The City of Glendale, Wisconsin

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Nomination papers for Non-Partisan Office (EL-169) containing sufficient signatures for the office sought must be filed, along with the Campaign Registration Statement (CF-1), and Declaration of Candidacy (EL-162).

Nomination papers may not be circulated before Friday, December 1, 2023. The final day for filing nomination papers in the Office of the City Clerk is Tuesday, January 5, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. Please visit the Elections section of our website to download a Candidate Packet.

The City of Glendale will pick up leaves beginning mid-October through November (contingent upon the weather) provided the following procedures are followed:
 
1. Leaves raked to the curb, gutter, and road shoulder areas to be collected by the City of Glendale Department of Public Works. 
 
2. Leaves placed on the City right-of-ways for City pickup should be raked in long narrow piles that are within reach of the leaf vacuum tube. 
 
3. Piles should not extend into traffic lanes, thereby creating traffic hazards. 
 
4. Leaves should not be placed around obstacles such as mailbox posts, signposts, and light poles. 
 
5. Crews will not pick up leaves mixed with debris, logs, branches, rocks, plastic, metal or glass containers, or any other type of refuse. 
 
6. Leaves should not be placed on City cul-de-sacs, vacant land, or City property except on the public right-of-way along the curb and gutter, and road shoulder areas. 
 
Roadways with Curbs and Gutters: 
Leaves should be placed on the pavement on the roadside of the curb. To prevent street flooding, do not place leaves on top of storm sewer grates. 
 
Roadways with Shoulders:
Leaves should be placed on the shoulder of the road and not extend into the roadway. 
 
Roadways with Ditches:
Leaves should be placed no farther than 4 feet from the edge of the pavement, but in no event shall they extend into the water flow line of the ditch. 
 
Alley Collection:
Leaf collection will not be made from "dead end" or "no outlet" alleys. 
 
WARNING: Drivers should be alert of children playing in leaf or brush piles. 

• Glendale Ordinance 5-2-7 (g) prohibits the burning of leaves, brush, wood, yard waste, and other vegetative debris. Open fires can be a significant source of pollution.
• Residents can place no more than three (3) cubic yards of Yard Waste at the curb for pick-up. The Yard Waste collection program is not a tree removal service.
• All Yard Waste must be placed in sturdy paper bags suitable for containing Yard Waste or in other suitable containers clearly marked “YARD WASTE,” excluding carts or plastic bags.  The weight of each container must not exceed fifty (50) pounds. If Yard Waste is not placed in a suitable container, the branches shall be tied in a bundle weighing not more than fifty (50) pounds.
• NO GRASS CLIPPINGS will be collected. Residents are encouraged to use mulching mowers or compost their own grass clippings.
• YARD WASTE MIXED WITH TRASH WILL BE REJECTED.
• The following materials WILL NOT be collected: stumps; root systems or parts of roots attached to brush; brush mixed with garden debris; brush generated from site clearing activities; materials resulting from tree pruning or removal at an address other than the collection point; and tree branches greater than 4" in diameter and 4' in length.
• Yard Waste must be placed at the edge of the road, curb, or alley (the same location as garbage pick-up) abutting your property only, not extending onto the pavement. 
• GFL Environmental (the City's refuse collector) will collect Yard Waste on your collection week starting the week of March 28 and ending the week of November 14, 2022. Residents do not have to call in and are not charged for the brush and yard waste collection during this period. Residents with questions about the program may contact GFL Environmental Customer Service at their toll-free number (262) 679-0860. 

For more information, please refer to the City's website or click here.

All property owners are reminded that the 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.