Loras College sidewalk easementLOP, AS COLLEGE
1450 Alta Vista · P.O. Box 178 · Dubuque, IA 52004-0178 - (319) 588-7100
July 10, 2002
City Hall
50 W. 13th St.
Dubuque, IA 52001
Honorable Mayor and City Council;
On behalf of Loras College, a request for an "Easement of Public Sidewalk" is being
made to allow Loras College to relocate the sidewalk west of the Alumni Campus Center
drive, to a point west of the new Academic Resource Center. The location is identified
on "Exhibit A" provided to you by IIW.
Loras wishes to do this for two primary reasons:
1). For the safety of the pedestrian traffic on Loras Boulevard. Moving the sidewalk
closer to the ARC reduces the possibility of pedestrian accidents with traffic on Loras.
The ARC has two exits that collect on this sidewalk and we believe that this is an
appropriate safety measure for the benefit of the public using the facility.
2). It is Loras' intention to provide a double row of trees in this area to provide a canopy
to the sidewalk. In doing so the south exposure of the ARC will be softened and the
aesthetics of Loras Boulevard will be enhanced considerably.
We trust that the Council will look favorably on our request and grant approval to
allow us to proceed.
Thank you for our consideration,
John McDermott
Loras College
Dubuque, Iowa
Cc: Steve Schmall
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