Council News

SCA attends every City Council meeting so you don’t have to. Don’t be fooled by the appearance of a “routine” agenda. There are always surprises…
 
Here are the simplified highlights of the council actions.

An organized group of residents has succeeded in delaying the Watten Ponds 2 proposed development by petitioning for an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW).
 
Once completed, the document will guide future decisions on the project. For now, the petition puts the project on hold.

Is your privilege to speak at council meetings about to be stifled?
 
The failure of Shorewood mayor Labadie and City Administrator Nevinski to follow city protocol, may affect ALL residents of Shorewood who want or need to participate in city council meetings via Zoom.

SCA attends every City Council meeting so you don’t have to.
 
The agenda this week seemed routine. As it turns out, matters from the floor was “zoom bombed” by three different men not shy about sharing racial epithets and other vitriol that shocked everyone present.

Jan 12, 2026 Shorewood council meeting.
 
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A letter from a Shorewood resident to the Shorewood City Council raised privacy concerns about the Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers (ALPR) installed in the South Lake area.
 
This letter triggered a work session being scheduled on 10/10/2025 to discuss those concerns.

A proposal to send Shorewood Mayor Jennifer Labadie to Washington D.C. at city expense has raised questions from other council members regarding the necessity, purpose and value of that trip.

Per Shorewood city staff, “Shorewood’s Water Enterprise Fund is projected to run a negative balance by 2026, reaching an approximate $4.5M deficit by 2035 if current policies remain unchanged.”
 
On June 9, the Shorewood City Council discussed options for funding and expanding municipal water.