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CONSTRUCTION AHEAD home and make it more efficient for you.Swap out tradi- tional bulbs for LEDs,install a programmable thermostat, The waterline replacement project is underway on the fol- weather-strip a drafty door and more.Installation,labor, lowing streets:Lafayette Street between Via Appia and the and materials are free—a $200 value! dead end,Franklin Avenue between Lafayette Street and the cul-de-sac,Franklin Avenue between Lafayette Street and • A smart thermostat provides an easy and convenient the cul-de-sac,Franklin Court between Lafayette Street and way to manage your home's heating and cooling com- the cul-de-sac,Johnson Avenue between Pine Street and fort,as well as costs.Get up to$125 in incentives on the alley and Hoover Avenue between Lois Drive and west select models purchased through Xcel. of Hoover Court.Work also includes valve cut-ins on Centen- • Earn a rebate on an electric water heater that can help nial Parkway,Eisenhower Drive,Wildrose Court and South you save energyand moneyon the appliance that t i Boulder Road at Ridgeview Drive. o your el cally consumes 18/o of the energy in home.Xcel The sewerline replacement is also underway on the following rebates up to$450. streets:alley west of Lafarge Avenue from Lafayette Street to Beginning this fall,the City's Sustainability Series will kick off South Street,alley west of Jefferson Avenue from Caledonia with topics ranging from local food and agriculture to energy Street to South Street,alley west of Grant Avenue from Short and renewables;the Transportation Master Plan will begin its Street to Walnut Street and alley west of Main Street from public engagement outreach,seeking your thoughts on City South Street to Walnut Street. roadways,public transit options and alternative transporta- The storm sewer maintenance project is under construction tion;and the Green Business program is taking applicants for and includes work at the west end of Walnut Street in Cot- commercial environmental leaders through December 15th. tonwood Park and in the alley north of Pine Street adjacent to the railroad,improvements at Bella Vista Drive and County FREE RACHIO SMART CONTROLLER Road and regrading of areas adjacent to the Highway 36 bike path. Take the hassle out of watering your yard this summer with a free Rachio smart controller.Get a water-saving sprinkler Pavement crack seal will begin in late September and will consultation from Resource Central and you may qualify for a seal cracks on numerous City streets. Rachio smart controller installed and set-up for you.Supplies We ask for your understanding during construction and are limited,so be sure to sign up for a sprinkler consultation remind everyone to exercise caution when driving,biking or now by calling 303 999 3824 or sign up at www.Resource walking through a construction zone.If you have questions, Central.org/Sprinkler to schedule. please contact the Public Works Department at PWorks@ LouisvilleCO.gov or 303.335.4608 or visit the City's website at NEW HIGH DEFINITION CITY CHANNEL www.LouisvilleCO.gov/Construction. This fall the City will launch a new high definition govern- ment channel available through Comcast cable.Channel GREEN SCENE 880 will feature the same content as Channel 8 but will be As a Partners in Energy(PiE)community in collaboration available in high definition.The City is also excited to an with Xcel,Louisville aims to encourage energy efficiency and nounce that closed captioning will be available on both renewable energy,leveraging resources,and benefitting channels.If you have any questions or would like to report our economic vitality,environmental health and community any issues with either channel,please contact Emily Hogan at well-being.When we implemented the PiE program last Feb 303.335.4528. ruary,Louisville's energy goal was to reduce total energy use 1%annually over our 2015 baseline. WHAT'S A SHARROW? In 2017,Louisville achieved a 3.2%decrease in electricity A sharrow is a shared lane marking that is used for lanes usage and a 1%decrease in natural gas usage across the that are used by both cyclists and motorists.Sharrows are community,successfully shrinking our overall carbon foot- intended to remind drivers that print by 11%of metric tons of carbon dioxide(MTCO2)!That they should expect to share the equates to CO2 savings of:2,444,019 gallons of gasoline or lane with cyclists and to remind ozionift 118 railcars'worth of coal burned. cyclists that they can ride in mixed traffic where there is no bike lane. t" As we wrap up PiE in September,remember to continue tak- Where adjacent to a parking lane, ing advantage of Xcel rebates,incentives and programs and the sharrow is a tool to help ride a help our community decrease overall emissions and energy safe distance away from car doors. I, use! Find more information at www.XcelEnergy.com/Pro- As a cyclist,you are required to ride grams_and_Rebates/Residential_Programs_and_Rebates. as far to the right as you judge safe, • For just$75,Xcel's Home Energy Squad will come to your regardless of where the sharrow is located. September 2018 • Page 7