Dubuque council OKs move allowing demolition of building for child care center

Dubuque City Council members on Monday night voted unanimously to remove a city block from a historic conservation district, paving the way for the demolition of a building and construction of a child care center in its place. The move allows Cottingham & Butler to move forward with plans to tear down Joliet Event Center on 781 Locust St., and construct a company child care facility. The council’s action came after a unanimous vote in August by Dubuque Historic Preservation Commission members to deny a request from Cottingham & Butler to demolish the building.