Community

The city uses Polco to give residents a platform to make their voice heard on current ideas, projects, and issues facing the community.

• Create a free account at polco.us/shoreviewmn
• Sign up to get notifications when the city posts a new survey

2022 community survey

Shoreview worked with Polco in 2022 to complete its community survey. The survey was mailed out to 2,800 households. The selected households were able to complete the survey either online or via mail. The city received 727 responses (26% response rate). The city also opened the survey to all residents for two weeks in September and received 139 responses from that.

Below is a quick snapshot of the survey (% rated excellent or good). View the full results here.

• Quality of life - 95%
  • This places Shoreview has the top city in 20 of its local peer cities that Polco has surveyed 
• Shoreview as a place to live - 98%
• Overall feeling of safety - 93%
• Shoreview outperformed the national and local benchmarks in the below areas:
  • Treating residents with respect – 89%
  • Being honest – 84%
  • Treating all residents fairly – 82%
  • Generally acting in the best interest of the community – 82%
  • Overall confidence in Shoreview government – 80%
  • Being open and transparent to the public – 79%
  • Overall direction that Shoreview is taking – 78%
  • Value of services for taxes paid – 75%
  • Job Shoreview government does at welcoming resident involvement – 72%
  • Informing residents about issues facing the community – 69%
• The following services scored much higher (more than 20 points) than the national benchmarks:
  • Recreation centers or facilities – 96% 
    • Also rated much higher among the local peer cities
  • Water resources – 94%
    • Also rated much higher among the local peer cities
  • Availability of paths and walking trails – 93%
  • K – 12 education – 92%
  • Ease of public parking – 90%

View past surveys here.

City council meetings or public hearings

Attend a council meeting to speak under citizen comments or another agenda item. Agenda packets are posted online the Friday before a meeting. 

Public hearings are held on a variety of topics such as planning requests, street projects, certain ordinance amendments, etc. Depending on the public hearing, residents who live in the area may receive a mailed notice with the hearing information. All public hearings are published in the Shoreview Press.

Committees and commissions

The city has nine committees or commissions that advise the city council.

Community discussions

The city will sometimes host community discussions on a wide variety of topics. They are advertised on the calendar, social media, and ShoreViews.

Community organizations

Join one of the many organizations listed below that help enhance our high quality of life.

Leadership academy

The city created a resident leadership academy in 2016 to promote a deeper understanding of how local government works. The academy is held every two years for 20 residents. The next one will be in 2025.

Open houses

The city also hosts open houses for bigger projects such as the comprehensive plan update, street projects, or park projects. Depending on the project, information may be mailed out or posted on the city's website and social media channels.

Volunteer

The city has several volunteer opportunities where you can meet city staff and other community members.