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December 2002 Shore Report2002 M 0 40A i THE iNSIDE Recycling News Senior Corner .................. Early Shorewood......... Council Activities ........ Park/Trail Talk ................ a a Budget 2003 ............. 4 4P P Y ........ 6 6 Dog License App....... Insert Public Safety Facility Underway ORK HAS BEGUN FOR THE construction of the new, combined Excelsior Fire District West Station and South Lake Minnetonka Police Department headquarters. A groundbreaking event on Saturday, November 9, marked the culmination of five - and -a -half years of planning and agreement among the five cities of the South Lake Minnetonka area. The EFD West /SLMPD r station, a$ 10 million project that will provide approximately 58,000 square feet of space, is expected to be ready for occupancy by the end of 2003. The Excelsior Fire District will have a two- station system. The second facility, a 5,600 square -foot EFD East Station, will be built on the Deephaven municipal campus. Groundbreaking for this project is scheduled for mid -April 2003. Planning /Park Commission openings , O O U 4 4� w ti w P OSITIONS ON THE PLANNING and Park commissions are open to Shorewood residents through January 6. Both Commissions act as advisory boards to the City Council. The Planning Commission meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month; the Park Commission meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Additional meetings are sometimes needed. Questions about the role of a Commissioner can be answered by calling City Hall, (952) 474- 3236. The Council will appoint the positions Election Results T HE CITY OF SHOREWOOD election results were as follows: Mayor Woody Love was re- elected to a 2 -year term. Council Members Christine Liz& and Scott Zerby were re- elected to the City Council for 2 -year, at -large terms joining Council Members John Garfunkel and Laura Turgeon. Complete City election results are posted at City Hall and can be found on the City's Web site. Hennepin County election results can be found on the County's Web site at wwwco.hennepin.mn.us. State -wide election results can be found on the Secretary of State's Web site at wwwsos.state.mn.us. Elections... Continued on page 7 in January. If you are interested in serving a three -yea . term on either Commission, please submit letter of interest and/or a resume to: Craig Dawson, City Administrator City of Shorewood 5755 Country Club Road Shorewood, MN 55331 FAX: (952) 474 -0128 E -mail: cityhall @ci.shorewood.mn.us Upcoming City Meetings and Ev 1. V2 7.00 Truth In Taxation tfie<riny 213 7= Planning Commission t4eeting 12/10 7.00 Park Commission Meeting 1 2116 7 :00 City Counicil Meeting 12/24-25 holiday, City Hall Closed 11 Holiday, City Hall Closed See inside for Council Gable Schedule. Meeting Minutes and Agendas are available on the City Web site, www.ci.shorewood to mus after they are approved. THE SHORE REPORT/ December 2002 Recycling News Be Creative with No -Waste Holiday Ideas Gift Wrapping Tips H ERE ARE SOME GREAT ideas for gift wrapping alternatives: * S carves /handkerchiefs/b andannas *Old posters and maps *Pages from a child's coloring book taped together *Old sheet music *Newspaper *Last year's holiday paper (press with warm iron if wrinkled), *Wallpaper scraps *Home -sewn cloth bags *Fabric scraps *A present in a present (jewelry in wooden box, cookies in a reusable tin or cookie jar, kitchen gifts in towels) *A plain box decorated with leftover glitter, paint, and markers, *Reusable decorative bags *A "Hollywood box ": individually wrap or decorate the top and bottom of a box with a separate lid; encourage the recipient to reuse the box *Purchase wrapping paper made from recycled paper. No -Waste Holiday Ideas R EDUCE WASTE AND GIVE " green gifts" during the holiday season. Consider giving gifts this year that are not resource- consuming. Some of the most favored and remembered gifts are those we can make ourselves. Consider the impact ofyour gift. Is it environmentally friendly and safe for children? Will it be Recycling dates for Christmas and New Year weeks are: Mainland Thurs., December 26 Mainland Thurs., January 2 Island Fri., December 27 Island Fri., January 3 To receive more information or to register for any of