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they are paved and landscaped. There is also a <br />concern about replacement of the concrete, <br />sidewalks, curb and gutters that have been worn <br />out over time. Main was focused on as the <br />principal priority after storm drainage related <br />sidewalk improvements were done. Top priority is <br />Main Street. It appears that the two of sidewalk, <br />curb and gutter improvements along Main Street <br />would run approximately between $100,000 and <br />$150,000 to replace. The next item was the <br />Business Answers pedestrian way. The committee <br />felt that this area should be looked at. Another <br />item of concern by the committee was the signage <br />for the parking lots. The area that the design <br />program did consider was assistance for businesses <br />that wish to work with the city in improving the <br />appearance of the alley way east of Main Street. <br />The downtown merchants would like to get started <br />as soon as possible. <br />Mayor Fauson asked if there was anyone that would like to make <br />comments. <br />Vickie Villegas, owner of Blue Parrot. <br />Villegas: First of all there was a big mistake made by <br />combining the drainage and downtown project <br />together, because the drainage has nothing to do <br />with the downtown it just happens to be downtown. <br />It shouldn't be the responsibility of the downtown <br />owners to take care of that problem. The downtown <br />people businesses are very basic. All we want is <br />safe sidewalks, safe curbs and safe alleys. <br />Basically that is all we want. We do not feel <br />that for the amount of money that we pay, the <br />money that we collect, that we should need to put <br />more money out of our pockets to have safe <br />sidewalks, curbs and streets. <br />Percy Conarroe, owner of Louisville Times. <br />Conarroe: We have been talking about this downtown project <br />far at least 20 years and it just goes on and on. <br />We were excited about when the bond issue was <br />passed that there would be some money there to <br />maybe do a little something downtown in the way of <br />improvements. Improvements besides parking. In <br />the process I attended some of these downtown <br />meetings and it was my belief that most of the <br />property owners would have been favorable toward a <br />special improvement district had you Council <br />people not let the South Boulder Road off the <br />hook. Part of selling the bond issue was that the <br />South Boulder Road properties were going to put <br />$200,000 in a SID. That was not put up. The <br />6 <br />