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.
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.
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March 9, 2026 Shorewood council meeting.
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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.
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.