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MEYERS, Donald R.
MEYERS, Donald R. (Clinton, IA, Oct. 28, 1926--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 12, 1997). MAYOR. Meyers served as mayor of Dubuque in 1970. Elected to the Dubuque City Council, he served from 1968 to 1972 and was re-appointed to the Council in 1975. As a council member, he had been one of those who traveled to Washington, D.C. to testify against budget cuts which would have jeopardized the development of the city's FLOODWALL. As mayor, Meyers used a favorable attorney general's opinion allowing the city to use road-use tax money to convince the other council members to construct a new city garage.
Meyers was president/business agent of what became the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 150A before his retirement in 1981. He also served on the board of directors of the Dubuque Federation of Labor. A member of the board of Project Concern and the Dubuque County Hospital, Meyers was also a member of the Dubuque County Democratic Central Committee. His memberships included the Dubuque Community Development Commission, Dubuque Low Rent Housing Commission, Dubuque Crime Prevention Coalition Committee, and the Dubuque City Advisory Commission.