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[[Image:TAKOS.jpg|left|thumb|150px|]]TAKOS, Peter Joseph. (Waterloo, IA,--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 7, 1987). [[MAYOR]]. Takos, a member of the city council beginning in 1958, served as the mayor of Dubuque in 1960. He took office with the intent of establishing a "Capital Projects Program," a system of evaluating various projects and completing them in the order of their importance. | [[Image:TAKOS.jpg|left|thumb|150px|]]TAKOS, Peter Joseph. (Waterloo, IA,--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 7, 1987). [[MAYOR]]. Takos, a member of the city council beginning in 1958, served as the mayor of Dubuque in 1960. He took office with the intent of establishing a "Capital Projects Program," a system of evaluating various projects and completing them in the order of their importance. (1) In his first official act as mayor, he introduced an investigation of the city manager. Two of the most controversial actions of his term were the dismissals of City Manager [[SCHILTZ, Laverne|Laverne SCHILTZ]] and City Solicitor Thomas Nelson. | ||
Takos was president and an honorary life member of the Dubuque Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Dubuque Board of Realtors. He owned and operated the Peter Takos Company, Antiques and was associated with Market Realty. | Takos was president and an honorary life member of the Dubuque Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Dubuque Board of Realtors. He owned and operated the Peter Takos Company, Antiques and was associated with Market Realty. | ||
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1. "City Council Elects Takos as New Mayor," ''Telegraph Herald'', January 2, 1960, p. 1 | |||
"Fulfilling Dreams...One Home at a Time," Dubuque Board of Realtors, Inc. 1913-2013, May 30, 2013, p. 11 | "Fulfilling Dreams...One Home at a Time," Dubuque Board of Realtors, Inc. 1913-2013, May 30, 2013, p. 11 | ||
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TAKOS, Peter Joseph. (Waterloo, IA,--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 7, 1987). MAYOR. Takos, a member of the city council beginning in 1958, served as the mayor of Dubuque in 1960. He took office with the intent of establishing a "Capital Projects Program," a system of evaluating various projects and completing them in the order of their importance. (1) In his first official act as mayor, he introduced an investigation of the city manager. Two of the most controversial actions of his term were the dismissals of City Manager Laverne SCHILTZ and City Solicitor Thomas Nelson.
Takos was president and an honorary life member of the Dubuque Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Dubuque Board of Realtors. He owned and operated the Peter Takos Company, Antiques and was associated with Market Realty.
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1. "City Council Elects Takos as New Mayor," Telegraph Herald, January 2, 1960, p. 1
"Fulfilling Dreams...One Home at a Time," Dubuque Board of Realtors, Inc. 1913-2013, May 30, 2013, p. 11