November 2010DUE
T he Shorewood City Council will hold a Truth -In-
Taxation public hearing on Monday, December
6, at 7 PM, at Shorewood City Hall, 5755 Country
Club Road. Staff will present information regarding
the budget, property tax levy, and the property tax
impact on a variety of property types and values.
Residents are encouraged to attend the meeting
and to comment on the proposed budget and tax
levy.
Sena
The 2011 proposed levy of $4,763,319 is
$12,973 lower than the 2010 levy of $4,776,292.
The proposed 2011 budget is available for
inspection at City Hall during normal business
hours, or on our web site, www.ci.shorewood.
mn.us. If you have any questions, please contact
Finance Director Bruce DeJong at 952.960.7903
n't Forget to Vote!
T uesday, November 2 is the General Election.
Qualified residents 18 years and older
should vote at their assigned voting location on
November 2, or by absentee ballot. See page
4 for complete voter information. If you have
additional questions regarding voting, please
contact Jean at 952.960.7911.
S horewood City Hall is a drop -
off location for new /gently
used coats, snowpants, and
boots, and new mittens or gloves
for children ages newborn to
17. Donated items are given
to Resource West, the local
resource center that provides
winter clothing to area families in
need. Please drop off donations
during regular business hours,
Monday through Friday 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., between now and
November 15.
If you have questions or know
a family who might be in need of
winter clothing, please contact
the center at 952.988.5350. For
more information online, go to
www.reso urcewest.org.
Holiday Food and Toy
Collection
E ach year, the City of
Shorewood serves as a
drop -off site for toys to be given
to the Hopkins Minnetonka
Family Resource Center and
food for ICA foodshelf. The Toy
Chest Drive provides toys to
low income children up to age
18 in the local area. Items for
teens are especially needed
each year. Volunteers for sorting,
counting and assisting with
distribution are also needed.
For information on volunteering,
call the Resource Center at
952.988.5350. For information
on the food shelf, please contact
ICA at 952.938.0729. Toys and
non - perishable food items may
be dropped off at City Hall
during business hours through
Tuesday, December 14.
November 2010
www.cLshorewood.mn.us
Recycling Weeks for
November 2010
All recycling must be curbside
no later than 7 a.m. on recycling
day. Mainland residents recycle
November 10 and 24 (no delays);
Island residents recycle November
11 and 26 (one day delay due to
Thanksgiving).
Recycle Old Holiday Lights
A s you test holiday lights this
season, there is a resource
to recycle non - working lights or
unwanted lights. The Recycling
Association of Minnesota has
partnered with an organization to
collect the wire from non - working
lights and extension cords.
Residents may drop off strings of
non - working or unwanted units at
the Carver County Environmental
Services drop -off, one block east
of Highway 41 , 116 Peavey
Circle, Chaska. Drop -off hours
are Wednesday, 12 -7 PM;
Thursday, 12 -6 PM; Friday, 10
AM -4 PM; and, Saturday, 8 AM -12
PM. Hours change in December,
so check the Carver County web
site for changes, www.co.carver.
mn.us/ec, or call 952.361.1835.
Shorewood City Hall will also
serve as a drop -off site for lights
and cords. Please drop them off
anytime during regular business
hours.
Sand and Salt Barrels
T o help keep your driveway
and walkway safe, residents
of Shorewood can purchase a
50- gallon barrel filled with a sand
and salt mixture. The cost is $40
for the initial barrel and $30 for
refills.
Send a check payable to City
of Shorewood, along with your
request (including your name,
address and phone number)
to: City of Shorewood, 5755
Country Club Road, Shorewood,
MN 55331. The Public Works
Department will contact you to
schedule a delivery time.
Daylight Savings Time Ends
T he Excelsior Firefighters want
to remind you that it is time
to change the batteries in your
smoke detectors and carbon
monoxide detectors when you
change your clocks on Sunday,
November 7. A working smoke
detector can more than double a
person's chances of surviving a
home fire. More than 90 percent
of homes in the United States
have smoke detectors, but one -
third are estimated to have dead
or missing batteries.
Take this time to replace your
smoke detectors if they are
more than 8 years old. Write
the date you installed your new
detectors on the inside of the
cover or somewhere the date
can be easily seen. It may also
be time to add smoke detectors
to your home. There should be
a smoke detector on every level
of your home, outside every
sleeping area, in every bedroom,
in hallways, in the laundry room,
and any room with a door that
can be closed. The more working
smoke detectors you have in your
home, the more time your family
will have to escape.
For more information, stop by
the Excelsior District's Fire Station
#1 and pick up a brochure, or call
Kellie at 952.960.1692, or e-mail
kmurphyringate @excelsiorfire.
org
Thank You City Gardeners
T he gardens by Shorewood park signs and the Southshore Community Center are always a beautiful asset
to Shorewood. The gardens
are designed, planted and cared for by some wonderful volunteers! Our thanks
to each of them:
Silverwood Park .............
