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<br />Historic Preservation Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />December 5, 2007 <br />Page 3 of 12 <br /> <br />see the integrity of the downtown preserved. She added that the City's preservation <br />ordinance should include the ability for the City to landmark without the owners consent. <br />She thinks there is a solution that will work for everyone and asked the applicant to listen <br />to the community. <br /> <br />Mark Denman, tenant 844 Main Street, stated that he has been a tenant for 14 years <br />and understands exactly the poor condition of the building. At one time he asked <br />engineers for an estimate on what it would cost to repair the structural damage to the <br />basement and was told it would be $180,000. He encouraged the City to have a better <br />plan for the architecture of all of downtown. He added that downtown needs ract <br />more and better businesses to really be successful. <br /> <br /> <br />Annie Hughes, 1405 Garfield Court, stated that she loves the old buildings of d <br />and that any problems of the buildings can be addressed with enoug? money. She <br />added that people come to Louisville for the Old Town character. <br /> <br />Jean Morgan, 1131 Spruce Street, encouraged the Commission to work ith the <br />applicant to landmark the buildings and try to find some f .ng sources to help the <br />applicant save the structures. She thinks there is a way t this a win/win situation <br />for the community and the applicant. She noted that the City ne s to provide some <br />incentives to building owners and that the City n to have nonconsensual <br />landmarking ability. She said that the place for opment should be on the east <br />side of the railroad tracks, while keeping downtown <br /> <br />Judith Champion, 1603-M Cottowwood Drive, states she doesn't want downtown <br />Louisville to end up looking like Pearl Street in Boulder. McCaslin Boulevard is the place <br />for development of new buildings, n town. Downtown is the gathering place for <br />Old Town residents. <br /> <br /> <br />Karen Edwards, 307 South Hoover Avenue, stated that much has changed in Louisville <br />over the last few years an town is the only place left with the little town feeling. <br />She added that the pres rdinance should be amended to include <br />nonconsensuallandmarki he good of the community. <br /> <br />Norm Mossoni,erson Avenue, stated that he grew up in the house at 836 Main <br />Street and the CI s to do what it can to save what is left of historic downtown. He <br />doesn't want to see isville become a little Boulder. Developers don't have the needs <br />of the community in m d, and only want to make money. The City should be able to <br />landmark sites without the owners' consent. He added that if these buildings come down <br />there is nothing left to save in Louisville. <br /> <br />Chris Warembourg Wecker, 115 South Cherry Street, stated that the community once <br />called for the City to preserve open space with tax dollars and now it is time to have the <br />same look at historic buildings. She added that everyone needs to work together to find <br />an alternative we can all agree upon. <br /> <br />Buddy Day, 701 Grant Avenue, stated that he received the Historic Preservation <br />Commission's award for adaptive reuse of the church he lives in. He supports the <br />adaptive reuse of the existing buildings of downtown and added that the removal of the <br />