Rivers Edge Pl. PLanning AwardMEMORANDUM
November 15, 2001
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
"Excellence in Planning" Award for America's River Project
On November 8, 2001 the Iowa Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA)
named the City of Dubuque as the recipient of the annual "Excellence in Planning
Project Award" for the America's River project.
The Iowa APA Chapter made this award because of the project's commitment to the
principles of good planning, smart growth and the Iowa 2010 plan, as demonstrated in
the Vision Iowa application for this significant community project.
Sue Czeshinski, Director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau of the Dubuque Area
Chamber of Commerce, and Planning Services Manager Laura Carstens attended the
Chapter's 2001 Annual Conference in Pella to present the America's River Project at a
conference session and to accept this award on behalf of all the organizations and
individuals involved in the America's River Project.
Michael C. Van Milligen
MCVM/jh
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager