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Heitman Properties of Iowa Ltd.
Docombor 10, 1991
Doar Counoil Komborl
I am onolooing 0 copy ot an artiolo publiohod in tho Codar Rapid.
OOlotto on Docombor 10 which you hovo no doubt already road,
Tho aituotion dooorlbod in tho ortiolo io ropoatod on a roqulor
baoia throuqhout tno yoar, not juot durinq tho nolldoy aoooon.
Koll cuotolllora, who oro undor tho imprololon that tho loll O\/no tho
rOlllp, atop by my ottico on a rogular baoia to oODplaln about
lilllilor problolllo,
Tho Downtown Aooooiation Parking Committoo ha. made "vorol
luqgo.tiono to Joo Fowlor ond to tho Counoil that might allovioto
tho gridlock ond gonoral chaoo thAt occura on 1\ roqular badl.
Thooo ouggootiono havo boon Ignorod. Tho rAlIlp il protitablo and
cortainly .hould bo oblo to koop tho oxit booth. otattod ond hiro
OOllloono to diroct trattio during pook houri, In odditlon, tho oxit
booth otatt lIlolllboro could Ipood up a bit ond rotrain troD taking
loiauroly drogo ott ot thoir oigorottoo whilo thoy aro laking
Chango.
Tho luqqootion to put oignago noor tho rOlllp ontryo on Durlington
stroot dirooting porkoro to tho Dubuquo Stroot rOlllp whon tho
Copitol stroot rOlllp 1a tull, hAD boon mado ropoatodly, ond
ropoatodly ignorod. Why ouch lilllplo oporationol doo1aiona to
inoroooo ottioionoy in tho romp roquiro a City Counoil voto 10
boyond oOlllprohonoion.
Although tho dooilion to build a now ralllp ohould ovontuolly provido
1010 roUot tor tho downtown ohoppora, tho continuod nogloot or tho
ClIpitol Stroot rOlllp problollla oro lovoroly halllporing growth or 00101
and voluo ot tho Old Capitol Contor and its morohantl.
8incoroly,
IICITKAII PROPERTIES OF IOWA, LTD.,
o Dolllwaro corporlltion not
poraonolly but Bololy au truatoo
or tho Old copitol Contor Truot
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Doirdro ClIBtlo
Oononl Hanogor
Old Capitol Cenle, 201 Soulh Clinlon 511..1 s..t. 3QQ ~~ c.ty 1t>Il~ m~o 3\9 3~H!~
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SET IN STONE 1 ao~_...._ -- ~ ~ ~~_ - /.
Convenience of tlO\l\trltown lpark-o-rama' doesn't apply in rying to ~
IOWA CITY -PArk,
In.. Mort ~rkln..
It'IIM ono thin, thai
IVtr)'Ollf IHmslo wanl
downtown Iowa City 10
have IIlO/1 0/'. Sa IIY tho '
clly and tho Unll'tnlly
ollowa, both or whom
111 Hiti' to 10 In I./Id
tou up IIIU more
park~nmu. which m.
aII,r a1I. the ulmoslln
conl'tlll,nco,
Aw.tv.l'YIhlnlt Isn't
Ilwa)1I1fIChH 'n Guono Iowa Clly
exhauatln thrso Columnl51
, concnlt ,11./111. 1110 __
addrd .convenlenco. dooln', meAn you 1I0n'I
bo IlIcked up In tmnc trylnl 10 Gel oul. Il~r,~
lIa chronology or 1./1 hour Ilpent ono
an,moon In tho city ramp noxtlo tho Old
i CApitol Conlor.
I 5:11 p,m, ~ I enler tho I'llmp And tako lho
olovator to ~V" t:, Calrly nOlr lho 10~, I ~pen
TOM
ANOLlN
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'II ,.,or Or my Il!mllfUSlY Chovy Cavalier and
hI, rh Even herellll'o and uno-h:IIr Ilorles
3bvv~ lho exll. I I no or aUIO$ Is backrd up 10
t1ull elInnotloAVO my p.uklnlll41l, Uh oh,
~:11 p.m. - SlIlIln Iho Ilnll, A wOlll4llln a
eray Toyola wlnlllO do lho proper lowalhlnl
11M l.t m. pull out In Cronl or hor. bUlto no
uv~lI. Nobody In Cront of her elIn movo.
