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Feb. 9, 2026 Shorewood Council Meeting 90 Second Facts
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.

Watten Ponds 2 Development: Delayed
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.

An Embarrassing Failure
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.

How Inflating Project Costs and Budgets Impacts Your Taxes
Millions!
Higher than necessary city taxes, unspent budget dollars, egregious reserves and overestimating projects are all contributors to higher compounding taxes each year.
How?

ICE is in Shorewood
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is in Shorewood.
At a recent city council meeting, a resident described in breathtaking detail, their harrowing experience as ICE surrounded a neighboring house: knocking, peering into windows and photographing license plates.

Jan. 26, 2026 Shorewood Council Meeting 90 Second Facts
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.

$540k City Tax You Likely Don’t Know About
If you receive a gas bill from CenterPoint Energy, or electric bill from Xcel Energy you may not know the City of Shorewood has covertly been taking money from you each month for years to increase their revenue.

Shorewood’s Consulting Extravagances
Are consulting services worth the time and money when 80%-90% of the recommendations are never implemented and administration, council members and even mayors rotate out every few years?
Cities waste so much money on elaborate consulting ideas that are never implemented.
This needs to stop.
