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accessed along Franklin Avenue. It is a very quiet street, and there have been no problems with people biking or walking along the street and meeting up with the trail system as it currently exists. She requested that Council consider reviewing this and opening it up for comment. Bill Eeds, 2541 Franklin Avenue, Louisville, stated that the letter from the Parks & Recreation Department was very abrupt. It indicated that construction of the trail would begin in two to three weeks. It has been approximately a week and a half since they received the letter. He agreed with Becky Bowers that Franklin Avenue is a nice, quiet street and people walk from one park along Franklin Avenue down to where the trail reenters. He requested that they are allowed to provide input as to where the trail might go, rather than right against their fences, which would destroy the peace and quiet of their neighborhood. He felt that putting a trail along there that they haven't had an opportunity to speak about or know about until now, is an injustice. Davidson stated that he received a petition from several of the residents of this area. He explained that when the City buys open space, it buys it for the general use of all the citizens, not just to protect the view of the people who might happen to live next to it. He stated that he happens to live next to open space where there is a trail that goes along his fence. The purpose of the notification was to see if there were any objections. He directed the City Administrator to arrange a neighborhood meeting to discuss the trail. He said that one thing that the City of Louisville does is listen to residents when they have a concern. When considering a trail or a park, they pay special attention to the people who live in the neighborhood. Sisk asked for clarification that no work on the trail would commence until after the neighborhood meeting. Davidson replied that the neighborhood meeting will be conducted before anything actually takes place. Nancy Love, 841 Front Street, Louisville, asked for an update on Consent Agenda item 3B - Drainageway A. She requested the status 'of a map revision to be sent to FEMA in order for downtown Louisville to be removed from the floodplain. Tom Phare, Public Works Director, replied that they expect the map revision to be submitted within thirty days. He estimated that FEMA's turn-around time would be approximately four months. Love stated that she has recently learned about two City of Boulder Open Space employees who were relocating prairie dogs on City of Boulder Open Space property and contracted a disease called 'lastomicosis.' It is a very serious disease, and the employees were in the hospital for three weeks, after suffering for two weeks. She stated that they are currently on an antibiotic for six months that is only given to HIV and AIDS patients. She provided a copy of an article from the Center of Disease Control that contained this information. 3