Dubuque Board of Realtors Bluff Land ZoningDUBUQUE BOARD OF REALTORS, INC.
1828 Carter Road
DUBUQUE, IOWA 52001-3923
REALTOR-® 563-556-5722
September 26, 2007
Honorable Mayor Roy Buol & City Council
Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
Kyle Kritz, Associate Planner
Re: Dubuque Bluffland Zoning
In addition to helping Customers and clients buy and sell property, Realtors have long been an advocate
for private property rights including the highest and best use of the land.
We are concerned about government requirements at all levels that greatly add to the cost of property
ownership. Currently, one of the consumers' greatest problems is coping with the increasing number of
costly government and court imposed regulations, resulting in unwarranted delays and added costs to the
price of property, interference with transfer of property and the continued erosion of private property
rights.
Many of our members would view the BluBland Plan as an assault on private property rights.
Most of the land that is feasible to be developed, has already been developed and owners should be able to
improve their property as they wish.
Added restrictions will only drive developers out of our city.
We wish to voice our opposition to this plan.
Since/rely,
Terry Dugg , Presiden
Dubuque Board of Realtors
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