The Dubuque County Board of Supervisors and staff are assessing a five-acre property in Key West, owned by the Iowa Department of Transportation since the 1950s, to possibly purchase it to house county vehicles. The Iowa DOT moved to a new facility on the Southwest Arterial recently and offered the Key West property — where the county already pays rent to keep some equipment — to local governments before putting it on the market for other buyers. According to a report, the County Secondary Roads Department has requested funding for new space to house county equipment each year since 2021, due to some equipment currently being parked outside for stretches of the year or parked in leased space like at the Key West DOT property. An estimated cost to the county is around $800,000.Â
DOT Shop at Key West Under Consideration For Purchase
By Mark Evenstad
May 3, 2023 | 11:14 AM