John,
Is this the depot at Burlington, IA or another Q depot in a different
Iowa city?
Bill Barber
On Wednesday, November 30, 2005, at 12:43 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com
wrote:
> Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:59:49 -0600
> From: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
> Subject: Burlington Iowa City Council examines Depot Study
>
> From today's Burlington Hawk Eye (city council agenda items not
> pertaining to the depot deleted). While still standing, those of you
> that have visited the depot lately will agree that it is in sore need
> of some serious TLC ...
>
> Regards,
> John Lewis
> Palmyra, Missouri
> **************************************************
> http://www.thehawkeye.com/daily/stories/ln5_1129.html<http://
> www.thehawkeye.com/daily/stories/ln5_1129.html>
>
> Council examines depot study
>
> By JAMES QUIRK Jr.
> jquirk@thehawkeye.com<mailto:jquirk@thehawkeye.com>
>
> A local architectural firm has proposed a $17,260 feasibility study on
> the Burlington depot that would determine what it would cost to
> renovate the building.
>
> City Council members discussed a proposed resolution at its work
> session Monday to have Metzger Johnson perform the feasibility study.
>
> City Manager Bruce Slagle said that, should the council approve the
> resolution during a regular meeting next week, Metzger Johnson will
> check mechanical, electrical and architectural components of the
> city-owned depot.
>
> "This is probably something we really have to do no matter what ...
> because we've had several opportunities to maybe occupy that but they
> kind of fell through because we didn't have this kind of information,"
> said Mayor Pro Tem Bill Ell, who led the meeting because Mayor Mike
> Edwards was ill. "Is that true?"
>
> "Quite frankly, I think that's what's been lacking is not knowing the
> exact costs (to renovate the depot)," Slagle said. "I mean, we've had
> people put stuff together before, which has really been kind of
> in-house estimates, or guesstimates or whatever. But this is really
> going to lay it down as far as from an architectural point of view, as
> far as really what's it going to cost to bring that building back."
>
> Brian Tapp, executive director of the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning
> Commission, is interested in more space and believes a renovated depot
> would be an ideal place to relocate since it recently added a transit
> service to its list of responsibilities. SEIRPC now is housed in
> Burlington Memorial Auditorium.
>
> Although the city would have to pay part of the renovation, Tapp said
> SEIRPC would seek state and federal grants.
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