thefollowing events please call the Southshore Center at (952) 474 -7635. Tuesday, December 3, 8 -10 am, Senior Shopping Morning at Target. Friday, December 6, 12:45 pm, Winter Driving Tips by JoAnne Boche, Traffic Safety Consultant for AAA. No charge. The Center will be closed December 24 and 25 for Christmas and December 31 and January 1 for the New Years Holiday. Wednesday, December 11, 9:30 am, Minneapolis Shopping Trip, view the 8th floor display at Marshall Field's and have lunch on your own. The bus will leave Minneapolis at 2 pm. Call the center to reserve a spot. Cost: $8. Saturday, December 14, 11 am -1 pm, Snack with Santa, Families are invited to come for a free visit with Santa. At 11:30 am Nancy and Her Friends will offer a free ventriloquist program. If you would like to buy a lunch please make a reservation by Thursday, December 12. Lunch includes a hot dog, chips, cookie and a drink for $2.50. Monday, December 16, Noon, Holiday Dinner and Party, Entertainment by the Tillman Trio following lunch. Reservations due byDecember 11. Cost: $4. Transportation to the center is available through Diai A -Ride at (952) 474 -7441. www.ci.shorewood.mn.us reusable? Is it recyclable or made from recycled materials? • Purchase holiday cards made from recycled paper or make your own from items found around the home. • Help someone recycle - give a can crusher, a set of recycling bins or a recycling cart. • Give an experience (for example, a ride in a hot air balloon or day trip on a train). • Give a garden! Seeds, gloves, tools, etc. • Create a family recipe book. • Membership to a museum or nonprofit organization. • Theater tickets. • Reusable lunch bag. Compost bin. • Bird feeder and seed. • Shutoff -timer for watering the lawn. For more ideas visit: www.co.hennepin.mn.uslenvironmentalI envhome.html. M a Christmas Tree ��,. ■ 1�l�NAl+A1 A LTHOUGH MOST GARBAGE haulers will provide curbside pick -up service of your Christmas trees, Hennepin County will accept Christmas trees at two sites January 6 through 25. NRG Transfer Station 630 Malcom Av SE Minneapolis M -F, 8 AM — 4 PM NRG Shakopee Compost Site 14800 Johnson Mem. Hwy. (Hwy. 169) Louisville Township M- F, 7Am -4Pm Sat., 8 AM — 4 Pm No wreaths or other decorations with metal will be accepted. All tree stands, ornaments and plastic bags must be removed from trees. Flocked trees are acceptable. Questions? Call NRG at (952) 946 -6999. For information on curbside pick -up, please call your garbage hauler. ED 2 Council Activities Since the last newsletter, the City Council: • Received commissioned artwork by Greta Dolce, student at Minnetonka High School, depicting the ten cities served by Minnetonka Community Education Services (MCES) as part of a quarterly report given by Tad Shaw, Shorewood's representative to MCES. Thank you for the beautiful artwork, Greta and MCES! • Heard a presentation by Greg DeJute regarding the rehabilitation of the Gideon marker, located at County Road 19 and Glen Road, undertaken as part of his Eagle Scout project. • Denied a request from BFI, Inc., to change the refuse pick -up date on the Islands. As of November 1, 2002, refuse collection and recycling collection should occur on each Thursday for Island residents. • Set the City's Dog Licensing Fee at $10 for 2003. Residents are encouraged to license dogs each year for the safety of the animal. • Established an Absentee Ballot Board and reviewed changes in the General Election process due to the death of Senator Wellstone. N The only regular meeting of the City Council in December is Monday, December 16. The Council will hold the special Truth -In- Taxation hearing on Monday, December 2 Council on Cable City Council meetings are broadcast on Cable Channel 8 at: November 25 Meeting TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 9:30 PM / THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5 9:30''Af�' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1:3 PM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 AT 5:30 PM December 16 Meeting TUESDAY, DECEMBER .17, 9:30 AM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 9:30 PM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1:30 PM TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 9:30 PM T HE SHORE REFORT /DECEMBER 2002 Help Wanted Rink