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uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i 111910 �� COMPLETION OF u �IIII 10000 Su' u10 �� """""" D RAI NAG E PROJECT II The completion of the 96th Street exit on US 36 and new The City is pleased to announce that with the traffic associated with Interlocken Business Park have completion of the "Drainage Way A" Project, the significantly added traffic to the City's southeast area, Federal Emergency Manage- including downtown. The opening of the Flatiron ment Agency (FEMA) has Crossing Mall, scheduled for August 2000, and the revised the Flood Insurance i_HIT] planned Northwest Parkway, scheduled for completion in Rate Map that affects parts 2003,will likely bring additional regional traffic into of downtown Main Street. Louisville. In essence, this project and �g c g The Intergovernmental Agreement governing the the resultin hap es to the 1/�f�1� Northwest Parkway provides funding for an arterial floodplain map by FEMA connection of 96th Street directly to Highway 42, thereby have removed over 57 homes and businesses from the allowing traffic to pass through Louisville which would 100-year floodplain. This change to the floodplain otherwise impact local streets. The City is currently in the map can possibly save building owners thousands of initial stages of planning for this project. No route has dollars in insurance costs each year as many will no been finalized at this time and many issues need to be longer be required to maintain flood insurance on their researched including the railroad grading, open space buildings. impacts, environmental impacts, and maintenance of the Coal Creek Trail. The area affected by the change lies on the east side of At this time, the City is planning to have this project Main Street between Caledonia and Elm Streets. If you completed no later than the 2003 opening of the own a building in that area you may want to check on Northwest Parkway. However,given the increase in the status of your building. You can do so by traffic expected with the opening of Flatiron Crossing contacting your insurance agent. Mall in August 2000, the project has been given priority The changes to the map are a result of many months of and all efforts will be made to complete the project in a work by the Public Works Department. The project timely manner. included the construction of detention ponds at Middle If you have questions regarding the project, please call the School and Lake Parks and the channeling of water Public Works Department at (303) 666-6565, ext. 690, or under the railroad tracks east of Louisville Middle email your questions to pworks @ci.louisville.co.us. School. The cost of the project totaled approximately one million dollars. The proposed new floodplain map and a corresponding announcement from FEMA appeared in the Louisville Times on or about February 23 and March 1, 2000. Any citizen may contest the changes to the The map is not available in this floodplain map within 90 days of that publication. All format. Ifyou would like a copy reconsideration requests must be based on scientific or of the map,please call technical data. However, as the new map only removes buildings from the floodplain and does not add other (303) 666-6565, ext. 504. sections of town to it,it is unlikely that there will be any concerns with the new map. The City is proud to have helped so many residents by completing this project. If you have any questions about the project or would like a copy of the FEMA report on the new floodplain ruling, please call (303) 666-6565, ext. 157. In addition,maps showing the new floodplain can be viewed at City Hall in the Planning Proposed Highway 42/96`h Street Connection: — — Department (21 Floor). Northwest Parkway: L /