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Council Talks Community Center Future
Shorewood will take over senior programming at the SCEC Jan. 1, 2027.
On Oct. 12 the Council debated the center’s mission, membership fees, staffing and marketing. A spirited discussion ended without measurable goals, accountability and projected costs to taxpayers.
Oct. 12, 2026 Shorewood Council Meeting 3 Minute Recap
A very light agenda for this meeting.
There were several speakers during Matters From the Floor that are recapped here.
SCA Attacked!
Early in the morning on Thursday 10/15/2026, our website, ShorewoodCitizenAdvocates.com, was the victim of a Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDoS) that continues today.
The good news is that once we identified the issue affecting our website, we were able to counteract the attack.
Meet the Candidates for Shorewood City Council
Shorewood Citizen Advocates is pleased to present the following profiles of the candidates for Shorewood City Council.
With no one else filing for election, Guy and Eric will be sworn in and begin their four year terms in January 2027.
City Hoards Taxpayer Money
Shorewood has a money problem. They have too much!
At what point does prudent saving become hoarding at your expense?
Sept. 28, 2026 Shorewood Council Meeting 5 Minute Recap
Some items of interest from the Shorewood council meeting:
– 2025 Financil Audit
– Matters From the Floor Rules
– Bolton & Menk Contract
“Shorewood’s Reserve Policy”Put Through the AI Test
We asked ChatGPT to review Shorewood’s Reserve Policy. In its simplest term, reserves are a savings account that the city holds in case of emergency.
Shorewood City Council has adopted a Reserve Policy of 35% – 50% of next year’s expenses.
Disrespectful. Angry. Unprofessional.
Those are just three of the adjectives that come to mind when describing the behavior of Shorewood Mayor Jennifer Labadie at the Sept. 14, 2026 council meeting.
What should have been a routine clarification of the rules for Matters From the Floor became a demonstration of high-handedness by Labadie.
Sept. 14, 2026 Shorewood Council Meeting 5 Minute Recap
Some items of interest from the Shorewood council meeting:
– 2027 Preliminary Budget & Tax Levy
– SCEC Operational Analysis
– Galpin Lake Trail Grant