Attendants T HE CITY IS ACCEPTING applications for warming house attendants. Positions are open to people 16 years of age and older. The position offers flexible hours in the afternoons, on weekends and during winter break. Warming Houses are open mid - December to mid - February, weather permitting. Call City Hall at (952) 474 -3236 or stop in for an application for this position. M Shorewood's Beginning I N 1971 AMrNNETONKA SuN newspaper article, Shorewood was described as "a place of homes, of 4,181 people. nothing more." The article went on to explain that there were a few gas stations, churches and a boat marina, but residents had to go to Excelsior or elsewhere for most things they needed. Our community has grown considerably from its start of approximately 2,000 residents in 1956. Our population has reached almost 8,000 and our commercial growth, although not extreme, now allows us to buy grocery and medical items within our city limits. Shorewood's history as a village began in 1956. But there was a previous attempt to incorporate one year earlier. In 1955 the property in Excelsior Township (an area separate from the Village of Excelsior) failed an attempt to become a village. According to former village attorney Frank Kelly, people did not like the chosen name -- Hiawatha. Many thought it to be "clumsy and lengthy ". One year later a second attempt was successful using the name Shorewood. Credit for the Shorewood name has been given to Dud Kendrick, the first mayor of Shorewood. And so it began, thanks to the persistence of some of our early residents. C www.ci.shorewood.mn.us Park /Trail Talk The Ice Is Coming! HE ARRIVAL OF temperatures consistently below freezing sends some of us inside with a large cup of hot cocoa, but many residents are more eager to throw on their parkas and head to Shorewood ice rinks! Dependent upon weather conditions, the skating season begins mid- December and ends mid - February, 2003. Warming houses are at the parks ready to go, and the City has slated the following hours of operation: Monday — Friday............ 3:30 — 9 PM Saturday .........................11 AM — 9 PM Sunday ............................12 PM — 9 PM Holiday Break (12/23 -1/3) 9 AM — 9 PM CLOSES AT 3:30, 12/24; CLOSED DECEMBER 25 AND JANUARY 1. Closing times may vary slightly if rink is not in use or an attendant is not available. Warming houses will be posted when closed. Hockey rinks are occasionally scheduled for team hockey practices. These schedules are posted at the warming house. Warming house hours are posted. Badger, Manor and Cathcart parks have both free skating facilities and warming houses operated by rink attendants. Badger and Cathcart also have hockey boards and nets. Silverwood Park has a pond, which is groomed for a free skating rink when the ice is determined to be safe. Q A Note to Parents and Skaters T IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE arrangements in advance to pick up children at the end of their skating time. The telephones in the warming houses are for emergency use only and will be locked when the attendant is outside. The 10 PM curfew for juveniles 14 and younger will be enforced. Rink attendants are required to follow City regulations themselves, and to see to it that others do the same. Comments regarding rink operations should be directed to City Hall, (952) 474-3236.0 3 THE SHORE REPORT/ DECEMBER 2002 City of Shorewood 2003 City Budget City Property Taxes Pay for Basic Services — Public Works 20° Ol I4 io Parks 6% Police and fire protection remains our top priority. Demands for these services are increasing. About 2/5 of city taxes are allocated to public safety. Public Works are another high priority. One - fifth of your City property tax dollar pays for Police & Fire maintenance, plowing and reconstruction. 