Dubuque County Supervisors to Vote Monday on Rezoning, Road Renaming and Bridge Plans

REAL DUBUQUE NEWS (RDN) The Dubuque County Board of Supervisors meets Monday, Nov. 16, at 9 a.m. in the Board Chambers on the fourth floor of the courthouse, 720 Central Ave. A rezoning public hearing, a road renaming, two final plats and a bridge replacement lead the agenda. The board will hold a public hearing on a request from Ernest and Adela Burger to rezone 6.55 acres from A-1 Agricultural to A-2 Agricultural Residential, to separate the house, garage and shed from the cultivated land. The property is at 3674 RTE 136, about 3.4 miles southeast of Worthington along State Highway 136 and Steger Road, on a 71.47-acre parcel county records value at $267,436 market and $141,927 assessed. The Zoning Commission recommended approval Oct. 20, on the condition that the remaining A-1 land not be subdivided again unless it is rezoned residential. The board will also hold a public hearing on renaming Clay Ann Lane to Leo Lane. The petition, signed by all property owners fronting the road, was received Oct. 22, and the county auditor found the proposed name unique in sound and spelling. Two final plats are up for approval. Willis Place No. 3, owned by Mid-Mart Inc., covers 5.16 acres off Iowa Highway 3 near Rickardsville and creates two lots: a 2.27-acre lot with a shed that will be sold, and a 2.89-acre lot with the C-store that stays in business use. The Zoning Commission recommended approval 5-0 on Oct. 20. Klein Scenic View 4th Addition, owned by the Joan Klein Family Trust, covers 15.53 acres off Boy Scout Road and Cedar Ridge Road near Rickardsville and creates two lots: 13.37 acres that stays in agricultural production and 2.16 acres. The commission recommended approval 6-0 on May 19. In action items, the board will vote on approving plans and specifications for the bridge replacement on Flannagan Road, about 0.35 miles west of James Road, Project BROSCHBP-C031(134)--NC-31. The Iowa Department of Transportation will review and let the project. The board will also approve right-of-way documents for the maintenance re-grading project at the Bobcat Road and Kidder Road intersection: $4,063 for 0.239 acres from Charles L. Kluesner, plus $300 in fees, and $1,581 from Lynn Hammerand. The board will vote on eight hires, mostly at Sunnycrest, at pay rates from $17.28 to $29.50 an hour, and on a consent item granting a Special Class C Retail Native Wine License to Barrel Head Winery. Communications on the agenda include amendments to the Asbury and Cascade urban renewal plans, letters on two Dubuque property tax appeals, Walmart Inc. Sam's Club and Kwik Trip Inc. against the city Board of Review, a city request for collection of dispositional expenses under Iowa Code 717B.4(3)(d), and the Community Health Assessment survey being conducted with the City of Dubuque, MercyOne, UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital, Crescent Community Health Center and UnityPoint Health Visiting Nurse Association. The board will also approve minutes from its Nov. 2 regular meeting, the Nov. 4 special meeting, the Nov. 9 data center work session and the Nov. 10 general election canvass. RDN previewed the Nov. 2 meeting and recapped the Oct. 19 meeting and the Oct. 26 data center work session. The next data center work session is Dec. 14, and the next regular board meeting is Dec. 7 at 9 a.m. After the regular session, the board will hold a work session with the county engineer on the progress of the proposed 55 mph speed limit change study, which evaluated 124.597 miles of county roads, followed by a closed session on litigation strategy. Follow RDN for more local news. Got a news tip or story idea? Send us a message. #RDN