City Council Agenda and Packet 2013 02 05

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City Council Meeting Minutes January 22, 2013 Page 6 of 15 Barbara Hesson, 411 County Road, Louisville, CO explained Front Street is impacted with traffic noise and carbon monoxide. She felt the Highway 42 Plan would impact Lee Avenue the same way. She urged Council to deny this proposal. Bob Tofte, 1417 Courtesy Road, Louisville, CO explained the proposed plan would remove parking, prohibit access to driveways and eliminate street parking in front of homes. He felt rear entry to homes was not appropriate. A local realtor estimated his home’s value would decrease by 10% if the front access to his home was eliminated. A.J. Gemer, 1200 Spruce Street, Louisville, CO expressed his concern for the Lee Avenue extension and voiced his belief it would impact the area with traffic and noise. Steve Poppitz, 1036 Walnut Street, Louisville, CO was in favor of the Highway 42 Revitalization project, but voiced concern over the impact to the Gemer and Peterson properties. He suggested mitigating the impacts by erecting a wall to protect the homes from car collisions and installing a sound wall at Miner’s Field. He suggested realigning the roadway on the east side of Highway 42 near the old recycling center. He requested Lee Avenue not be extended as 21 properties would be impacted. He stated additional traffic is not needed on Lee Avenue. He did not support the proposed fencing. John Damico, 2727 Madison Drive, Longmont, CO stated he is the owner of the 4-plex apartment building on Spruce Street. He supported the Highway 42 Plan for the safety measures this proposal brings. He supported the closure of Spruce Street only if Lee Avenue is extended in both directions. He requested Council allocate funds for landscaping improvements to the Spruce Street closure area. Jean Morgan, 1131 Spruce Street, Louisville, CO a 42 year resident of the area voiced her support for a three-lane highway. She stated the Miner’s neighborhood is a quiet, historic district, containing 21 homes and a 4-plex. She felt the underpass will provide access to downtown for bicyclists and pedestrians. She requested an emergency vehicle assess and a traffic study on Highway 42. She asked Council not to impact the neighborhood and read comments from her neighbors who oppose the plan. Those written comments were from the following neighbors: John Mathes, 1190 Spruce Street Carrie DeGraw, 1109 Spruce Street Liz O’Neil, 1011 Walnut Street Joe Gomes, 833 Courtesy Road Josh Stone & Jim Moffit, 824 Lee Avenue Brian Brooker, 1101 Spruce Street Jeff Scott, 1032 South Street Laura Wright, 1201 Spruce Street Ann Lezberg & Angela Headley, 1117 Spruce Street Susan Buggraf, 1210 Spruce Street #B