- Shorewood Citizen Advocates

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:

What’s Going On? Ten Shorewood Development Projects

It’s hard to miss all the site preparation and construction activity happening in and around Shorewood.

Read further for descriptions of 10 projects that are in various stages of development

Drilling Down on Municipal Water

On 11/25/2024 the Shorewood council hashed over the ongoing dilemma of the underwater municipal water fund.

It discussed incentives for residents, who have existing “stubs” to connect to the municipal water system. The council also laid out some ideas for a more “mandatory” approach.

Get up close and personal with Bald Eagles

Once a rare sighting in the area, bald eagles are now a daily occurrence seen soaring above the Lake Minnetonka area, including on the southwest end of the lake and on the eastern bays.

The Dirt on the Tonka Bay Dirt

The massive dirt piled in the Tonka Bay City Hall parking lot is not unnoticed.

In fact, it was a topic for the Sept 28 Tonka Bay Council Meeting where an impressive resident-council-consultant conversation addressed every question and concern in a full-blown “community conversation.”