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without the adequate access to the property being figured out. To a lesser extent, he felt the City of Louisville, as indicated by the fact that she has some letters, previously, from the City, is also remiss in the fact that this whole issue of access wasn't settled previously. His solution was, since it is bounded by open space, since it's crossed by the bike path and a sidewalk, would be to make some sort of fair market value offer to Mrs. Allenbaugh for the property. Sisk: As a resident adjacent to the property, do you feel like having this easement will create a hazard to public safety, health? VanNostrand: Yes. This is a fairly heavily used bike path, not just a walkway that people might use. We're talking about an intersection to a bike path. Douglas Olson, 530 West Sycamore Circle, Louisville, Colorado, was concerned about the safety issue. When he bought his house, he was told by McStain that this property was open space. He stated that there is a blind intersection going toward the west, where the driveway goes in, which he feels is an accident waiting to happen. He just didn't feel that it was a place for a house. He felt the access would be formidable for fighting a fire in there. Lisa Dale, 536 West Sycamore Circle (which is right on the bike path), Louisville, Colorado, presented Council with two (2) petitions that she had circulated through the neighborhood: one on the safety issue and one on having the property remain as open space. She asked Council to not compound the mistakes. Marty Stinger, 550 West Sycamore Street, Louisville, Colorado, reiterated everyone's concerns about the~safety in use of the bike path. He sympathized with Mrs. Allenbaugh's situation. Guy A. Fromme, 528 West Sycamore Circle, Louisville, Colorado, felt that the City would be setting themselves up for a liability issue. He stated that it is a very heavily used bike path. Lance J. Anthony, 521 West Hackberry Street, Louisville, Colorado, stated that if Mrs. Allenbaugh is anything like him, she is going to landscape all of her property and cut down the trees. He had been under the impression that this property was open space for Louisville. He felt that if she cut down the trees, it would de- value everyone's property. He'stated that a lot of children play back there. He felt that if Allenbaugh built a house there, it would be of a much greater value than their houses that surround it, which he felt would de-value her house. 14