Shorewood resident Barry Brown has analyzed the Long Range Financial Plan (2026 – 2035) for Shorewood. It shows the Tax Levy skyrocketing from $7.5M in 2025 to $16.4M in 2035 – a 118% increase. Also, the city plans to increase its bond debt by another $21.6M between 2026 and 2031.

To increase transparency and resident education, below is a quick summary of the Shorewood City Council meeting of September 22, 2025.

Here are three new, quick and informative articles for readers this week.

Read and watch Barry Brown’s presentation to the Shorewood council regarding his analysis, and the impact to Shorewood taxpayers, of the city’s growing Reserve Funds.

Long time Shorewood resident Rick Stromberg raised concerns about the proposed Shorewood fee increases in an email to the Shorewood City Council. He asked SCA to publish it here.   The opinions expressed here are solely his own.

The Shorewood City Council is set to approve bylaws to impose a code of conduct that outlines “appropriate behaviors and interactions of council members with each other, staff, and residents.” We disagree with the premise and find this to be inconsistent, open-ended and poorly planned.

Shorewood resident Barry Brown has examined several years of Shorewood’s spending for engineering services and has identified a positive trend.   Read his analysis here.

Here are three new, quick and informative articles for readers this week.

MnDOT has developed a comprehensive website to keep the public informed and engaged as it progresses with the Hwy 7 Corridor Study.   It includes public feedback gathered via an online study of design alternatives, pop-up events, an online public meeting and online survey.

Aspens, known for brilliant shades of gold and yellow, create some of the most stunning fall foliage displays.   Anyone who enjoys the beauty of quaking aspens may be a fan of “Pando,” a massive clonal colony of a single male quaking aspen located in south-central Utah.