Citizen Communications WertzberTO:
Honorable Mayor and Council Members
SUBJECT: Town Clock Plaza
You have probably devoted mom time on this one issue than any other during your term
on the council. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. You have certainly showed fiscal responsibility
in your decision making so far. The city of Dubuque has spent a lot of money in making
the downtown into an office park. To spend a great deal of more money to tear it up
hardly comes under the heading "fiscal responsibility'.
Yes, the plaza will need some cosmetic renovation - but to tear it up and make it like the
failed attempt that eighth street has turned into is not needed nor appreciated by the
majority of the citizens of Dubuque. A very small number, as you well know, are the
ones pushing for a major renovation.
The plaza will best serve the city of Dubuque by being an office park. The downtown
will not have the large department stores located there but rather specialty shops that will
appeal to the people who call downtown their work destination and by the many people
who visit Dubuque.
When I was employed in the downtown area the many, many possible tenants of CyCare
Plaza from out of town marveled at what the city had done to the area and wished that
something like that could be done in their town. It was probably the one last th/ng that
convinced them to locate in Dubuque.
You have probably been besieged by many views on the area. Please consider this one.
Thank you.
2575 Knob Hill Dr.
Dubuque, IA 52003
copy: City Manager