Surprisingly foil' horns are honklnl,
~::8 p,m. - t1rstlucm.\! Just A IlIver or
mnvementllloWI mo 108UII oul. ThAnk you,
wom:m In Ill'lIY ToyOll' ut whAt'l EOlnl on
below us to mllO Ihls b4ckJoll1 To PASS limo, I
tune lho radio 10 KRUI.lho Ilud.nt.nunurrd
Allemallvo llatlon; aimless cMllor Is hmd,
3:31 p,m, -I'vo moved lboutlO feel. I'roplo
IllIIlmpllCd In Ih.lr 111111 are IOllvlnl tho
I'llmp In l'ruslrlllon, pmumably walk In. b.,ck
Inlo (lId Capllol Cenl.r for a Super Spud,
3:3~ p,m. - Movom.nlIlanl10 ImproVII
JUSI n Ihado. Having bean cull broak by a
'ro)'llla. I Allow a man In a rrd Collea 10 como
llul ahead of mo, ^merlcln.JaPAn~
coopcmllon 1110 Imponanl todlY.
5:.2 p,m. - A d.nnllo turn ror tho upbtaU
Nol only hovo I pl'Otlfftll!d to lAl't1 0, but
KRUlls playing Duckwhoat ZydCCO'1 com 0(
"llouloli6." Tlmo ntH when an accordion
pounds out a ba)'Ou booglo.
3:.8 p,m, -I allow I black Audl Fox 10 pull
OUI; ho Il!emsl\llllrlsed thAt I (4vo Caver 10.
yupplo,l fe\llmu.. until I h\ltho KU apln
and my onllno ItAlled. Whon you're on Iho
od~'O or lAv.1 0 )'OU 1M a Ilunnlnl villa or 1M
lpawlng ImokHtAcks It tho U pt I powor plAnl.
5:54 p,m. - Dy now, I'm Idvlnclnl litho
bUlt.rlnl ~co or 20 rOft par mlnulo, but I'm
11111 on Lovtl 0, ,",0 exhaust nUll" II1lltar
lho polnl or c10udlnl my cocnltlve ablllUos.
Rtmomberl I toll mYll!lI,lhoso tlImpa are h.re
for convon once.
S p,m, -I'm on l.ovol C. mare than hallway
to tho .nd, KIlUl playa a loud. blum Mlldup
or "lIeanbreak Jlolol," SAy, Iln'tlhot Elvll
drlvlnllho llyundDltwo WI behind mol Mr
onRlno llalls apln, a1lowlnll Fordl'llWUSlo
pull oUI ahead or mo, ovon thoulh I had ceall!d
10 bo In a conclllalory mood, .
toe p.lD, - Tn/IIc nc
semblance at nonnaIcy. .
IfQUI1d lIoor. Lml D. M
arrived at 12J7,llltanlnl
lnothtr 40 conll for tho ,
hal tlapll!d, unI011 tho ~
rlCtlhatsald hour wu I
1:1:1 p.1II. -I \'NCh Ih
hourolon. od)1llY, Sftm
ChoNS or IOmtthln. .1,
be P"rtn.. but KRUI opI
ol N.I Youn~at"~
bolt, thouch. UIt Ih
sUII must por tho l06t 1M
I novtr round out "hY
Olpttltnctd lrldIock IIIl
th.y WOI1 a/lOrthandfd I
ar may have brokon dIl
mllhl have tried to par
bilL Whalmr tho CAlf,
musl wish thq couI4l1l
would IllIk. fOr their ~
adl'ff1l1omont )'tI.
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nce of c.I0\~lqtown 'park-a-rama' doesn't apply in rying to escape
TOM
AHQUN
OIJOIlIIowA Ctt
Cobnnlst
'lI1lflll)'O\l 'on'l
IYinlto pt ouI, /Iff\!
ur .Ipmt 011O
p "'It 10 tllo Old
o ramp and uko 11M
y IINr lho top, I L\lft1
:II. ; lIOl' 0( my Mlllllnuly ChoV)' Cmll" IIl\d
bI, r. Knn!lf" 1"'0 Ind ono-hAlr 'Iort"
oabu\f .IM oxll, A line 0( IUlot II ~ckfd up 10
\Jull a.nnot IfAl'l! my /lIrkln"lI1l. Uh oh,
3:12 p,rn. - SlIlIln Iho IlAlI, A WOmAn In I
tlI'\Iy Ta)'OII wAntllo do the proper IOWA lhlng
And 1ft mo pull OIItln fNnt at Mr, but to no
,mil, Nobody In Front 0( hor can mol'l!.
