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Mill Street Mire: Will You Pay for the Water Main?

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Mill Street trail construction has started as part of a larger Hennepin County job. Shorewood owns a segment of the trail. As is now common with recent Shorewood projects, the council agreed it made sense to install the pipe.   But, the real question remains: Who pays and when?

Death Debt & Taxes

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  $34.5M Debt!   117% Tax Increase!   Shorewood is headed for a tsunami of debt. Based on city council’s approval of the 2026 Long-Term Financial Management and Capital Improvement Plans the city is continuing an unprecedented spending spree never seen before.

Shorewood City Council Never Says “NO” to spending YOUR MONEY

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In 4 short years since 2022 Shorewood’s Administrative budget has increase $314,670 or 35.19% to a whopping $1,208,620 in 2025.   The city’s debt has more than tripled in the last 7 years.   Continuing on this spending spree will drive long-term residents and retirees out of the city.

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

Shorewood's spending spree
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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