Council News
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.
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
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
August 24, 2026 Shorewood Council Meeting 5 Minute Recap
Some items of interest from the Shorewood council meeting:
– Shorewood Community & Event Center Support
– SLMPD Coordinating Committee Discussion
– Fire Department Amendment Review
August 10, 2026 Shorewood Council Meeting 4 Minute Recap
Some items of interest from the Shorewood council meeting:
– Highway 7 Safety Study
– Excelsior Fire District Budget:
– South Lake Minnetonka Police Budget
July 27, 2026 Shorewood Council Meeting 3 Minute Recap
Some items of interest from the Shorewood council meeting:
– SLMPD 2027 Budget Proposal
– Pavement Management Plan
– Club Lane Demolition Assessment
City Staff Omissions: Mistakes or Intentional?
On June 22, 2026, resident Tom Murtha spoke to the Shorewood City Council about serious problems with the City’s actions in the appeal of the Council’s decision to require an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the Watten Ponds project.
He submitted his statement to SCA for publication.
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.