Who doesn’t enjoy a hummingbird?
These little creatures defy the odds as they migrate from Mexico to Canada, while entertaining bird watchers along the way.
Track their progress courtesy of Hummingbird Central.
Shorewood residents that have signed up for Ordinance Notification/Public Notice from the city received an email on Thursday 3/20/2025.
This email contained a Notice of Public Hearing for the Shorewood Planning Commission to consider several items related to rezoning 6 individual land parcels, a conditional use permit on another and multiple potential ordinance changes.
Three problems stand out with this notice.
You have received a notice of public hearing for a zoning issue in your city. Now what?
Do you feel like it is code for something about something? Wondering how it affects you?
The Minnesota Legislature is reconsidering a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing the state’s housing shortage by promoting the development of “missing middle” (M2) housing. M2 proposes to offer options that bridge the gap between single-family homes and large apartment complexes.
This is a revised version of the bill that made its way through the legislature in 2024, without passage.
To increase transparency and resident education, below is a quick summary of the Shorewood City Council meeting of March 10, 2025.
Links to the meeting video are included with each item.
On February 18, 2024 the Shorewood City Council, along with key city staffers, held what they referred to as a “retreat” at the Shorewood Community & Event Center. This was essentially an all-day work session to discuss strategic priorities and several other key topics.
What made this different from any other work session was that it was structured to discourage public attendance and the ability to review the meeting after the fact.
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