Here We Go Again! Another $7.50M Engineering Cost

Based on Shorewood’s 2025 Long Range Financial Plan and 10 Year Capital Improvement Plan , over the next 6 years, the estimated charges from engineering firm Bolton & Menk are projected to total $7.5M. Or, Shorewood could hire four internal staff engineers and save taxpayers $600k per year.

3 Things for You

Here are three new and informative articles for readers this week. - Ice Out: Welcoming Spring to Lake Minnetonka - Xcel Energy site - Ash Borer: A Fatal Invitation

Trust Broken With Shorewood Administration

How can the city of Shorewood regain the trust of residents after what transpired with the Watten Ponds development project? One member of council said they have never seen an application brought before council with so many open issues and questions.

Three Things For This Week

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

Safety or Surveillance?

Flock license-plate cameras are watching us. We did not ask for them, didn’t vote for them, and most residents did not know they were being installed. Now, we live with our movements being watched 24/7.

How Did Shorewood Spend $883k in COVID Relief Funds?

Are you sick of talking about COVID? Pun intended. Well this isn’t really about COVID, it’s about $883k given to the city of Shorewood to protect the citizens of Shorewood and it mostly all went down the drain. Literally!

Watten Ponds 2 Development: Delayed

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.

Three Things For You

- Dangerous Trees - The Red Fox - Snowplow Karma!

How Inflating Project Costs and Budgets Impacts Your Taxes

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

$540k City Tax You Likely Don’t Know About

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.

Shorewood’s Consulting Extravagances

Are consulting services worth the time and money when 80%-90% of the recommendations are never implemented and administration, council members and even mayors rotate out every few years? Cities waste so much money on elaborate consulting ideas that are never implemented. This needs to stop.

3 New Things

- A Mouse in Your House? - Freeman Park Transition - A Stunning Natural DIsplay

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