Shorewood Citizen Advocates

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Shorewood budget open house

NOTICE: City Budget Open House

Due to increasing public pressure, Shorewood has scheduled an open house for residents to ask questions and provide comments on the 2025 budget.
 
This is the first time the City has offered this opportunity!

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Shorewood's spending spree

Shorewood’s Spending Spree – $38.2 Million and Growing!

In a little more than 3-1/2 years, the Shorewood City Council and city staff have spent $38.2MM which additionally burdened residents with $23MM in bonding debt.
 
Another $20.5MM in bonding debt is planned in the upcoming years.
 
That’s more than $14,000 per household in debt repayments alone.

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What happened to the lilacs?

What Happened to the Lilacs?

One cannot help but notice the naked branches of lilac bushes in nearly every yard around.
 
SCA has located information below which is cited directly from Fungal Leaf Diseases of Lilac, by the University of Minnesota Extension.

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Shorewood’s $7M budget

Shorewood’s $7M budget

Every penny spent, whether on paper clips or a snow plow, comes from your fees and taxes. The budget is the city’s financial plan for the anticipated expenses over the next fiscal year.
 
As a taxpayer, your participation in the budget process can influence the outcome.

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Shorewood budget open house

5 Things You May Not Know About Shorewood Budgets

At some point, you may have found yourself in a conversation that you had no idea what the other person was talking about because of acronyms and spurious code words. This could likely be said about technology companies, the stock market, manufacturing, the list goes on.
 
City finances and budgets are no exception.

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