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LLEAF COLLECTION PROGRAM BOARD AND COMMISSION OPENINGS In an effort to reduce landfill waste, the City started The City has , a new leaf collection program in 1999. The program will eleven Boards and continue this year and includes curbside pick up of Commissions that VOWINTEERS bagged leaves for interested residents. The program will advise the City NEEDED begin in mid-October and continue until mid- Council and staff. November. Members are , Interested residents will be asked to collect leaves in appointed by the Mayor and City Council to fill sturdy bags and set them out by the street curb for vacancies at the beginning of each new year. Look for a pickup. Please be sure to not mix list of current openings in November. Openings are any other materials with the advertised in the local paper, on Louisville Channel 16 4;1 leaves. Bags with grass clippings, and the City web site. X? ) trash, sticks, etc. will not be At this time,it is not known how many positions will `"_"_'�"_ll accepted. The City will collect the be available. If you are interested, keep an eye out for IV ,, bags and the leaves will be mixed the advertising in November. The City's Boards and t\t fi ta' e with the City's biosolids and Commissions are: 4Y composted at the Wastewater Arts and Humanities Council Treatment Facility. Once Board of Adjustment composting is complete,the end product will be made Building Code Board of Appeals available to the public for reuse in gardens, flowerbeds, Historical Commission or other landscaped areas. Horticulture and Forestry Advisory Board Volunteers are needed to break open and discard the Housing Authority bags once all the leaves are collected. This will be Library Board of Trustees scheduled for a Saturday morning in late November. If Local Licensing Authority you are interested in helping or would like more Open Space Advisory Board information,please call Peggy Flaherty at (303) 666- Planning Commission 6565, extension 453. Further information will be posted Resource Conservation Advisory Board on government access Channel 16 and the City website For further information about openings,please call 303 (www.ci.louisville.co.us) this fall. 666-6565, extension 351. SECURITY LOCK Box PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTS AT RISK The Louisville Police Department and Louisville Senior Services have partnered together to provide the Security Lock Box program. Through this L program, the Police Department will place a lock box containing a house key ,_ f;, on the outside of a resident's home. In the event that the resident needs medical or police assistance, and is unable to unlock the door, an officer would be able to access the spare key.Although the program is available to anyone, it tiFstuitt„ is targeted at the more vulnerable residents such as elderly residents living alone, and the frail or disabled. Letters introducing the program were mailed out to many individuals in the community who might be interested and the program has also been ••• •• • advertised in the Senior Highlights newsletter. ::: III There has been a very positive response. In fact, the Senior Services Division and the Police Department were recently awarded the Community Partnership Award from the Colorado Association of Senior Centers for this program. If you are interested in the program, please contact Cathy Bittler at (303) 666-7400, extension 620. 1 Autumn 2000