Sandy Ahlstrom
Freeman Park (entrance) .....Norma
Marien and Vangi Nelson
Manor Park ................
Rebecca Fish
Cathcart Park ...............Lucinda
Kircher
Freeman Plaza .............Girl
Scout Troop 12846
Southshore Center ..........Barb
Spannaus
Community Garden ..........Nancy
Mulhurn, Patricia Hauser and many others!
�un at Manor Hark
The new Manor Park
playground and shelter are
now in place and being
enjoyed! Stop by and relax
next to the pond, and get
ready for winter skating!
T he Minnehaha Creek
Watershed District is the
regional governmental unit
responsible for managing and
protecting the water resources
of the Minnehaha Creek water-
shed, located in the area includ-
ing Shorewood.
The MCWD Citizens Advisory
Committee (CAC) plays an
important role as a citizen -led
advisory group to the District.
MCWD is required annually to
appoint an advisory committee to
advise and assist the Managers
on all matters affecting the
interests of the Watershed District
and make recommendations to
the Managers on all contemplated
projects and improvements. In
recent years the CAC has been
heavily involved in the revisions
to MCWD Rules. The current
appointments will serve until the
end of 2010 at which time MCWD
Staff solicits nominations from the
general public to serve for the
2011 calendar year.
If you would like to help protect
and preserve Minnehaha Creek,
Lake Minnetonka, the Minneapolis
Chain of Lakes, and other valued
resources, become a Citizen
Advisor for the Minnehaha Creek
Watershed District. Applications
are accepted in November and
December for the following year.
The MCWD Board of Managers
reviews applications and appoints
individuals to the CAC annually
each January.
To apply, download an
application from www.
minnehahacreek.org, under
citizen advisory committee. If
you have questions about the
committee or application process,
please contact James Whisker
of Minnehaha Creek Watershed
District, 952.471.0590, ext. 206.
Southshore Community Center
For registration, go to www.southshore- center.org, or call 952.474.7635.
Register for the following classes at Southshore Community Center,
"352.474.7635, or www,southshore- center.org, unless otherwise directed.
AAA Refresher Class
Thurs., Dec, 9, 6 -10 pm
Full Course (8 hours)
Wed., Nov. 17, 6 -10 pm
part 1 of 2
Thurs., Nov. 18, 6 -10 pm
part 2 of 2
To register, call 1.888.234.1294.
Medicare Options
Thurs., Nov. 4, 9 am -Noon; OR
Tues., Nov. 30, 9 am -Noon
Educational seminar presented
by Humana Healthcare. Call
612.916.4109 Free.
Veterans' Day Lunch
Thurs., Nov. 11, 10:30 am
A speaker from Hennepin
County Veteran Services will
begin our Veterans' Day pro-
gram followed by a luncheon
sponsored by American Le-
gion Post 259. Lunch is FREE
to Veterans of all ages and $6
for guests and non - veterans.
Please RSVP to the center.
Southshore Holiday Luncheon
Tues., Dec. 14, 11 am
Enjoy a festive holiday luncheon
featuring entertainment by the
tap dance troupe, Rhythmic
Feet, and special holiday music.
Donate an unwrapped toy under
our Toys for Tots Tree. FREE!
Sponsored by Golden Living
Center.
Cooking Thai Food
Thurs., Nov. 4, 7 -9 pm
Girls or guys -- couples or
friends - -learn some creative
techniques for cooking up some
Thai favorites! $30 /person
Holiday Appetizers
Thurs., December 2; 7 -9 pm
Hosting your own holiday party
this season? Come, make and
take enough for 10 guests to
serve immediately or enjoy as
you cook! $30 /person
Holiday Bake and Take
Thurs., Dec. 9; 6 -9:30 pm
Bring your own boxes to take
dozens of cookies home! A
fun participation class. Make it
a girls night, or do it with your
child! $30 /person.
Turkey Crafts and Carving
Sat., Nov. 13; 10 am -Noon
Bring your kids, grandkids,
friends to share in this special
project! We will make turkey craft
placecards and centerpieces,
learn how to make some kid
fripnrily sirips And sharp in niir
own 'feast'! Children $5 each,
accompanying Adult FREE!
(Recommended forage 10 and
under.)
Family Holiday Party
Sun., Dec. 5; 1 -3 pm
Kids: Join us for some Holiday
craft /gift making for mom &
dad. Enjoy a visit from Santa,
caroling, holiday cookies and
cider. Children $5 each /Adult
FREE ! Bring an unwrapped toy
for Toys for Tots. (Recommended
forage 10 and under.)
