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Public Process Matters
Background: What started as just another Shorewood City Council meeting on Apr. 22, quickly became “suspicious” for what was said, and not said. Before the Council could approve the agenda, administrator Nevinski removed items 2H and 6C. He did not explain what those items were for the audience. He only said there were “notice issues and concerns.” This may have left viewers confused as no
6 Takeaways from the April 22 Shorewood Council meeting
View the full meeting here. (Links to video of each discussion for a deeper dive.) There were 11 items on the Consent agenda-9 passed without verbal identification by the mayor, or discussion by the Council. Matters from the Floor included presentations on Requesting support for SoHi Community Park, Buckthorn project at Freeman Park, and Failure by the city to provide statutory notice for discussion of
Updated – Misuse of City Resources by Shorewood Mayor – Again!
Update April 25, 2024 On April 8, 2024, the City of Shorewood sent an email with the title “Message from the Mayor-April 2024”. The mundane content of this email was more appropriate for the monthly ShoreReport newsletter. This once again appears to be a blatant misuse of city resources for shameless self-promotion by Jennifer Labadie. Also included in this ‘message” was a link to “State
Residents Make a Difference: Shorewood Freeman Park Cleanup
Update: The next volunteer clean-up at Freeman Park is May 11, 9:00-noon. A massive effort took place on April 11 making significant headway in the removal of the buckthorn debris. 30+ residents volunteered to remove buckthorn fragments left behind by the deforestation equipment. Volunteers worked primarily in Area 1 (see map) and completed approximately 50% debris cleanup. Members of Scout troops 409 and 424 were
2024 Metropolitan Mosquito Control
There was nothing normal about the winter of 2023-24. Unseasonably warm temperatures and a lack of snowfall for much of December through February gave way to relatively cool temperatures and moderate precipitation in late March and early April. In early spring, mosquitoes tend to stay in the water as larvae for longer. As air temperatures rise, the larvae begin to emerge as adult mosquitoes. The
Hummingbirds, Cicadas & Cicada Killer Wasps
Update: Reader RA, of Chaska, reported seeing a hummingbird looking for a feeder, in his yard, on April 14. Spring is here and so is news on some of our favorite–and possibly less favorite–natural neighbors. According to UpNorthNews, hummingbirds are on their way north, expected to reach Minnesota and Wisconsin in another week (approx. April 20), depending on warm southerly winds. As of April 12,
Shorewood City Water Report: “Forever Chemicals”
Note: Water quality, testing and standards are complicated. SCA recommends you contact any of the sources in this article for more clarity. Private wells are not tested by the City. Learn more about how to test your private well. The EPA just announced a first-ever National Drinking Water Standard to protect 100M people from PFAS pollution. This comes with $1B in funding for mitigation. Overview: Shorewood
STAND-OFF: Government v. Process
At the Monday, April 8th Shorewood Council meeting, the 3 attending members, (Labadie, Zerby and Callies*), without discussion, voted to approve the blanket spraying of Freeman and Manor Park soccer fields with an unspecified weedkiller. The recommendation by the contractor was for 6 applications per year, for up to 2 years. *All three are up for re-election this Fall. See it all here in the
Compliments: Street Inspector’s SeeClickFix Response
Typically the Shorewood SeeClickFix response to tree-utility wire conflict has been to push it back to residents to figure out–or ignore the request completely. The street inspector has taken a more customer friendly approach, and SCA appreciates his good work! See the image below.
