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Shorewood accepts Hennepin County grant to help stabilize eroding Shorewood Lane ravine; funding gap remains
Summary
The council voted to accept a Hennepin County Opportunity Grant to support a project to stabilize the Shorewood Lane ravine. City staff said the city still faces an approximate $250,000 funding shortfall after applying CIP and MSA funds; the County can extend the grant through 2028 if needed.
The Shorewood City Council on March 24 adopted RESOLUTION NO. 25-028 to accept a Hennepin County Opportunity Grant to help fund the Shorewood Lane ravine stabilization project (City Project 17-15).
City Engineer Budde told the council the ravine had been eroding significantly and that the project scope had expanded to include erosion cover and additional vegetation. Budde said the City had $300,000 in its capital improvement plan committed to the project; he estimated MSA funds could cover roughly another $300,000, leaving an approximate shortfall of about $250,000. The County grant does not fully close the gap but provides a meaningful funding source; Budde said the County indicated the grant currently runs through 2027 and could be extended to 2028 if needed.
Councilmember DiGruttolo asked about grant timing; Budde confirmed the grant has a sunset date and that the County had signaled willingness to extend it. Councilmember Sanschagrin asked whether work would be on private property; Budde said the ravine lies within a 20-foot drainage and utility easement typically dedicated to the municipality and that the City’s argument for County assistance included past County work that upsized a culvert without adding stormwater treatment.
The resolution to accept the grant was moved and seconded and then approved at the meeting (Gorham moved; DiGruttolo seconded). The minutes do not show a roll-call tally.
Why it matters: The grant supports a project to reduce erosion risk and protect downstream infrastructure and property. Staff said the city is pursuing additional funding partners to close the remaining gap and that MSA funds and existing CIP allocations will cover a substantial portion of the project.
