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Toxins in Drinking Water: Not a Dry Subject
Is your drinking water actually safe—or just marketed that way?
PFAS chemicals are infiltrating municipal systems at unsettling rates, while cities offer reassurance that doesn’t always match reality.
The truth is blunt: even the smallest amount of PFAS is too much.
Three Things
Here are three new, quick and informative articles for readers this week.
• Keeping Flock on the Radar
• 14 Lake Area Mayors Consider a Lobbyist
• Talking Turkey
Broadband Service: A Tangle of Options
The long-awaited broadband has come to town.
In its wake is a tangle of questions, confusing options and contracts, who has what service, at what cost, when and for how long.
3 Things to Talk About on Thanksgiving
Here are 3 new articles for Thanksgiving week.
• Xcel Energy Leaves Shorewood with Redevelopment Options
• E-bike shopping? Buyer Beware
• Shoreline Fire District: Firestorm Resolved
Flock Surveillance Cameras: What You Should Know
Most South Lake residents don’t know that the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department uses automated license-plate-reader across all four Joint Powers Agreement cities: Shorewood, Excelsior, Greenwood, and Tonka Bay.
Learn more about the uses, questions and concerns surrounding this technology.
A Call for Clear Communication in Shorewood
Editor’s Note: On November 3, 2025, the City of Shorewood sent an email to subscribers regarding Hwy 7 improvements.
In response, Shorewood resident Alan Yelsey sent the following email to all city council members, City Administrator Marc Nevinski and City Planner Jake Griffiths.
Three New Things
Here are three new, quick and informative articles for readers this week.
• Are Woolly Bears Winter Predictors?
• Hennepin County Plans North Arm Access Improvements
• A Facelift for the Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail
Automated License Plate Reader Privacy Concerns
A letter from a Shorewood resident to the Shorewood City Council raised privacy concerns about the Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers (ALPR) installed in the South Lake area.
This letter triggered a work session being scheduled on 10/10/2025 to discuss those concerns.
