The Tonka Bay city council recently held meetings to summarize the nine-month process, take emotional testimony, questions and opinion from residents and finalize plans for the relocation of the Native American burial soil currently located at the Tonka Bay City Hall parking lot.

With a vote during the June 9th regular Shorewood City Council meeting, council members appear prepared to ignore the clear and unambiguous laws that are in force for municipal water installation.

7/13/2025 update: This proposed amendment to the Subdividion Ordinance is once again on the agenda for approval at the July 14th Shorewood City Council meeting.   During the April 28th Shorewood meeting, the council discussed a proposed amendment to the subdivision ordinance, for 2.5 hours, before tabling...

The massive dirt piled in the Tonka Bay City Hall parking lot is not unnoticed.   In fact, it was a topic for the Sept 28 Tonka Bay Council Meeting where an impressive resident-council-consultant conversation addressed every question and concern in a full-blown “community conversation.”

The land near Lake Minnetonka is home to many Indian burial sites. So, when 5000 yards of soil were removed for Tonka Bay infrastructure projects designated as burial grounds, the reaction was immediate.   Under the supervision of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council (MIAC), tons of soil are now temporarily...

Purple creeping bellflower is an invasive plant from central and southern Europe, west Asia, and the Caucasus. It will easily take over a garden and choke out other plants.

To increase transparency and resident education, below is a quick summary of the Shorewood City Council meeting of June 9, 2025.   Links to the meeting video are included with each item.

Per Shorewood city staff, “Shorewood’s Water Enterprise Fund is projected to run a negative balance by 2026, reaching an approximate $4.5M deficit by 2035 if current policies remain unchanged.”   On June 9, the Shorewood City Council discussed options for funding and expanding municipal water.

On May 30, Deephaven Chief of Police Cory Johnson submitted a message to parents on NextDoor defining what makes an e-bike legal and informing them that their children under age 15 can’t legally operate them.