East Dubuque Transit LetterMarch 12, 2001
Mr. Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
City of Dubuque
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50 West 13ta Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Dear Mr. Van Milligen:
The ci.ty of East Dubuque currently olperates a very_ small urban transit system, which
provides service to its residents on a limited schedule. Recently, the Federal Transit
Admiulstration (FTA) rules and regulations for urban transit systems, which are designed
for medium and large urban transit systems, have become cost prohibited for East
Dubuque to operate its system efficiently and effectively. At this time, the city of East
Dubuque is interested in continuing to provide transit service to its citizens by
outsourcing the operations of the transit service. One way to achieve this would be for a
nearby transit provider to provide some operational assistance.
East Dubuque would like to know if the city of Dubuque would consider providing a
limited mount of service on a contractual basis. We believe that an approach to this
contractual Service could be agreed upon between the two municipalities based on the
following principals:
- The city of Dubuque would provide the service on a contract basis using
vehicles leased from East Dubuque.
- East Dubuque would replace the vehicles through FTA and State of
Illinois funding sources.
- The service offered by would continue to be on a limited schedule.
- Provide service at a cost to be negotiated by both parties.
If you are interested in discussing the possibility of such an arrangement, please contact
me at 747.3416 or email me at mmichelOedmaiLcom. Thank you for your consideration
in this matter.
City Manager -
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