Dubuque County To Forgo Seeking Loan Payments For 3 Businesses

The Dubuque County Board of Supervisors recently agreed to forgo legal action or even further pursuit of payment from three small businesses that have not repaid $10,000 loans from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. At least one of the three businesses has since closed. The then-owner of another has since died. The county and partners have been unable to reach the third. The three businesses that were delinquent are Crystal Lake Cave LLC in rural Dubuque whose owner, Julie Rubel, died in February but which still is in operation; Joe’s 2nd Street Diner in Dyersville, which closed in February; and Performance Edge, which was paying until the end of March.