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George Mallon replied that he has never been personally approached by the cities of Broomfield or Louisville regarding annexation. Davidson stated that the City of Louisville sent a letter to every landowner on Paradise Lane. George Mallon restated that he has never met with any representative from the cities of Broomfield or Louisville on this matter. Howard replied that his understanding was that the City of Louisville did, in fact, want all of the Paradise Lane properties to come into the City to protect a large section of land. .An unidentified woman asked to respond. She stated that as a resident of Paradise Lane, when the school was proposed, the neighborhood felt that maybe it wouldn't be too bad. She explained that they raise horses and cattle and, therefore, want and need to remain rural. The school and the surrounding development have created a 'roar' of noise for the properties along Paradise Lane. The addition of another busy highway will only make matters worse. She stated that it is no longer a beautiful, rural area. They don't want to live there anymore, and are only asking to get their money back out of it. Howard asked to reply to the question Of why StorageTek could expand but Paradise Lane cannot. He stated that StorageTek has contributed a significant amount toward preserving the current open space. He stated that the threat of a lawsuit against the City does not concern him as much as his understanding that the Trillium property, along with one other property, is currently under negotiations. Bill Simmons, City Administrator, explained that the City has held meetings with representatives of the Trillium property and Boulder County Land Ventures, to explore what the options are. He stated that discussions are expected to continue. Howard replied that he hopes the City will not be placed in a litigious situation while the negotiations continue. In reply to Dale Moberg' s question of how long the process has been going on, Howard replied that it has been several years. Howard agreed with Susan Hudson and Michele Crawford regarding realignment of the parkway, and Bob Muckle regarding a decrease in Broomfield's land density. He stated that he also does not want to see the 96th Street connector upgraded, however, the traffic density on 96th Street is predicted to exceed current levels on South Boulder Road by one third. Louisville is, unfortunately, bearing the brunt of the growth from another community. The connection is intended to prevent downtown Louisville from becoming overcrowded with traffic. Howard agreed with Richard Teichler that bicycle traffic between Louisville and StorageTek should be preserved. He encouraged those residents whose property is close to the proposed connector road to attend the public meetings the City of Louisville will be having to discuss alignment, etc. Howard stated that he agrees that the land in the area should be purchased at fair market value, however, he reminded everyone that the land is currently rural and therefore, should be purchased at a rural market value. He agreed with Joel Self that everything should be done to allow residents along Dillon Road to remain 13