40% Parks, trails and open space account for another 6% of City property taxes. Most park programs are fee - supported. Many services, like water and sewer utilities, are supported by user fees and other resources. apital Improvement Projects Proposed T HE SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL is considering several Capital Improvements to its infrastructure. Sewer system improvements include refurbishment of Lift stations 8, 15, and 18 (Shady Island and Birch Bluff) and the installation of auto - dialers on the lift stations. Funds have also been designated for Inflow and Infiltration projects. Capital improvements that are being considered for the Water system include the Woodhaven Well Inter- connection; Inspection and Design of the Badger Wellhouse; installation of eyewash and shower wells; and the first of three years of the Water Meter Radio Read project. These projects will be considered by the Shorewood City Council at their Truth -In- Taxation Budget Public Hearing meeting on Monday, December 2, 2002. Please contact the Engineering Department at (952) 474- 3236 if you have questions about the proposed Capital Improvement Projects. uucayeL nedrirJys City of Shorewood Monday, December 2, 7 pm City Council Chambers 5755 Country Club Road Shorewood, MN 55331 952.474.3236 Hennepin County Thursday, December 5, 5:30 pm Commissioners' Board Room A -2400 Government Center Minneapolis, MN 55438 612.348.5433 Minnetonka School District #276 Tuesday, December 3, 7 pm Community Room, District Service Center 5621 Co. Rd. 101 S Minnetonka, MN 55345 952.401.5024 Westonka Public Schools Tuesday, December 3, 7:30 pm Media Center, Shirley Hills Primary School 2450 Wilshire Blvd Mound MN 55364 952.491.8021 Your input on our budgets is both welcomed and appreciated! www.ci.shorewood.mmus 4 THE SHORE REPORT /December 2002 City of Shorewood Your 2003 Property Taxes Proposed Property, Tax Notice Y ou SHOULD HAVE received a notice from Hennepin County about the property taxes your school district, county and city can collect in 2003. Your actual taxes may be lower than the proposed tax on your notice. These are the maximum taxes that can be levied. Your actual tax statement will arrive in the spring. Sample Proposed 2003 Property Tax For an Average Shorewood Home ($265,000) County $1,306 City 823 School 1,000 Metro Districts' 98 Other Districts 120 Sold Waste Fee 50 Total $3,397 If you have any questions about the proposed budget or about your property taxes, please contact the Finance Department at (952) 474 -3236. Your Property Tax Dollars At Work About one-fourth of your property tax dollar goes to the City of Shorewood. Schoc 29 °k Shorewood 24% Other 8% T HE PAST Two legislation sessions dramatically changed our state's property taxation system. Most significantly, Shorewood lost its entire $427,000 allocation of state aid. This means that over two - thirds of city operations must now be funded by property taxes. The state also assumed more responsibility for school funding. As a result, a greater share of your property tax dollar now goes to Hennepin County and the City of Shorewood. ewer and Water Rate Changes HE SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL is considering sewer and water rate increases for 2003. The last time sewer and water rates were changed was in 1999. The Metro Council Environmental Services has increased the rate they charge the City to process sewer discharge. Therefore the City Council will consider a rate change from $60 to $70 per quarter per household in order to assure the sewer fund will remain self - supporting. This rate is still lower than the $75 average quarterly sewer rate for surrounding communities. Water rates may increase gradually over a three -year period. The base rate for water in 2003 would change from $23.25 to $25.00. The first 10,000 gallons usage is included in this base rate. The rate for 10,000- 50,000 gallons usage would increase from $1.50 to $1.95 per thousand gallons. For usage greater than 50,000 gallons per quarter, the rate would change from $1.75 to $2.75 per thousand. The quarterly cost for an average household that uses 30,000 gallons would be about $64.00. The City Council has also considered an inflationary increase in the Stormwater Management rate from $3.75 to $5.04 per quarter. This rate was set in 1993 and has not been changed since. The community average rate is $5.50 per quarter. Lastly, the recycling rate would increase from $1.50 per month per household, to $1.75 per month. The City subsidizes a portion of the recycling expense, however overall costs necessitate a small increase. Please contact the Finance Department at (952) 474 -3236 if you have questions about the proposed rate changes. 