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east of Louisville and to the vegetation along the creek. She suggested moving the connector road south and closer to the Colorado Tech Center. Richard Teichler, 116 W Elm Street, Louisville, Colorado, agreed with earlier statements to preserve the homes along Dillon Road. He expressed concern for the numerous bicycles using 96th Street and Dillon Road to commute to StorageTek and the Colorado Tech Center. He requested that bicycle and pedestrian traffic is taken into consideration, given the gridlock expected from the mall, and urged Council to work with the highway engineers to ensure this type of transportation is included in their plans. Craig Cambier, 290 County Road, Louisville, Colorado, stated that his property appears to be located underneath the highway as it joins Highway 42. He expressed support for a connector road but questioned why it is proposed to be so close to his property, buffering the large storage facility. He explained that he accepts the noise from Highway 42 as it exists but would request that some consideration be given to abate the noise from the proposed highway. Mayer requested to clarify that the illustrative connection between 96th Street and Highway 42 is simply that, illustrative. He did not want the connection to be taken literally. Davidson agreed that there is no engineered connection between 96th Street and Highway 42 at this time. Council will be seeking public input from Louisville citizens when that process begins. Randy Luallin, 301 East Street, Louisville, Colorado, agreed with Craig Cambier's earlier comments. He stated that he believes it is intrinsically wrong to arbitrarily pick someone's land and prohibit them from developing on it for thirty years. He suggested that the land be purchased at fair market value, to allow the owners to move on with their lives. Joel Self, 10145 Dillon Road, Broomfield, Colorado, stated that his property is located next to the Hoyle property and is one of those affected by the rural preservation rezoning. He expressed support for maintaining the homes along Dillon Road. He felt that it appears pretty obvious that the Northwest Parkway intends to go along Dillon Road, requiring that the property be condemned. He has not seen property owners receive fair market value when this occurs. He believes the Intergovernmental Agreement should give these property owners due consideration and if they are forced off their land, they should be paid the replacement value for their land. He compared this to how the City of Superior treated the Lapham family for their two acres of prime commercial land. Their land was taken over by eminent domain. He questioned the need to do that for a shopping center when a library or a school would have been much more beneficial. He stated that one of the reasons given for not moving the Northwest Parkway south of Dillon Road is because it would go through 'Boulder County sacred open space.' He expressed disappointment that Boulder County doesn't hold people's homes sacred. He stated that