The City of Glendale, Wisconsin

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Welcome to "The Glendale Stream", the City of Glendale's monthly electronic stream of information. The purpose of The Glendale Stream is to keep you informed, engaged, and excited about what's going on in our city. We hope you enjoy! If you are interested in receiving the newsletter every month, sign up here. 

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Public Hearing

A reminder that a Public Hearing will be held before the City of Glendale's Plan Commission on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 6:00 P.M. on the recommendation of the Connecting Glendale 2020 Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan to the Common Council for adoption.

Zoom Meeting Information:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87302298062
Meeting ID: 873 0229 8062
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

For further information, please visit our City Website at https://glendale-wi.org.

Glendale's Snow Removal and Salting Policy

We may not have had a White Christmas, but the snow has finally fallen! Therefore, we wish to remind you of the City's long-standing snow removal and salting policy.
 
Normally, the City does not plow streets unless the total accumulation of snow is 3 or more inches. Anything less is typically covered by salting operations.

Salting operations commence at the request of the Police Department or at the determination of the Public Works Director based upon weather conditions.

Major thoroughfares have first priority. The City does not have a "bare street" program for residential areas. ln other words, for residential streets. salting is typically reserved for intersections. hill, mid-blocks and curved roadways.

As much as many people would like, it is impossible for the City to schedule snow removal times to coincide with their respective snow shoveling or snow removal from their driveways. Plowing streets inevitably will put snow on property owner's driveway approaches. There is no other way to plow snow.

If possible, all major thoroughfares will be plowed and salted by morning. Residential side streets will not be completed until the major streets are completed .
 
As a reminder, the City does not plow or maintain County or State highways located within Glendale. Those streets include North Green Bay Avenue north of West Good Hope Road. West Good Hope Road from North Port Washington Road west to the City limits. West Mill Road . North Milwaukee River Parkway and North Port Washington Road from West Daphne Road north to the City Limits.
 
The City's 12-person Public Works Department will do all that is humanly possible to clear all City streets ln a timely fashion. All snow plowing is done by Public Works Employees.
 
Property owners who have sidewalks will receive a reminder notice of their responsibility to remove snow and ice from their sidewalks if not shoveled within 24 hours. 

Please have the appropriate amount of patience and understanding with the Public Works Department in this type of climate. 

All property owners are reminded that Glendale City Ordinance requires all public sidewalks and curb ramps to be kept clear of snow and ice within 24 hours from the time snow ceases to accumulate. 

After each inclement weather event, the City will inspect all sidewalks and curb ramps to ensure they are safely passable. If a sidewalk or curb ramp is not safely passable, a notice may be posted or otherwise placed at the property indicating the need to comply with the snow and ice removal requirement within a specific time. 

Upon re-inspection, any sidewalk or curb ramp not properly cleared will be cleared by the City with all costs and expenses, including administrative fees and/or ice and salt/sand costs, charged to the property owner or manager as a special assessment. Residents are also asked to help keep area fire hydrants cleared of snow to allow easy access in case of a fire. 

Respect Our Waters

All the salt that we apply to sidewalks and streets is carried by stormwater to our freshwater. Protect WI soil, water and wildlife, from the toxic effects of TOO MUCH SALT. Learn more during WI Salt Awareness Week, Jan 11-15.
Register online: www.wisaltwise.com @WISaltWise

Glendale Police Department Good Tidings

For many years, officers from the Glendale Police Department have taken part in a long-standing holiday tradition known as Shop with a Cop.  Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 health pandemic, we were not able to take part in the Shop with a Cop event like we have done in the past. 

Our department came up with a new and different idea this year while continuing to have the holiday spirit and the children in mind. 

Officers from the Glendale Police Department partnered with school administration and staff from Parkway Elementary School located in Glendale.  The school selected several families that they felt would benefit from having a little extra joy and good tidings during the holiday season. 

The purpose of the program is to provide a positive event to the children from our community while continuing to practice social distancing so that we can protect the health and safety of our officers and community members alike.

Each child created a gift wish list and several items from each wish list was purchased with funds from our Community Outreach programs/events that we have held.  An anonymous donor provided numerous Build-a-Bear stuffed animals that were handed out to each of the children as well.  The gifts were then wrapped and personally delivered by officers to the child’s residence. 

Despite the change in the event this year, it was great to see so much positivity and so many smiles when the gifts were delivered.  

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