Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is in Shorewood.   At a recent city council meeting, a resident described in breathtaking detail, their harrowing experience as ICE surrounded a neighboring house: knocking, peering into windows and photographing license plates.

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.

Most South Lake residents don’t know that the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department uses automated license-plate-reader across all four Joint Powers Agreement cities: Shorewood, Excelsior, Greenwood, and Tonka Bay.   Learn more about the uses, questions and concerns surrounding this technology.

If you receive a gas bill from CenterPoint Energy, or electric bill from Xcel Energy you may not know the City of Shorewood has covertly been taking money from you each month for years to increase their revenue.

SCA attends every City Council meeting so you don’t have to.   The agenda this week seemed routine. As it turns out, matters from the floor was “zoom bombed” by three different men not shy about sharing racial epithets and other vitriol that shocked everyone present.

The Eureka Neighborhood Association has asked SCA to publish this article.   It explains their concerns for a new development known as Watten Ponds 2, and their frustrations with the city’s process used to gather public feedback.

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.

Millions!   Higher than necessary city taxes, unspent budget dollars, egregious reserves and overestimating projects are all contributors to higher compounding taxes each year.   How?

SCA attends every City Council meeting so you don’t have to. Don’t be fooled by the appearance of a “routine” agenda. There are always surprises...   Here are the simplified highlights of the council actions.

- Ring/Flock Partnership Cancelled   - Regional Trail Tree Removal   - Squirrels!