Glendale Police, City Hall Project Now Underway

GLENDALE, WI —City officials dug their shovels into the dirt last week to mark the beginning of renovations to the Glendale City Hall and Police Department facilities.

Glendale City Hall was first constructed in 1953 and the police department was added in 1963. Due to the new renovation plan, the historic Old Milwaukee Town Hall has been moved to the South Side of City Hall and currently faces Milwaukee River Parkway.

This new location will allow room for a new police garage on the west side of the current police department and improve traffic-flow patterns for squads.

Glendale officials put the project out to bid, and received initial bids back in February. Officials pared back the project, getting projected costs down to $5.4 million.

Demolition began in late September. Construction is expected to last a full year, according to reports.

City staff, the Glendale Council, and Mayor Bryan Kennedy were in attendance.
Rachel Reiss, Glendale’s City Administrator, stated, “The new city hall will be energy-efficient and reduce energy costs by as much as forty percent. The city hall will be a one stop shop for residents and businesses.” Construction is estimated to take a year to complete and staff members have been temporarily relocated to other city buildings.

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