Letter of Support for Silos & Smokestacks Grant Application®ubuque
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2007
April 16, 2009
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Letter of Support for Silos and Smokestacks Grant Application
Planning Services Manager Laura Carstens is recommending City support of a Friends
of the Mines of Spain State Recreation Area grant application to the Silos and
Smokestacks National Heritage Area.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval
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Michael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager °-
SUBJECT: Letter of Support for Silos and Smokestacks Grant Application
DATE: April 16, 2009
Wayne Buchholz, Park Ranger at the Mines of Spain State Recreation Area, has
requested that the City Council provide a letter of support by April 24, 2009 for a grant
application he is preparing to the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area for
installation of interpretive signs at the Mines of Spain Recreation Area. The signs. will
provide information about the Otto Junkermann Farm Site, Lead Mining and Julien
Dubuque, and Pit Mining.
The City owns the E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center and 37 surrounding acres in the Mines
of Spain. The City has committed $30,000 to the expansion of the Center. The Silos and
Smokestacks grant application is consistent with the City's commitment to the
restoration and interpretation of the community's historic and cultural resources.
A draft letter of support is enclosed. I recommend that the City Council approve the
enclosed letter, and authorize the Mayor to sign the letter on behalf of the City.
Enclosure
Office of the Mayor
City Hall
50 West 13+~ Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4864
(563) 589-4120 office
(563) 589-40890 fax
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April 20, 2009
Wayne Buchholtz
Park Ranger
Mines of Spain State Recreation Area
8991 Bellevue Heights
Dubuque, IA 52003-9214
SUBJECT: Support for Silos and Smokestacks Grant Application
Dear Mr. Buchholtz:
On behalf of the City of Dubuque, I am pleased to provide this letter of support for your
grant application to the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area for the
installation of interpretive signs at the Mines of Spain Recreation Area. The information
about the Otto Junkermann Farm Site, Lead Mining and Julien Dubuque, and Pit Mining
will be a great source of information for citizens of the Dubuque area and the Heritage
Area Region.
The Mines of Spain State Recreation Area is an important cultural, historical, and
natural resource for the Dubuque community. Expanding exhibits in the park and at the
Center helps to meet the recreational and educational needs of the community, as well
as tell the story of the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area.
Sincerely,
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Roy D. Buol, Mayor
City of Dubuque
cc: City Council Members
Michael Van Milligen, City Manager