Glendale’s draft 2027 budget includes Riverfront Park, shade and safer-street spending

A riverfront park line item, more shade at Maslowski Park and sidewalk work are among the family-relevant projects in Glendale’s draft 2027 budget.

The General Capital Fund tables list $150,000 for Riverfront Park and $120,000 for the Richard E. Maslowski Community Park shade structure. They also include $30,000 for forestry-program tree planting.

These are proposed 2027 spending lines, not announcements that the projects are finished or that a new park is ready to visit.

Sidewalks, traffic calming and street work

The draft lists the following 2027 capital amounts:

• $50,000 for sidewalk rehabilitation.
• $20,000 for traffic calming.
• $95,666 for a Port Washington Road sidewalk project from Sugar Lane to Good Hope Road.
• $114,724 for Port Washington Road sidewalk repair from Coventry Court north.
• $585,000 for Port Washington Road reconstruction.
• $726,222 for road resurfacing, with separate engineering amounts.

The table also carries $450,000 for Silver Spring construction and $160,000 for design/construction engineering. A budget entry can cover project spending across fiscal years; it does not by itself establish that all road closures continue through 2027. See our Silver Spring reconstruction guide for the project background and the North Shore road roundup for current travel updates.

What the park numbers tell us

The city’s 2027 ten-year capital plan describes Riverfront Park as a multi-year project near the Milwaukee River and Oak Leaf Trail, with estimated costs because it has not yet been scoped or designed. The plan also calls for two Maslowski Park shade structures across 2026 and 2027.

The draft’s park lines do not provide an opening date, a final amenity list for Riverfront Park or a completed shade-installation date. The Maslowski shade line follows a $100,000 budget in 2026 and an estimated 2026 year-end figure of $102,309; the additional 2027 allocation should not be read as proof the entire project is already complete.

Glendale also maintains operating support for Maslowski Park and special events. The budget does not establish a 2027 concert lineup or recreation schedule. Plan current outings with our North Shore parks guide and Nicolet Recreation guide.

Follow the budget

These figures come from the supplied draft 2027 Annual Program Budget, General Capital Fund tables on PDF pages 106–107, dated November 3. Use the City of Glendale Finance Department’s budget and capital-plan resources and Common Council agendas for final documents and decisions.