Roy D. Buol
Roy D. Buol is the current mayor of the city of Dubuque, Iowa. A native of Dubuque, Buol served as the Second Ward's representative from 1995 through 2005. In 2005 he was elected as mayor. He was reelected in both 2009 and 2013.
Earlier career
Buol worked at John Deere Dubuque Works for over 30 years until his retirement. In 2002 he accepted a position as building and grounds director at the University of Dubuque.[1][2]
Elected office
In 1995, Buol was elected as a city councilman of Dubuque, where he served for ten years until his election as mayor in 2005.[3]
Coming into the mayor's job, Buol espoused a vision[4][5] of making Dubuque one of the most "environmentally sustainable" cities in the U.S.[6] Buol's vision is one of the main reasons that IBM chose Dubuque as a test city of its "Insights in Motion" program.[7][8] Mayor Buol established an annual "Growing Sustainable Communities" Conference in Dubuque. In 2013 Dubuque won the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencies’s annual National Award for Smart Growth Achievement, thanks in large part to Mayor Buol,[9] who is also a member of Smart Growth America’s Local Leaders Council.[9] Through Mayor Buol’s work with America’s River Project, the Port of Dubuque has been developed with nearly $400 million for educational, entertainment, and historic riverfront projects. This has included the Mississippi Riverwalk, the River's Edge Plaza, and the Alliant Energy Amphitheater.[3]
Included in Mayor Buol's vision were goals for economic prosperity, culture and heritage, quality of life, and healthy living.[5] In a 2010 "Blueprint America report" by Jim Lehrer, reporter Miles O'brien is quoted as saying that Dubuque drive to become a sustainable city is being noticed "ar beyond the banks of the Mississippi" and that Mayor Buol was leading the charge.[8]
Awards
- 2014 Public Leadership in the Arts Award for Local Arts Leadership for cities with a population of less than 100,000.[3]
References
- ↑ Dubuque, IA – Official Website – Mayor Roy D. Buol, Dubuque, Iowa: City of Dubuque, 2014, retrieved 29 June 2014
- ↑ Mayor Roy D Buol, Dubuque, Iowa: Dubuque365, 2013, retrieved 29 June 2014
- 1 2 3 "Dubuque Mayor Roy Buol Honored for His Support of the Arts and Culture". Americans for the Arts. 24 January 2014.
- ↑ Walsh, Mary L. (2014). The Manager's Instant Guide to Sustainability. Washington, D.C.: ICMA Publishing (International City/County Management Association). p. 38. ISBN 978-0-87326-564-5.
- 1 2 "Roy D. Buol". National Trust for Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014.
- ↑ Walsh 2014, p. 41
- ↑ Kelly, John E., III, and Hamm, Steve (2013). Smart Machines: IBM's Watson and the Era of Cognitive Computing. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 431. ISBN 978-0-231-16856-4.
- 1 2 "Profiles from the Recession: Dubuque Smart City: With stimulus, putting the small town back to work". PBS. 18 June 2010.
- 1 2 "EPA recognizes Dubuque, IA and Mayor Roy Buol among top smart growth projects of 2013". Smart Growth America.