Blaine, Tom & Alice Bonson RdJuly 2, 2002
Mayor of Dubuque
% City Clerk
50 W 13th St
Dubuque, IA 52001
Honorable Mayor and City Council,
It has come to my attention that Bonson Ave. is scheduled to be extended to J.F. Kennedy
Ave. in the future. Prior to completing that extension, the present Bonson Ave. will be
widened, storm drainage lines and a sidewalk will be put in. As a property owner whose
property borders that section of Bouson Ave., I would urge the city to consider not doing
the upgrading and extension of Bonson Ave.
One of the things that attracted us to the present location is that the living areas of our
house face out towards a wooded Bonson Ave. Because that area is unable to be
developed, the trees along Bonson provided shade and privacy to our home. IfBonson
Ave. is widened and storm sewers put in, those trees will be removed and we will lose
part of what makes our property attractive and our property value will decrease.
Also because Bonson Ave. borders our property, we very well may be assessed for the
sidewalk, retaining wall, and storm sewers. The improvements to Bonson Ave. will
result in higher property taxes, a possible loss in value to our property, and a certain loss
of the aesthetics of our neighborhood. As property owners, we will gain nothing from the
improvements to Bonson Ave. In fact the only property owner who may benefit from
these improvement, may not have any change in his property tax assessment.
I urge you to reconsider your plans for Bonson Ave. because of the negative effect that it
will have on my property and may have on other property in the neighborhood. I would
appreciate a response to my request.
Thank you.
Tom and Alice Blaine
3469 Sunset Park Circle
Dubuque, IA 52002
563 584-0183
cc M. Milligan
cc M. Koch