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General Information <br />Miscellaneous Statistics <br />❖ The Louisville Police Department consists of <br />35 sworn officers and 2 Code Enforcement <br />officers operating from the Police and <br />Municipal Court Building located at 992 West <br />Via Appia Way. The police vehicle fleet <br />includes 19 marked patrol cars and 2 code <br />enforcement trucks. The City of Louisville is <br />an exceptionally safe city enjoying one of the <br />lowest crime rates for Colorado cities with <br />populations over 10,000. <br />❖ Louisville has a Water Utility Fund that <br />supports 119 miles of water mains, a storage <br />capacity of 8.5 MGD, and a treatment <br />capacity of 13MGD. The Wastewater Utility <br />Fund supports 88 miles of sewage lines and <br />has a treatment capacity of 2.5 MGD <br />❖ The local water shed for the City's water <br />supply is South Boulder Creek Basin and its <br />supply is diverted at Eldorado Springs then <br />treated and delivered to the residents of <br />Louisville. The City also obtains water from <br />Carter Lake. <br />❖ The state of Colorado was ranked the 8th <br />healthiest state (Forbes, 2009) with Denver <br />America's Fittest City (Travel & Leisure, 2010) and <br />Boulder County the 4th healthiest county in <br />the state (County Health Ranking, 2011). The City <br />of Louisville residents embrace that healthy <br />lifestyle and rate their trail systems, Open <br />Space, Parks and Recreation Center as the <br />four most import amenities in their city. The <br />City of Louisville takes pride in offering <br />residents: <br />o Over 47 miles of walks and trails <br />maintained including the Coal Creek <br />Regional Trail, a continuous 14 mile trail <br />that currently runs from McCaslin <br />Boulevard in Superior through Louisville <br />and Lafayette to Vista Parkway in Erie. <br />O 694 acres of solely owned open space <br />and 1,193 acres of jointly owned open <br />space with Boulder County and the City of <br />Lafayette. <br />o In November 2016, the Louisville <br />Electorate authorized a $28.6M General <br />Obligation Bond issue to expand the <br />Recreation Senior Center and make <br />improvements to Memory Square <br />Swimming Pool. The original 59,000 SF <br />Recreation Senior Center opened in <br />1990. Today, the Center provides over <br />1,650 recreational opportunities for <br />adults, seniors and youth during any given <br />year. Overall, 2016 attendance (daily <br />visits and recreation programs) exceeded <br />1.2 million visits. The Recreation & Senior <br />Center will remain open during expansion <br />with an estimated completion in early <br />2019. <br />o Louisville's 18-hole Coal Creek Golf <br />Course was originally designed by Golf <br />Course Architect, Dick Phelps, and opened <br />for play in 1990. In September 2013, the <br />golf course was virtually destroyed as a <br />result of a 400-year flood event. FEMA and <br />the State of Colorado stepped in to help the <br />City fund a complete reconstruction <br />culminating in a re -dedication on June 30, <br />2015. While staying true to the original <br />design, Golf Course Architect, Kevin <br />Norby, worked with Landscapes Unlimited <br />and the City to completely rebuild the golf <br />course, including 18 new greens; new <br />practice green including a 21,000 SF <br />Punch Bowl green; a new more efficient <br />irrigation system; a reconstructed driving <br />range; new tee boxes throughout the <br />course; three new bridges; redesigned cart <br />paths; and new sand bunkers to create a <br />golfer's paradise. <br />o Recreation opportunities including over <br />350 acres of parks, the region's only <br />arboretum, a sports complex, athletic <br />fields, two swimming pools, eleven tennis <br />courts, an in -line skating rink and skate <br />park, and a dog park at Community Park. <br />❖ In 2008, Louisville voters, concerned about <br />the loss of character within Old Town <br />Louisville, approved what may be the nation's <br />first local sales tax dedicated to historic <br />preservation. In 2017, Louisville voters <br />extended the tax for another 10 years. <br />❖ Louisville has 88 miles of streets and <br />highways, which the City repairs, replaces, <br />sweeps, and clears of snow. The City also <br />funds the replacement of curbs, gutters, and <br />sidewalks. <br />❖ In March 2007, Standard & Poor's Rating <br />Services raised its underlying rating on the <br />City's General Obligation Library Bonds from <br />'AA-' to 'AA'. In March 2014, Standard & <br />Poor's Rating Services again raised its <br />underlying rating on the City's General <br />27 <br />