Shorewood Citizen Advocates

Building positive change through communication, education and advocacy
Silence

What’s Your Beef?

Convincing residents to speak at a city council meeting on almost anything is a challenge, unless it directly affects their property. Explanations vary from busy schedules to general discomfort when speaking on camera.
 
Now there is another reason: A council member who implied he does not want to be bothered by people bringing their “beef” before the council.

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Security camera

Automated License Plate Reading Comes to Town

After a presentation by South Lake Minnetonka Police Department (SLMPD), the Shorewood City Council approved the installation of a Flock Safety camera system during their regular meeting on October 23, 2023.
 
The Public Safety Aid awarded to cities in the 2023 legislative session was used to fund the camera system, which includes four cameras: one for each city in the SLMPD service area.

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infected ash tree

What’s happening on the trail?

The Hennepin County Rail Authority is currently removing diseased and dead ash trees along the Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail corridor in Shorewood.
 
Work began the week of December 6, 2021, and aims to address the threat posed by the invasive emerald ash borer.

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Freeman Park sign

Freeman Park’s First Year of Change

Prof. Mike Schuster and his team of researchers from the University of Minnesota are studying alternative buckthorn management strategies in Freeman Park’s western section.
 
This research focuses on methods aimed at exhausting the plant without relying on herbicides.

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Handcuffs

Outgoing Shorewood Council Attempts to Restrict Their Successors

Update 12/1/2024 – The proposal to implement council bylaws was tabled until next year after the new council members are seated.
 
Since the middle of October, the Shorewood City Council has devoted all or part of 3 work sessions to discuss adding proposed “bylaws” to govern council operations and member’s behavior.
 
While clearly within the rights of the council to enact these “bylaws”, the details and timing of this initiative are concerning and raise quite a few questions. Here are just a few:

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