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Three Things For You
– Emerald Ash Borer and the LRT
– Asian Jumping Worms
– Eastern Moles
Mass Adoption of AI is Happening Is Shorewood Ready?
Mass adoption of AI is happening. Generative AI will reach its peak in the US by 2028. Cities like Chanhassen, Plymouth, Brooklyn Park are already embracing AI and the League of MN Cities has published its 2nd set of AI guidelines as of April 26th, 2026.
SCA: The New Era in Local Journalism
In Shorewood, the retreat of legacy media like the Sun Sailor and other print publications directly enabled the creation of a “news desert”—a dangerous reality that the Shorewood Citizen Advocates (SCA) has stepped in to combat.
June 22, 2026 Shorewood Council Meeting 5 Minute Recap
Some items of interest from the Shorewood council meeting:
– Mill Street water main project cancelled
– Flock ALPR camera contract ending
– Police Coordinating Committee controversy
Youth Program Calls Shorewood Community Center Home
While the Shorewood Community & Event Center (SCEC) has struggled to change its identity from “just for seniors”, a youth program has quietly and successfully used the center as its home base for over a decade.
Who knew?
SCA & Citizens Unite to Transform Engineering Budget
It took two years, resident Barry Brown regularly speaking at council meetings, seven SCA articles and widespread pressure on the city council by residents, to rein in the burgeoning engineering fees charged by Bolton & Menk.
Now, the council has hammered out a compromise we can live with.
Loud Voices: Shorewood Takes On $7.5B Corp.
It started with a letter that flew under the radar: A small bedroom community taking on a $7.5B national company with strong ties to law enforcement, and thanks to determined residents, bagging the spy camera and chasing it out of town.
A true David and Goliath story.
June 8, 2026 Shorewood Council Meeting 3 Minute Recap
Some items of interest from the Shorewood council meeting:
– Flock ALPR camera audit discussion
– Mill Street water main issues
– Excelsior Fire District report
Stealth Policy Changes
At the April 27 Shorewood council meeting, City Administrator Marc Nevinski stated that due to a code change, the city no longer assesses properties for water improvements. SCA carefully monitors activities at the city and his statement surprised even us.
After some research, this is what we found:
