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Jim Ridderbush

District 8 Alderperson2025-06-01 – 2028-04-01 (month-level start: appointed by the Common Council June 10, 2025 to finish Chris Wery's District 8 term per City of Green Bay post / Civic Media 2025-06-12; month-level end: April 2028 per two-year alderperson terms (WBAY: 'two-year term'), next spring election April 2028)

About

Jim Ridderbush's campaign for the Green Bay City Council focused primarily on urban development and improving local roads and infrastructure within District 8.

Campaign promises (1)

  • infrastructure
    Jim Ridderbush campaigned with a focus on local development and road infrastructure in Green Bay City Council District 8.
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At a glance

News mentions
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Term ending Apr 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
2
Total speaking time
0:57
Avg per meeting
0:29
Segments
22

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Top issues during term (20)(Parks Rec)

high→Jul 2026[22]

Bay Beach Amusement Park Shoreline Walk

No local match required for the $2.4 million grant, but the city must cover trail engineering costs (likely over $50,000).

medium↑Oct 2026[20]

East River Optimist Park playground funding

Funded entirely by a $50,000 donation and a $45,771.99 grant.

medium↓Jul 2026[17]

Green Bay Conservation Corps AmeriCorps grant

Paid crew positions offer a $975 biweekly living allowance plus education awards through AmeriCorps.

medium↓Feb 2026[15]

Rotating sculpture program expansion and new public art installations

$90,000 in city funds goes to COZO Industries LLC for the sculpture.

high↓Aug 2026[10]

Bay Beach debt early payoff

Retires roughly $3.75M in debt and frees about $600K/year in bond payments for park improvements.

medium↓Aug 2026[10]

Miniature train track replacement

$118,354 for steel; total project under $200,000.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Danz Park futsal court

Up to $350,000 in CDBG money — no local levy dollars, and the city may seek sponsors to lower the cost further.

medium↓Aug 2026[10]

Beaver Dam Park renaming

Minor costs for signage; not specified.

high↓May 2026[9]

Shipyard Park Phase II funding

Moves $1 million in tax increment funds, matched by a $1 million federal grant.

medium↓Jul 2026[7]

Rotating Arts Program sculpture selection

About $16,000 total in artist stipends, covered by ARPA funds and the city's existing art fund.

medium↓Sep 2026[6]

Arts and health programming by SAGE

Roughly $1,250 in continued ARPA grant funding plus more than $45,000 in new grant funding.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Bay Beach train ride restoration

The donation saves the city roughly $30,000 in contractor work.

low↓Sep 2026[5]

JBS Park sculpture purchase

No direct cost to the city's general budget — funded by the required developer art contribution and neighborhood enhancement funds.

high↓Aug 2026[5]

Summer Parkee food insecurity

$25,000 grant; refrigeration infrastructure planned for next year.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Path for Pause project at Harvey St. Park

Covered by a $15,000 AARP grant topped up with CDBG funds — no new city tax money.

low↓Aug 2026[5]

Porlier Pier removal

$242,660.90 for removal from Parks budget funds secured over several years.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Bay Beach shoreline trail grant reallocation

No new spending — existing grant dollars redirected.

high↓Jul 2026[4]

Badger Park Masterplan

$374,000.40 Badger Greenway site improvement contract awarded.

medium↓May 2026[4]

Wildlife Sanctuary birds of prey improvements

$348,176 in park improvement spending.

medium↓May 2026[4]

Ted Fritsch Park splash pad

$444,080 in park construction spending.

Decisions during term (0)

Recorded while Ridderbush was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

No decisions found matching Parks Rec.

Voting record (0)(Parks Rec)

No votes found matching Parks Rec.