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August 16, 2000
The Honorable Terrance Duggan
Mayor of Dubuque
City Hall
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque IA 52001
Dear Mayor:
The Sinsinawa Dominican sisters are relocating the services being provided at S1. Dominic Villa
in Dubuque to a new facility at the Mother house in Wisconsin. Enclosed is a letter that was
recently sent to our Dubuque employees.
Though the relocation results in our Dubuque facility closing, we are creating employment
opportunities in nearby Wisconsin. We anticipate offering job transfers to all or most of our
affected employees.
If you have questions or would like additional information regarding our transition, please
contact me. You may also contact our Villa Administrator, Mr. David Tranel.
As an aside, we recently listed the Dubuque Villa with Ms. Pat Friedman at Prudential Friedman
Realty Commercial Services of Dubuque. If you are interested in obtaining more information
about the building or grounds, you may contact Pat at 583-7580, or visit the web site
www.loopnet.com.
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Sinsinawa Dominicans, Inc.
Sinsinawa Mound St. Dominic Villa
585 County Road Z 600 Mazzuchelli Heights
Sinsinawa WI 53824-9700 Dubuque IA 52001
August 11, 2000
Dear Employees at St. Dominic Villa:
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) requires employers who are
closing a facility and displacing 50 or more full-time employees to give 60 days' notice of that
closing or mass layoff. Even though the Sinsinawa Dominicans are not bound by the WARN
act, we are letting you know that the Dubuque location of St. Dominic Villa will close in not less
tha..'1 60 days.
In January 1998, employees were first notified that the Dominican sisters were exploring facility
options. The cost to renovate the existing building in order to meet today's code for a licensed
nursing facility was found too prohibitive for our non-profit budget. We considered buying
another existing property, relocating residents to various other nursing facilities, or building a
new facility. The sisters as a congregation affirmed the decision to build a new facility at the
Mother house (Sinsinawa Mound) if at all feasible. Committees, staff members and individuals
pulled together to make this a reality.
In early July 1999, it became probable that we could secure a license to operate a nursing facility
at the Mother house. We notified employees that we were working with Rice Health Care
Facilities to manage the new facility for us.
On October 29, 1999 we broke ground for the new building, and the process was visibly under
way! We have met with employees every few months to provide updates on the progress of the
building. The most recent data sent to employees (June 2, 2000) indicated that we anticipate the
new facility to be ready in October 2000.
We appreciate your patience and flexibility as we've worked together to accomplish this fantastic
feat. It is exciting to be able to reunite the family of the Sinsinawa Dominicans at the Mother
house in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin. We ask for your continued prayers as we work toward the
completion of this transition.
Many blessings,
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David Tranel
Villa Administrator
cc: Iowa Workforce Development, Dislocated Worker Unit
Terrance Duggan, Mayor of Dubuque