5 www.ci.shorewood.mn.us Hennepin County 39% THE SHORE REPORT / DECEMBER 2002 Stay Back, Stay A E ACH YEAR MOTORISTS are warned of the danger involved in following snowplows too closely. Unfortunately, while this warning is headed by some, each year in Minnesota there are approximately 110 snowplow /vehicle accidents reported. Drivers new to Minnesota roads may not be aware of the dangers involved, and many drivers, experienced or not, do not understand the limited field of vision experienced in the large plows required to keep our roads clear for safe winter driving. Drivers should remember to use the "eight- second rule" when following a Winter Driving Safety M N/DOT"Tm following recommendations for safe winter driving: • Turn on your headlights, day and night. • Turn off your cruise control. • Slow down. • Stay behind the snowplow. The road behind a snowplow will be safer to drive on. Also, snowplows turn and exit frequently. • Never drive into a snow cloud. • Test road surfaces frequently. Black ice is invisible and may be present in some areas, but not others. Dial up, log on MN Road Information F OR INFORMATION ON weather - related road conditions, construction and congestion in Minnesota, travelers can call 511 on telephones (not available on Verizon) or by logging on to www.51]mn.org. U Sand & Salt Barre T O HELP KEEP YOUR driveway and walkway safe, residents of Shorewood can purchase a gallon barrel filled with a sand and salt mixture. The cost is $40 for the initial barrel and $30 for refills. Send your request, complete with your live snowplow. This means that when the plow passes a fixed object on the side of the road, your vehicle should not pass that same object for at least eight- seconds. If you are closer than eight- seconds, slow down! You are driving too closely! Keep in mind, the average snowplow weights 17 times more than your car. It is not a contest a car is likely to win. 0 Is name, address and telephone number, and a check payable to City of Shorewood, to: City of Shorewood, 5755 Country Club Road, Shorewood, MN 55331. The Public Works Department will contact you to schedule a delivery time. www,ci.shorewood.mn.us Community Events Christmas in Excelsior Area Saturday, December 7 ELEBRATE THE SEASON by joining in the festivities at Shorewood Village, Smithtown Crossing and Downtown Excelsior. Horse -drawn hayrides, ice carvers, puppet shows, carolers, bell ringers, sweet - tasting treats, a visit with Santa and stores stocked with treasures. Don't miss the charming, old - fashioned Christmas Pageant at Excelsior Elementary at 4 PM and the Community Tree Lighting at Water Street & Oak Street at 5:30 PM. p Excelsior Library Schiffelly Puppets Saturday, Dec. 7, 10:30 a.m. S PART OF THE EXCELSIOR Area Chamber of Commerce's Holiday Open House, Schiffelly Puppets presents a wacky version of the story about the reindeer with the red nose. Co- sponsored by Friends ofthe Excelsior Library and the Excelsior Area Chamber of COmmerce.TD MN Landscape Arboretum Arbor Lights Thursday, Friday & Saturday Through January 11, 5 Pm E NJOY AN ENCHANTING celebration of the winter landscape, unique in this area to the Arboretum. The highlight of this event is the self-guided tour along the pathways through Arboretum gardens, illuminated with landscape lighting. On Fridays and Saturdays visitors can enjoy live entertainment in the Snyder Building, warm up at a small bonfire, eat popcorn, make s'mores, and sample hot chocolate at the Ordway Shelter (nominal fee for snacks). Arboretum admission is free every Thursday after 4:30 p.m. For complete details about Arbor Lights entertainment and events log onto http: / /www.arboretum.umn.edu/ calendar /arborlites.htm or call (952) 443 -1400. Snowplow Operators Field of Vision: City Taking Over Water Service EGINNING JANUARY 1, any water service issues should be directed to City Hall, (952) 474 -3236. Munitech, the contractor in charge of the City water system, will no longer be taking these calls. At this time, after hours calls will be directed to a pager. The pager number is available on the City's after hours voice mail message. More information will be in the January Shore Report. Thank you Election Judges HANK YOU, Shorewood Election Judges, for the extra effort you gave to conduct this year's Election. Your willingness to attend additional training, to assist with pre - election day preparation work, and to work long into the night shows true dedication.