Council News
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.
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:
Success: Speaking up Works!
Over the past year, 15 residents have presented 6 major topics to Shorewood City Council members. These residents have made a positive impact: Which means the city council is paying closer attention to public input.
You can be heard too!
Excelsior Fire District Chief Mackey Terminated
The Excelsior Fire District Joint Powers Authority board convened over multiple sessions to review independent investigation reports and consider disciplinary action against Fire Chief Curt Mackey.
On April 8, they voted 3–2 to terminate Chief Mackey, effective immediately.
Mill Street Mire: Will You Pay for the Water Main?
Mill Street trail construction has started as part of a larger Hennepin County job. Shorewood owns a segment of the trail. As is now common with recent Shorewood projects, the council agreed it made sense to install the pipe.
But, the real question remains: Who pays and when?
Surveillance on the Agenda: Show Up. Speak Up.
If you have read the SCA articles about the Flock surveillance cameras, this meeting may interest you.
The council will be hearing from those supporting the continuation of surveillance cameras in our city. There is no indication that anyone not supporting surveillance has been included.
Watten Ponds 2nd Addition: Round 2
On February 23rd the Shorewood City Council voted 4-1 in favor of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the proposed Watten Ponds 2nd Addition.
Four days after the vote, Gravity’s attorney notified the city that a lawsuit was imminent if the council did not rescind its resolution.
Watten Ponds 2 Development: Delayed
An organized group of residents has succeeded in delaying the Watten Ponds 2 proposed development by petitioning for an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW).
Once completed, the document will guide future decisions on the project. For now, the petition puts the project on hold.
An Embarrassing Failure
Is your privilege to speak at council meetings about to be stifled?
The failure of Shorewood mayor Labadie and City Administrator Nevinski to follow city protocol, may affect ALL residents of Shorewood who want or need to participate in city council meetings via Zoom.
