District 8 Alderperson· 2025-06-01 – 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)
Jim Ridderbush
Green Bay
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)
- infrastructureJim Ridderbush campaigned with a focus on local development and road infrastructure in Green Bay City Council District 8.Related votes
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)
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).
East River Optimist Park playground funding
Funded entirely by a $50,000 donation and a $45,771.99 grant.
Green Bay Conservation Corps AmeriCorps grant
Paid crew positions offer a $975 biweekly living allowance plus education awards through AmeriCorps.
Rotating sculpture program expansion and new public art installations
$90,000 in city funds goes to COZO Industries LLC for the sculpture.
Bay Beach debt early payoff
Retires roughly $3.75M in debt and frees about $600K/year in bond payments for park improvements.
Miniature train track replacement
$118,354 for steel; total project under $200,000.
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.
Beaver Dam Park renaming
Minor costs for signage; not specified.
Shipyard Park Phase II funding
Moves $1 million in tax increment funds, matched by a $1 million federal grant.
Rotating Arts Program sculpture selection
About $16,000 total in artist stipends, covered by ARPA funds and the city's existing art fund.
Arts and health programming by SAGE
Roughly $1,250 in continued ARPA grant funding plus more than $45,000 in new grant funding.
Bay Beach train ride restoration
The donation saves the city roughly $30,000 in contractor work.
JBS Park sculpture purchase
No direct cost to the city's general budget — funded by the required developer art contribution and neighborhood enhancement funds.
Summer Parkee food insecurity
$25,000 grant; refrigeration infrastructure planned for next year.
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.
Porlier Pier removal
$242,660.90 for removal from Parks budget funds secured over several years.
Bay Beach shoreline trail grant reallocation
No new spending — existing grant dollars redirected.
Badger Park Masterplan
$374,000.40 Badger Greenway site improvement contract awarded.
Wildlife Sanctuary birds of prey improvements
$348,176 in park improvement spending.
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.