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NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING FOR LOUISVILLE e Louisville Planning Department has two exciting comprehensive planning studies underway, which will impact the future of your community. We anticipate both will be completed in the fall or winter of 2002. The Highway 42 Revitalization Area pertains to an area on the eastern edge of downtown, between State Highway 42 on the east, the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe railroad tracks on the west, South Boulder Road to the north and Pine Street to the south. The South Subarea Comprehensive Plan applies to the southeastern part of the City, from US 36 north to the Coal Creek, and including the Storage Tek Corporate Campus,Avista Hospital, Monarch School Campus and the Colorado Technology Center light industrial park. Both studies will make recommendations on future transportation improvements and potential land use changes for these areas as well as public and private financing tools to reach those outcomes. We welcome and encourage everyone's input into these planning studies! Additional public workshops or open houses will be held in the next few months, as well as formal public hearings before the Louisville Planning Commission and the City Council. Your comments are welcome at all those meetings. Look for notices of workshops and public hearings in the Boulder Daily Camera and on the City's Web Site at www.ci.louisville.co.us. For more information, or to contact the appropriate City Planner managing these studies, please contact Jolene Schwertfeger at 303-335-4592. AVOIDING WILDLIFE CONFLICTS The presence of wildlife in Colorado cities is usually a delight to Colorado residents. The close proximity of wildlife, however, sometimes causes problems. Some species continue to live in open space areas, parks, undeveloped parcels of land, and on or near bodies of water. Others have adapted well to urban living: skunks and raccoons, in particular, seem to thrive in and near cities. In most situations, people and wildlife can coexist. The key is to respect the wildness of :NILwildlife. Wildlife is just that—wild. Wildlife should not be harassed, captured, domesticated or, in most cases, fed. Intentional or inadvertent feeding is the major cause of most wildlife problems. The key to avoiding problem wildlife encounters is keeping unwanted wildlife out of homes, businesses, and yards. Here are some tips. • Don't give wildlife the opportunity to get into your garbage. Store it in metal or plastic containers with tight-fitting lids. Put trash out only when it is scheduled to be picked up. • Do not feed wildlife. Feeding songbirds is okay, but be aware it may attract other animals. • Cover window wells and close holes around the foundation of your home. RACCOONS • Screen chimneys and repair attic holes to prevent entry. 0 ,._ • Remove overhanging branches to cut off easy access. • Never feed raccoons. SQUIRRELS frik • Place bird feeders on a tall pipe so squirrels cannot reach them. • Screen attic vents on the inside with hardware cloth to keep squirrels out. • Prevent squirrels from climbing trees by placing 18-inch metal cylinders on tree trunks. Be aware of potential predators in your area. Keeping a dog inside a fenced yard won't necessarily prevent an attack. It is best to keep your dog in a covered kennel or inside your home. Cats are easy prey for coyotes and foxes. The presence of free-roaming cats can cause predators to remain in the area where they may not be welcome. If you have a wildlife problem, call the Division of Wildlife at 303-297-1192. Taken from Too Close for Comfort published by the Division of Wildlife Fall 2002 11