& Do Not Call Registration INNESOTA RESIDENTS can now register their residential phone numbers on the state's new "Do Not Call" list. You may register up to three residential phone numbers during a single call. The statewide, toll -free "Do Not Call" registration phone number is 1- 800 -921- 4110. M Elections... Continued from page I Shorewood had an 80% voter turnout at the General Election on November 5. A total of 4,315 residents voted in the General Election; 395 were voters who registered on Election Day. City of Shorewood Ward elections will begin in 2004 with Council candidates in Wards 1 and 3 to be elected initially to 2 -years terms, and Council candidates in Wards 2 and 4 to be elected to 4 -year terms. The office of Mayor will continue to be elected at -large to a 2 -year term.N THE SHoRE REPORT/ December 2002 Planning Commission Notes Blueprint 2030 T HE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL has proposed a new regional plan called Blueprint 2030 that will serve as the guide for growth and change for the seven county metro area for which the Met Council has responsibility. This plan was created because it is projected that 930,000 more people with 461,000 new households will be added to this region in the next three decades. Area Map An overview map of the region shows that there are three main policy areas that make up the plan. There is the "reinvestment area" that includes the fully developed parts of the Twin Gathering Ideas, Achieving Goals Cities. The plan expects that one -third of the new households will be created The Met Council has held a series of in this area, that underused land should meetings including public previews, be developed, and that infrastructure is public hearings and panel discussions. to be maintained. To the outside of that It hired an urban design firm to devise region is a "developing region" which alternative regional growth scenarios. should accommodate two- thirds of the The council has also done a Natural new households along transportation Resources Inventory and will use corridors with natural areas preserved emerging growth trends. At various and cost - effective wastewater services meetings residents said that they valued provided. The third is the "rural a beautiful natural environment, strong area" that will have 5 -8% of the new communities with plentiful housing households in rural growth centers that choices and greater transportation protect open space and agriculture. The options. All of these ideas will be City of Shorewood is in the "developing used to help the council to adopt the area" of the plan, which will determine final plan scheduled for December 18, the types of standards that the city will 2002. be expected to meet. The Metropolitan Council has various tools to achieve the goals of Blueprint 2030. Tools include building support for an expanded Livable Communities program, coordinating regional investments in highways and transit, and incentives for brownfield cleanup and parks and open space. The council reviews the Comprehensive Plans for communities such as Shorewood to ensure that the goals are being met. More information about Blueprint 2030 is available for review at City Half M Donna Woodruff Planning Commissioner Blueprint Goals There are seven key goals for the Blueprint: • To provide greater transportation choices. • Second is to focus growth and redevelopment in urban and centers along transportation corridors that incorporate innovative transit solutions. • Third is to increase lifecycle and affordable housing and to encourage communities to have a mix of housing types and with prices to enable people to work, raise a family and retire all in the same community. • Fourth is to conserve and protect natural resources that will enhance the region's quality of life. • Fifth is to invest in developing communities to accommodate new growth using a connected and sustainable pattern of land use. • Sixth is to reinvest in fully developed and older communities to ensure continued vitality. • Seventh is to support rural communities, because agriculture is a significant part of the regional economy. 