Planning Commission Minutes 2015 04 09

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes April 9, 2015 Page 22 of 27 like us to keep that in mind. We are already adding at least 1,800 new units so if you figure 2.5 individuals per unit, it is almost 2700 to 3000 people. As we look at this corridor, I would like us to keep this information in mind and not rush to high density, multi -use residential, and especially not put high density residential into the Sam's Club area. I attended the Urban Land Institute presentation and what I heard sounded pretty extreme. I understand it hasn't been well received, but I do hope that we won't go too much toward visibility and too much focus on economics, and give up our quality of life. I have lived in Louisville for 18 years, and the reason it has been the #1 small city is because it is attractive. I didn't choose to live in an Arvada or Broomfield or downtown Denver; I chose to live here. When you drive down McCaslin, you see nice setbacks and nice landscaping. I would hate to see those setbacks taken all the way to the sidewalk and giant signs put in. Many of my neighbors have said that as well. I was happy to see the parks and open space acquisition reflected as a priority in the draft of Measures of Success. I attended the workshop here and heard that mentioned many times by many citizens. In summary, I hope you will consider our quality of life and not just the economics as we look at the McCaslin area. Debby Fahey, 1118 W Enclave Circle, Louisville, CO I want to say that the McCaslin corridor has historically been a good revenue generator for the City. I think part of the issue that we are having with this with businesses that are closing is that a lot of those businesses, unlike the Downtown area, are owned by absentee landlords. They are not here to see what would make their business better. I would suggest that perhaps it would be helpful to have a special meeting to gather information from the people who are actually running the businesses rather than the ones who own the buildings. Linda Boyd, 1148 W Dillon Road, Louisville, CO. I own a business on McCaslin Blvd and have owned one for 11 years. I made a choice to come and open my business in Louisville because I love the flavor of the town of Louisville. My business is a franchise but when I went to open my franchise, I didn't choose to open it in Denver or Arvada or Westminster. I wanted to come here to Louisville. I see Louisville working hard for big businesses and for the residents, but I do feel they often lose sight of the small and medium-sized businesses. We are served best, and we are able to serve best, when there is a sense of community that involves everybody. I hope I don't go against the law. When I run my business, I am there a lot. I don't think I live and work here, but I have spent the night. My business is located in Colony Square and is part of the McCaslin corridor. I think the community is quick is dismiss the McCaslin corridor as something outside the community. I'd love to see managed traffic speeds, walkable sidewalks, safer intersections, easier access for businesses all around McCaslin. I work and drive it every single day. I go to lunch there, I go to my business, and I also support the South Boulder Road and the Downtown area. I believe in Louisville and I really think this is a great community to have a business and live in. Another thing I wanted to comment about is signage. Signage can be done wrong and it can easily be an eyesore to a community. Signage done well can help us all grow and help us know each other and the events going on. I remember a show of hands at the last meeting. By far away, everybody heard about the meeting by a sign on the road. It wasn't social media and it wasn't all the other things, it was a sign on the road. Good signage is really important to business and things like this. I really am a supporter of the success that has been enjoyed by Downtown Louisville and South Boulder Road area. I think there is room for the McCaslin corridor to join in that success too. I totally want to support that. I think Debbie made a good point about having the business owners come and having a special meeting. I have tried to get some of the other owners to attend. We are all really busy. The restaurants out there are booming. The ones that are small are doing really well. I think you need to hear what the business people are saying about the McCaslin corridor. Larry Boven, 1108 Hillside Lane, Louisville, CO