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Summary of Shorewood City Council Meeting – March 24, 2025
To increase transparency and resident education, below is a quick summary of the Shorewood City Council meeting of Mar. 24, 2025.
Links to the meeting video are included with each item.
Track the 2025 Hummingbird Migration
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.
Public Hearing or Predetermined?
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.
Deciphering the [Zoning] Code
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?
“Missing Middle” Part II: One Size is Not for All
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.
Summary of Shorewood City Council Meeting – March 10, 2025
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.
The Opposite of Transparency
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.
Be Ready! Times Are Changing
With political and climate change, the likelihood of a disaster affecting our day-to-day lives increases.
Consider, within hours of this writing, Canada threatened to stop exporting electricity to Minnesota, Michigan and New York, potentially affecting millions of customers. Canada subsequently backed down-for now.
If there is a lesson to be learned from this near miss, it is that preparedness is important.
Summary of Shorewood City Council Meeting – Feb. 24, 2025
To increase transparency and resident education, here is a quick summary of the Shorewood City Council meeting of February 24, 2025.
Links to the meeting video have been provided for each item.
