If your neighborhood has Flock Safety cameras mounted at intersections in your city, the FBI may soon be watching every vehicle that passes through, in near real time, without a warrant.

One hundred and twenty-five years ago, Henry Ford's Model T was still seven years away. The Wright Brothers hadn't flown. Women couldn't yet vote. World War I was over a decade in the future.   And a young eastern white pine was taking root at the corner of Birch Bluff and Eureka North.

Are you prepared to take another tax increase?   After a 29.4% tax and services increase over the last 4 years, city finance director Jeanne Schmuck presented city council with a proposed 12% tax increase for 2027.

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!

Some items of interest from the Shorewood council meeting:   - Concern raised over utility bill increases   - Water Connection Program launch   - New hire process discussion

Here are three new, quick and informative articles for readers this week:   - Lights Out   - Monarch Butterflies   - Bird Nests

Deer are everywhere. They are beautiful or destructive, depending on what is (or was) growing on your property.   To make cohabitation with humans less conflictive while keeping the herd healthy, the DNR and local cities recognize the need for management.   SCA first published this article last year....

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 fou...

Some items of interest from the Shorewood council meeting:   - Deer Management Program approval   - Police Joint Powers Conflict   - Fire Chief Hiring Timeline

Since finding out the impact of Flock Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in our cities, SCA has dug into a black hole of surveillance information.   Flock sells itself as a friend of law enforcement and a safety advocate. It often contradicts its own guidelines. Intentional or not, those contradictions...