Returning service to the Glendale community has always been one of Richard's goals. During his family’s time in Glendale, he has dedicated his efforts to several community organizations:
- Served as the Cub Scout den leader and Cub Master for Good Hope School for 8 years.
- Youth baseball coach and assistant coach with North Shore Little League for 7 years.
- Kickers Soccer coach and assistant coach for 6 years.
- Served on the Nicolet Board of Advisors to Nicolet Counselor’s (BANC) for 4 years.
- Elected as the 4th District Alderman for 15 years, where he was selected by the Common Council to be Council President 4 times.
- Chaired the Water Utility Board for 6 years and the Architectural Review Board for 11 years.
- Redeveloped all Board policies for citizen project submittals, now combined with Glendale’s Plan Commission.
- Initiated and investigated the creation of a permanent City stage to replace the original portable stage.
- Played a key role in the development of Glendale’s Richard E Maslowski (REM) Community Park, serving as a member of the design team.
- Handled all REM Community Park fundraising, raising over $2,000,000.00 from Glendale businesses to offset most of the City of Glendale’s development and construction costs.
- Collaborated with the Wisconsin DOT on the redevelopment design of the Good Hope Rd/Green Bay Rd intersection to enhance pedestrian crossing safety, particularly for our Orthodox Jewish neighbors.
- Worked with the Wisconsin DOT to improve pedestrian crossing safety at the Pierron Rd and Good Hope Rd intersection.
- Partnered with Wisconsin DOT on the installation of traffic signals at the corner of Green Bay Rd and Range Line Rd, enhancing safety at no expense to the City of Glendale.
For more information or to contact us regarding Richard's contributions as a dedicated 4th District Alderman and his solutions for a smarter future, feel free to reach out.
During his 15 years as the 4th District Alderman, the following are some of his achievements:
Safety
The safety of the 4th District residents has always been a top priority of Richard's. In the northern portion of the District, many people walk or run for pleasure as well as following religious tenets. One of the challenges is that a large portion of the 4th District is surrounded by Good Hope Rd and Green Bay Rd, both heavily traveled roadways governed by either Milwaukee County or the State of Wisconsin. Crossing either of these roadways while walking or riding a bike is challenging. As your Alderman, Richard worked with both Milwaukee County DOT and Wisconsin DOT to enhance intersection safety, primarily at the following locations (click on each for more information):
Architectural Review Board
Richard chaired the Architectural Review Board or ARB, which was responsible for reviewing and approving exterior home remodeling projects. During his tenure as chairman, he initiated the full revamping of how project information from the homeowner was submitted to the ARB and the overall responsibilities and review criteria of the ARB for these plans.
A short while after he stepped away from the Aldermanic position, the ARB was absorbed into the Glendale Planning Commission.
Richard E Maslowski Community Park
The development of the Richard E Maslowski Community Park was a multi-year effort while Richard was in office. For more information on the design and fundraising efforts he was a part of, please click here.
Pedestrian crossings at Pierron Rd and Good Hope Rd have always posed hazards for our community. As the 4th district alderman, I requested Milwaukee County’s DOT conduct a traffic study at this crucial location. After several discussions with Glendale staff and Milwaukee County DOT representatives, we approved a plan for this crossing that included enhanced crosswalk markings, repaving the crossing pathway, and most importantly, installing high visibility signage along with solar-powered flashing lights. However, at the last minute and without notice to Glendale, Milwaukee County removed the flashing lights from the crossing rebuild. The County explained that they were embarking on a multi-year safety study along Good Hope Rd. During this time, traffic signals were also being added at Range Line Rd, with the hope that these signals would provide sufficient safe clearance time for pedestrians crossing Good Hope Rd. For further inquiries or to discuss solutions for a smarter future, feel free to contact us.
The Good Hope Rd. and Green Bay Rd. intersection has been on Milwaukee County’s Most Hazardous intersection list for several years. After conducting an extensive traffic study, Milwaukee County presented a rebuilding plan to Glendale, where I served as the 4th district alderman. In those meetings, I advocated for enhanced pedestrian crossing safety, particularly for the Orthodox Jewish residents who frequently cross this intersection to attend Sabbath services on foot. The County agreed to increase the size of the pedestrian standing zones on the islands, along with implementing improved crossing controls. Additionally, enhanced LED lighting was installed a short distance further north on Green Bay Rd to boost pedestrian visibility for drivers.
