No Wake zone on Mississippi R
Gty Manager's Office
Gty Hall
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4864
(563) 589-4110 office
(563) 589-4149 fax
ctymgr@cityofdubuque.org
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May 10, 2004
Mr. Michael Woodyard
Commodore
Julien Dubuque Yacht Club
1578 Lucy Drive
Dubuque, IA 52002
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Dear Michael,
I received your correspondence about the no-wake zone in the Mississippi River from
the Julien Dubuque Bridge to the railroad swing bridge.
I will put this on the City Council agenda for their May 17, 2004 meeting, which will be at
6:30 p.m. at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. I will ask the City Council to refer it back
to me for further research and for their consideration after completion of that research.
Any additional information that you could provide me about who has jurisdiction over
that section of waterway, under what authority the City would declare this no-wake
zone, would any other agencies need to give permission and who would sign and
enforce this restriction would be greatly appreciated.
Hopefully you will be able to attend the City Council meeting in case there are any
questions.
Sincerely,
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Michael C. Van Milligen
City Manager
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Mr. Michael VanmiIIigen
City Manager
Ci~ Hall
13 & Central Ave.
I>ubuque, LA 52001
I>ear Mike,
I am writing on behalf of the Julien I>ubuque Yacht Club. I am the club's commodore
and have been asked by the club to write this letter in support of the establishment of a
"No Wake" zone on the Mississippi River from the Julien I>ubuque (Hwy. 20) bridge to
the railroad swing bridge upstream.
Many cities along the Mississippi River have "No Wake" zones established in areas of
downtown riverfront where boat-docking facilities are located. The new boat docking
wall located adjacent to I>ubuque's Riverfront Project is basically unusable by pleasure
craft transiting the area due to the potential for wake damage caused by passing high
speed boats. Several of our members have indicated that they would use the docking
facility if a "No Wake" zone were established. Wake damage is a major concern for
pleasure craft boaters and I know that transient boaters passing through I>ubuque would
use the wall and venture into the river front area, if they were not concerned about wake
damage.
Thank you for your consideration of our support for this issue.
Sincerely,
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Michael Woodyard
Commodore
Julien I>ubuque Yacht Club