Election Day is Tuesday, November 2. You may vote between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at
Check It Out!
your polling site. The following are the polling sites in the City of Shorewood. If you do not
The Secretary of State's office has launched
know your polling site, you may call the city or search on the Secretary of State's website
a new online feature to help absentee vot-
at htto. sos. state. mn. usl.
ers check the current status of their absen-
Precinct 1 — Residence at 4445 Enchanted Point
tee ballot! Go to https./lmnvotes.sos.state.
Precinct 2 — Minnewashta Church, 26710 West 62nd Street
mn .us/AbsenteeBallotStatus.aspx.
Precinct 3 — Southshore Community Center, 5735 Country Club Road
Precinct 4 — Excelsior United Methodist Church, 881 Third Ave.
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Candidate Info Sources
Precinct 5 — Excelsior Covenant Church, 19955 Excelsior Blvd.
Voters can find information about candidates .
Ci of Shorewood Offices on the Ballot
City
in local newspapers, on the Secretary of
Website at www.sos. state. mn.us;
The following candidates have filed for municipal office and will appear on the November
and the Minnesota League of Women
2 General Election ballot. All offices are elected city -wide.
Voters (LWV) website at www.lwvmn.
Mayor (2 -year term) Vote for one Council Member (4- yearterm) Vote forup to two
org. The LWV also sponsors non - partisan
William R. Douglass Laura Hotvet
candidate forums and debates; for more
Christine Lizee Debbie Siakel
information, contact the League of Women
Dick Woodruff Laura R. Turgeon
Voters at (651) 224 -5445 or check their
website. Candidate information can also be
Sample ballots will be posted at City Hall and will be available on the city's website in Elections
found at Minnesota e- Democracy, a non-
profit, non - partisan organization, www.e-
Absentee Ballots Available
democracy.org.
Each political party has a website with
Eligible Shorewood voters may vote by absentee ballot if they are not able to vote in person
candidate information. The websites for the
on Election Day for any of the following reasons:
"major status" parties in Minnesota are:
• Out of town
• Illness or disability
DFL www.dfl.org
• Unable to go to the polling place due to a religious holiday or beliefs
Independence Party www.mnip.org
• An election judge serving in another precinct
Republican Party www.mngop.com
Absentee voters must first complete and submit an Absentee Ballot Application, available
at City Hall and on the city's website. Absentee ballots are available for 46 days prior to
Shorewood Candidate Statements and
each election. Absentee Ballots for the November 2 General Election are available now.
Candidate Forums can be viewed on
You may absentee vote in person at Shorewood City Hall during regular business hours
the Lake Minnetonka Communications
before Election Day. Additional absentee voting hours at City Hall will be:
Commission website at www.Imcc- tv.org —
The Saturday prior to Election Day (Oct. 30) — 10 AM to 3 PM
click on Election 2010.
The Monday prior to Election Day (Nov. 1) — Until 5 PM
The Shorewood Mayor and City Council
Candidate Forum sponsored by the South
Tonka League of Women Voters took place
Election Day Registration: Proof of residence
on October 4. The forum will be broadcast
If you are not able to pre- register to vote, you can register on Election Day. You must provide
on Cable Channel 21 on October 27 at 8:00
election judges at your polling location with certain acceptable forms of identification to
pm. Shorewood Candidate Statements will be
prove your eligibility:
broadcast on Cable Channel 21 on:
• A MN Driver's License, Learner's Permit, ID Card, or a Tribal ID Card with your current
October 26 at 7:30 pm
address (or the receipt for renewal or change of the license or ID)
"Notice
October 29 at 6:00 pm
• A of Late Registration" received from Hennepin County.
October 31 at 7:00 pm
• Minnesota driver's license, MN identification card, or a MN Tribal Identification Card with
November 1 at 8:00 pm
a previous address, US passport, US military identification card or student ID card from
a Minnesota college AND
a bill for electric, water, gas, telephone (includes cell and VOIP), cable TV, sewer or solid
Campaign Signs Rules
waste services with a due date within 30 days of the election that contains your name
and current address.
Political campaign signs must be removed
• A registered voter living in your precinct who will come to the polling location with you to
by November 12.
vouch for your residency.
Vote on November 2 Absentee Voters:
Commission
There are no public hearings scheduled for the November Planning Commission meeting.
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T HE CITY OF SHOREWOOD is accepting applications for part -time Rink Attendants and a Rink Supervisor. Attendant
positions are open to people 16 years of age and older and offers flexible hours in the afternoons, on weekends,
and during winter break. The Supervisor must be at least 18 years of age. The season generally runs mid - December
through mid- February. For an application, stop by City Hall. Deadline: December 2.
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City Administrator: Brian Heck; Newsletter Editor: Julie Moore
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