In December 2025, the Milwaukee County DOT contacted me, as I was still listed as the Alderman in their records, to discuss further changes planned for Good Hope Rd. I took this opportunity to inform them that I was no longer the Alderman, but I requested that they address a significant omission regarding pedestrian crossing controls. Earlier plans included push buttons for pedestrian activation, which posed a challenge for the Orthodox Jewish community due to religious laws prohibiting their use during the Sabbath. I pointed this out to the County DOT, and at my request, they are now exploring alternative touch-free methods for activating the pedestrian crossing system, aligning with our vision for solutions for a smarter future. If you would like to discuss this further, feel free to contact us.
The governmental responsibility of Green Bay Rd, north of Good Hope Rd, presents significant challenges. This section of Green Bay Rd, which is designated as a State of Wisconsin highway (Hwy 57), is maintained by Milwaukee County. During the winter months, residents may notice that Glendale does not plow or salt Green Bay Rd. To complicate matters further, the intersection of Green Bay Rd and Range Line Rd sees multiple communities converge—where one portion belongs to Glendale, another side to Milwaukee, and a bit further along to River Hills, all under the jurisdiction of the State of Wisconsin. Therefore, there are numerous opportunities for avoidance of responsibility.
The Range Line and Green Bay Rd intersection has long been recognized as a dangerous crossing due to its odd angles. Over the years, there have been numerous accidents, though fortunately none resulted in fatalities. Shortly after being elected as the 4th district alderman, I sought to implement enhanced safety signage or traffic signal lights at this intersection. Unfortunately, the responsibility kept being deflected to other communities.
After approximately a decade of effort, the I-43 expansion project finally emerged. To summarize, I engaged in several one-on-one meetings with the State of Wisconsin DOT project leader, during which I highlighted that the traffic detour plans did not account for Green Bay Rd. To their credit, the DOT conducted another review and ultimately concurred that both Green Bay Rd and Range Line Rd should be included in the I-43 expansion project plans as detour routes. This led to the installation of traffic signal lights, which were put in place at no cost to Glendale, including all future maintenance. For more information or to discuss solutions for a smarter future, feel free to contact us.
The development of our community park began with the need to replace the original portable stage that had been used by the Music in the Glen concert series. Fortunately, I remained as an Alderman for the entire park development time. Had I left office, I would still have continued my efforts to complete this community project.
As a member of the Music in the Glen committee, I identified the need to either rebuild or replace the current portable stage, an old modified semi-trailer.
For this I investigated the cost to rebuild the current stage or what the replacement options were. I then made several presentations to Mayor Jerry Tepper and the Common Council, ultimately building support within the Council for approving a new permanent city stage at a location to be determined. When the permanent stage concept was approved, Mayor Tepper then appointed me to handle the fundraising for the new stage.
Once again shortening the story, I met multiple times with then City Administrator Richard Maslowski to discuss where the stage could be built. After surveying potential locations in the city with Mr. Maslowski, it was decided that the best location would be an unused portion of land at the west end of Bender Rd, a former landfill. In my discussions with Mr. Maslowski, I suggested adding a children’s play area as an additional family attraction to what is an out-of-the-way location. Those discussions slowly grew to include my reaching out to Nicolet to join in the development of this location for their ballparks. A design organization was hired to work with both the City of Glendale and Nicolet High School to design the park in conjunction with design teams from both the City and Nicolet, of which I was asked to be a member. Along the way I made several suggestions to expand the park offerings to the community to include a beer garden for fun casual community gatherings and ultimately the Veteran’s Memorial.
Once all of the planning was completed and estimated development costs were finalized a final presentation of the full park concept was presented to and approved by the Glendale Common Council. I then took on the challenge of fundraising based on just the estimated park development costs, with the goal of working with businesses located in Glendale to support the park, hopefully minimizing the impact on the base taxes that we all pay, all before the park was constructed. The goal of slightly more than $2,400,000 was achieved and the park became the reality it is today. Unfortunately, as the park was built on an old landfill, the overall development costs slightly exceeded the estimated development costs.
If selected to return as the 4th district alderman on the Glendale Common Council, Richard would like to: Work with City Staff to identify areas where additional operational cost savings can be realized, such as sharing services with surrounding communities – i.e. – North Shore Fire Department, North Shore Municipal Court, North Shore Health Dept., etc., while not degrading the level of service that all of Glendale enjoys. Look for areas within the city that would benefit from redevelopment. Work with City Staff to try and draw higher-end dining options to Glendale. Continue to collaborate with Milwaukee County DOT and WisDOT to enhance crossing safety for drivers and pedestrians at Pierron Rd, Good Hope Rd., and Range Line Rd. as much as possible. Concentrate his efforts solely on City of Glendale issues. City governments are under growing pressure to deliver their required services while dealing with shrinking funding. Elected officials need to focus exclusively on working with City staff to achieve these goals while preserving the services that city residents expect, with as low an impact on the tax base as possible. For more information or to contact us, please reach out to discuss solutions for a smarter future.