Park Ridge Community Star: Ralph Cincinelli

As a resident of Park Ridge for almost 40 years, Ralph Cincinelli felt it was time to give back to the community in 2010 when Mayor David Schmidt appointed him to the Chief’s Advisory Task Force. Previously a member of the Appearance Commission, When the Mayor asked the Task Force to look at cost efficient solutions for the police facility, Cincinelli took the lead using his expertise as a registered architect. Spending countless hours studying the police facility and its operations, he reviewed old diagrams and plans, crawled through spaces and spoke with department members and city staff.

The result was “Cost Effective Strategies to Address Risk Factors at the Police Facility,” a document which explained a 3-Phase process to make improvements to the more serious issues confronting the police facility. Phase I was embraced by the City Council.  When construction began on Phase I, Cincinelli served as the informal “Project Manager,” keeping the project on course.

The dinner honoring the Community Stars will be held at Rosewood Restaurant in Rosemont on Saturday, January 25. Tickets are $75 if purchased by year end and $85 in 2014. The Chamber is also accepting donations of gift certificates and other prizes for the raffle and silent auction at the dinner. Contact the Park Ridge Chamber for more information at info@ParkRidgeChamber.org, call 847.825.3121, or mail to 720 Garden St, Park Ridge, IL 60068.