Citizen Communication_John Kirpes, Pfohl's Inc.March 28, 2011
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Pfohl's Inc.
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Draperies
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Pfohl's, Inc.
335 West First Street
P.O. Box 343
Dubuque, IA 52001
(563) 582 -6247 Phone & Fax
pfohlsinc @fbx.com
Attached is a letter regarding the possibility of a Drive Thru in the alley of Hartig Drug
on Locust Street. Pfohl's Inc. remains firmly opposed to any changes done to the alley.
We have also included correspondence from 2005 when this issue was previously
discussed.
We are also distributing copies to the city counsel, the city manager, the city clerk, and
the engineering office.
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March 17, 2011
Michael Van Milligan
City Manager
50 W. 13 Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Dear Mr. Van Milligan:
On behalf of the property owners surrounding the Hartig Drug location on Locust Street in the
City of Dubuque, we are writing to you both as concerned citizens and property owners. We are
concerned with some rumors that have again resurfaced regarding Hartig's proposed expansion of this
location to include a drive -thru off of the adjoining alley next to Hartig Drug. Traffic, safety, noise,
snow removal are but a few of our many concerns.
We understand Hartigs may be planning to try to present this issue to City Council, without the
neighboring property owners receiving notice or having an opportunity to be heard. Obviously, this
would be disturbing to us if we were not given an opportunity to have a voice before the counsel and let
them know the impact of this proposed expansion. If or when this matter comes before your office
and/or the counsel, we request notice and an opportunity to be heard on this issue as it adversely affects
our property rights.
For your convenience, we enclose copies of some prior correspondence with the City when this
issue was addressed a few years ago. This will hopefully give you an idea of the history of this issue
and will also help to clarify some of our concerns without reiterating them.
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335 West First Street
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Dubuque, IA 52001
(563) 582 -6247 Phone & Fax
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Dear Mayor and Members of City Council,
This letter is to inform you that we are opposed to any and all changes the party
representing Hartig Drug Store is requesting to be made to the alley between Second and First
Streets, in the block between Bluff and Locust Streets. Any change to the alley will have an
adverse impact on our businesses.
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On Monday, December 19, 2005, we at Pfohl's Inc. met with Dick Hartig to discuss his
proposed pharmacy drive thru and use of the alley behind the business at 197 Locust Street.
Currently two -way traffic in this alley provides convenient, constant ingress and egress to
the local businesses. The two -way traffic flow benefits all businesses, their customers and
employees, including Hartig Drug. Customers have a choice of direction to drive when there is
activity and deliveries to the businesses.
All Bluff Street residents whose parking spots are accessed from the alley have a choice
of travel direction and need not wait for other vehicles to move on.
All delivery vehicles, freight and supply trucks of varying sizes, pertinent to each
business, has better in flowing and out flowing traffic without jeopardizing the movement of
another business or resident. Many cars from 4IStreet turn up the alley (North) to access all
the neighborhood businesses.
In the early 1990's when 1 Street became one -way and all the parking was removed city
officials stated to Pfohl's Inc. that their business parking was now located in the alley by Pfohl's
Inc. Since then, members of City Council and Planning and Zoning have told us that our parking
remains in the alley by our business.
We remain firmly opposed to any alley changes and Dick Hartig stated that he "Will Not
Compromise." We have attached a plan that would allow Hartig Drug to have a drive thru and
would not change the alley in anyway. This diagram shows that most of Hartig's current parking
spaces will be preserved and provide quick and easy access to the proposed drive thru and will
quickly carry his customers back to the major streets.