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City Manager's Office
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4864
(319) 589-4110
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March 13, 2000
The Honorable Tom Harkin
731 Hart Senate Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Harkin:
It is my understanding that legislation has been introduced which may preclude
major new expansions of existing landfills within six miles of the nearest airport
runway. The bill is H.R. 1000 and concerns FAA Re-authorization.
The provisions of the bill concerning the expansion of landfills would be very
detrimental to the City of Dubuque and the surrounding areas which use the landfill.
The runway of the Dubuque Regional Airport is approximately 5 miles from the
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency Landfill. The short and long range
plans for the landfill include expansion for two reasons. First, it is very difficult to
site new landfills and second, there is a strong trend toward regionalization of
landfill operations.
The City of Dubuque encourages you to oppose legislation which limits the ability
of the Dubuque Area Landfill to expand in the future.
Thank you for your consideration on this issue. Please contact me if you have any
questions or concerns.
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Michael C. Van Milligen
City Manager
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The Honorable Mayor Terry Duggan
Dubuque City Council Members
Tim Moerman, Assistant City Manager
Pauline Joyce, Administrative Services Manager
Don Vogt, Operations and Maintenance Manager
Tom Bredeweg, Iowa League of Cities
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City Manager's Office
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4864
(319) 589-4110
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March 13, 2000
The Honorable Charles Grassley
135 Hart Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Grassley:
It is my understanding that legislation has been introduced which may preclude
major new expansions of existing landfills within six miles of the nearest airport
runway. The bill is H.R. 1000 and concerns FAA Re-authorization.
The provisions of the bill concerning the expansion of landfills would be very
detrimental to the City of Dubuque and the surrounding areas which use the landfill.
The runway of the Dubuque Regional Airport is approximately 5 miles from the
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency Landfill. The short and long range
plans for the landfill include expansion for two reasons. First, it is very difficult to
site new landfills and second, there is a strong trend toward regionalization of
landfill operations.
The City of Dubuque encourages you to oppose legislation which limits the ability
of the Dubuque Area Landfill to expand in the future.
Thank you for your consideration on this issue. Please contact me if you have any
questions or concerns.
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Michael C. Van Milligen
City Manager
cc
The Honorable Mayor Terry Duggan
Dubuque City Council Members
Tim Moerman, Assistant City Manager
Pauline Joyce, Administrative Services Manager
Don Vogt, Operations and Maintenance Manager
Tom Bredeweg, Iowa League of Cities
Service
People
Integdty
Responsibility
Innovation
Teamwork
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City Manager's Office
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4864
(319) 589-4110
(319) 589-4149 FAX
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March 13, 2000
The Honorable Mike Connolly
Senate Chamber
State Capitol Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
Dear Senator Connolly:
This letter is to express the City of Dubuque's support for House File 2528,
concerning changes to the condemnation laws in 1999. Prior legislation required
cities to undertake notice and public hearing requirements for all potentially affected
property owners whose property may be acquired by the city. This put cities in the
position of notifying a broad range of properties which may not be subject to
condemnation. House File 2528 corrects this problem by limiting the scope of the
notice and hearing requirements to only condemnations involving agricultural lands.
Another change in the condemnation laws in 1999 was to require the deliberation
of compensation commissions to operate under the open meetings law as a
governmental body. This put commissioners in the position of deliberating in public
in decisions which may pit neighbor against neighbor. House File 2528 addresses
this problem by allowing deliberations to be conducted in private, such as those
used by juries, All evidence and testimony presented, however, will still be
conducted in open session.
Thank you for your consideration. Please give me a call if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
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Michael C. Van Milligen
City Manager
cc:
The Honorable Mayor Terry Duggan
Dubuque City Council Members
Tim Moerman, Assistant City Manager
Pauline Joyce, Administrative Services Manager
Tom Bredeweg, Iowa League of Cities
Service
People
Integrity
Responsibility
Innovation
Teamwork
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City Manager's Office
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4864
(319) 589-4110
(319) 589-4149 FAX
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March 13, 2000
The Honorable Tom Flynn
Senate Chamber
State Capitol Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
Dear Senator Flynn:
This letter is to express the City of Dubuque's support for House File 2528,
concerning changes to the condemnation laws in 1999. Prior legislation required
cities to undertake notice and public hearing requirements for all potentially affected
property owners whose property may be acquired by the city. This put cities in the
position of notifying a broad range of properties which may not be subject to
condemnation. House File 2528 corrects this problem by limiting the scope of the
notice and hearing requirements to only condemnations involving agricultural lands.
Another change in the condemnation laws in 1999 was to require the deliberation
of compensation commissions to operate under the open meetings law as a
governmental body. This put commissioners in the position of deliberating in public
in decisions which may pit neighbor against neighbor. House File 2528 addresses
this problem by allowing deliberations to be conducted in private, such as those
used by juries. All evidence and testimony presented, however, will still be
conducted in open session.
Thank you for your consideration, Please give me a call if you have any questions,
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Michael C. Van Milligen
City Manager
cc:
The Honorable Mayor Terry Duggan
Dubuque City Council Members
Tim Moerman, Assistant City Manager
Pauline Joyce, Administrative Services Manager
Tom Bredeweg, Iowa League of Cities
Service
People
Integrity
Responsibility
Innovation
Teamwork