Surprilln.ly row horns I" honk In..
&::. p,m. - .'ntlucnul Jus. A 11Ivor or
mnVOllltlltlllo1fl 1M to pull oul, TlwIk )'till,
wollWlln IrIY ToyolAl Out whit'. colng on
btlow us to mAio this bocklog1 To p.w limo. I
tuna tho radio 10 KRUl,lhe Iludonlnunuml
~h'll\lllYO IlIlIon; Alml"s chAllor It lIton!.
5:31 p,m, -I'vo mol'l'd IboutlO rml'roplo
11I1II/'lImod In lholr IlAIII 1"lflvln.tho
/'lIlIIp In huatrollon, pmUlmbly wolkln, bAck
Intd Old C4pllol emlor ror A Super Spud,
5:3lJ p,m, - MO\'OlllflItIlInlto Improw
IWI A lhadf. /lAVing bton CUI A brolk by I
to)llll.l allow limn In ami Cellca to como
Il\IllhNd 0( mo, AmortcanJll'lInose
coopmllon Is 10 ImponAnltodAy,
5:42 p,m, - A donnlto turn ror tho upbool!
Not only hAvo I proemsfd 10 Lovol 0, bUI
KRU11t plAying Duckwhoot Zydoco'l covor 0(
"Roulo Ii6. .. Tlrno nI" whon on occordlon
pounds oul 0 boyou booglo,
5:45 p,m. - I allow I blAck Audl FOliO pull
OUI; ho I<<mI IUl1lrlsfd lhotl pvo rovor 10 I
yupplo,l rolllmUl1o until I hltlho ps acoin
and my onclne 1\4111d. Whon you'" on tho
odllO or Lovol D you I<< Iltunnlng Villi or Iho
lpowlnc Imok"\4cks It tho U pr I power plant
5:54 p,m. - Dy now, I'm Idvlnclna 01 tho
bllllorlng poco ol2O root per mlnulo, butl'm
1111I on l.evol 0, Tho oxhaust rum" a" noor
Iho point or c10udlna my cocnlllvo oblllllos,
Romombor, I toll mYlOII, those ramps a" ho"
ror convon onco,
8 p,m. -I'm on IAVOI C, more lhan hallway
to lho ond. KRUI PIIr..IIOUd. blwro send.up
or"lI~onbroak 1I01~ ," SAy, IIn'llhat Elvll
drlvlnc tho /Iyund4ltwo cln bohlnd mol My
on.lno 111111 apln. a1lowlnaa Ford TauNslo
pull oUllhOAd or mo, ov~n Ihouch I hod coAsfd
to bo In A concllllllory mood, '
6:08 p,m, -1'I'lIJI1c now noWl wllh IOmo
IOmblanco or nonnalcy, and I'vo mid. 1110 tho
HrOund noor. Lovol D, My tlckotshoWlI
AITlvrd at 12:51, moanlnrl'lI hAvo 10 pay
Anolhor 40 CC!nll ror tho Addlllonal hour that
has olapsfd, unlm tho altond4nl aCCC!plslh.
rActthAtlllld hour wlIlholr raull. not mlno.
6:13 p.m, -I "oeh lho ond or lhls
hOlll'long odyssoy. Soomsllko tho lIalloluJlh
ChONS or IOmothlnR 0110 CC!leb/'lllory Ihould
bo plarlna, but KRUI oplllnslolld 10 ofTer ono
or Nul Youna'lll\"Oat whlnoa. nut mAY bo .
basi, thouRh, b<<AUIO lho Iltondlnll.11J mo I !
11111 mUll ply tho lost hour,
I novor round oul why tho ramp hid ,
oxperlonced gridlock lhallllomoon. Perhlps !
thoy wo",honhllndod In lho oxll boolhs, A i
cor I1lAY hAvo brokon down In line, Somoon. \
ml.ht hAvo trlod to ply tholr 1011 with a t30 I
bill. Whltowr tho ClIIO,tho local bus Ir.'loms I
must wllh Ihoy could havo ntmed II aI , II 1
would l1llIko ror Iholr most compelllnl .
advonlsemonl yot,