impacts and identify corrective measures before any final approvals.