7 www.ci.shorewood.mmus 2003 Dog License T IS TIME TO RENEW your dog's license for the upcoming year. The City of Shorewood requires all dogs kept in the City, and over the age of six months, to be licensed and registered, including those allowed by special permit. For your convenience, the application form is provided below, or come in and apply in person at City Hall on weekdays from 8:00 A.M. to 4: 0 P.M. CITY OF SHOREWOOD DOG LICENSE APPLICATION FOR 2003 INSTRUCTIONS: For each dog, , mail or bring in the Rabies Certificate, the completed ' F Application of Shorewood 5 755 Country Club Amount Due to the C Total Am , lication Form and the T Y PP Y Road, Shorewood, MN 55331.A license tag will not be issued without a printed copy of the current rabies vaccination from your vetrinarian.An additional kennel license is required for owners with more than 2 dogs. This can be obtained at City Hall. (Please Print or Type) 1. Dog's Name: Breed: Color: Age:_ 2. Dog's Na Sex: M / F Date of Rabies Shot: _Date Due: Rabies Tag #: Breed: Ag 3. Dog's Na Color: Sex: M / F Date of Rabies Shot: Date Due: Rabies Tag #: Breed: Color: Age: Sex: M / F Date of Rabies Shot: Date Due: Rabies Tag #: Veterinarian / Clinic: Phone #: Owner's Name: _ Home Phone: Work Phone: Address: I plan to contain my dog(s) on my property by: Kennel Fence Electronic Fence System Tie it up Other No Plans Total Number of Doqs in Household:_ $10.00 = Total Number of Dogs in Household:__ X $ .55 = Total Number of Dogs in Household:. X $ 5.00 = Total Amount Due = $ Late Fee (after Jan. 31, 2003) (License, Mailing and Late Fees) THE DOG TAG SHALL BE SECURELY ATTACHED AROUND THE DOG'S NECK AT ALL TIMES DURING THE LICENSE PERIOD. Expires December, 2003. License Fee Mailing Fee All information collected by this agency is public pursuant to State Statute. What's Happening in the City? Sptitbt�Wtt a � e �'�,� N W PubBc Safety A Buildrg Site HaIV 3 Map Descriptions The following items are on the December 3 Planning Commission agenda: 1 The owners of 5655 Eureka Road are requesting a variance to rebuild a home on this substandard lot. The house would meet the building setbacks even though the lot size does not meet the standards for the R -1C district. A public hearing is scheduled for 7:30 P.M. 2 St. John the Baptist Church is requesting a Zoning Ordinance text amendment to change the setback requirements for cemeteries, and a Conditional Use Permit to allow expansion of their existing Cemetery of the Resurrection located at 5555 Covington Road, A public hearing will be held at 7:45 P.M. 3 Boyer Building Corporation is requesting preliminary and final plat approval for a development proposal in Chanhassen, on the south side of Highway 7, which includes small portions within Shorewood city limits. A public hearing is scheduled for 8:00 P.M. 2 Smithtown Trail Open House T HE PARK COMMISSION and City Council continue to discuss the merits of a pedestrian walkway along Smithtown Road west of the LRT to the Victoria border. It is hoped that project would be completed in conjunction with the reclamation of Smithtown Road, expected to take place in the Summer of 2003. The concept, developed over the last four years through feedback from residents and a right -of -way study, is ready for review. Toys for Tots T HE CITY OF SHOREWOOD City Hall is a drop -off site for th 2002 Toys for Tots campaign. A collection box is in the lobby of City Hall. Please drop off new, unwrapped toys and gifts by Thursday, December 12. Items for teens are especially needed. For gift ideas and needs, see http : / /toys4tots.twincities.org. An open house /information session is scheduled at the South Shore Center, January 14, 5:30 — 7 PM. Interested individuals are encouraged to attend. CITY OF SHOREWOOD PRESORTED 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD STANDARD w ; SHOREWOOD, MN 55331 U POSTAGE PAID PERMIT #128 (952)4743236 FAX (952)474.0128 EXCELSIOR, MN 55331 Monday - Friday 8 Ann to 4:30 PM y m a� • o "" DELIVER TO: O C � City Council Members: Woody Love, Mayor Truth In Taxation Hearing w Monday, December 2 7 PM John Garfunkel City Council Chambers Christine Lizde Laura Turgeon Scott Zerby fid1 '. Editor: Julie Moore This newsletter is printed on recycled paper. THE SHORE REPORT / DECEMBER 2002 ylCity y m � 7�Southshore Center C O C � m 1� C Smithtovm goa Z' a 0 v