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Glendale council approves shared salt-storage plan, drainage work and tighter temporary-occupancy rules

Glendale Common Council · May 12, 2026
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Summary

The Glendale Common Council approved an intermunicipal MOU to expand shared salt storage with Whitefish Bay and Shorewood and authorized a $166,264.38 change order; it also authorized engineering for a Flint Road drainage fix and adopted an ordinance tightening temporary certificate-of-occupancy rules to require life‑safety systems to be operational before occupancy.

Glendale’s Common Council on Monday voted to approve a package of infrastructure and code changes intended to improve storm operations and building safety.

Council approved a memorandum of understanding to build a shared salt-storage facility with the villages of Whitefish Bay and Shorewood after staff said the city’s existing storage is not compliant with Department of Natural Resources regulations. Staff presented bid numbers showing a 1,200‑ton facility priced at about $930,000; enlarging the design to 2,000 tons raised the project by roughly $166,000, bringing the total closer to $1.1 million. Council then authorized a $166,264.38 change order with Elite Builds to expand capacity. City staff said, and the MOU records, that if one partner withdraws the withdrawing party would cover its share of any additional costs tied to their withdrawal.

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