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IL; CITY OF LOUISVILLE FALL 2002 COMMUNITY UPDATE CITY COUNCIL THE DROUGHT CONTINUES Mayor Torn Davidson As we all manage to get by with limited water 303-666-8573 resources this year, the City of Louisville would like davidst @ci.louisville.co.us to thank our residents for complying with the mandatory watering restrictions. Everyone should know, however, that Mayor Pro-Tem Chuck Sisk this drought may continue next year or even longer. No one 303-665-6889 can predict for sure what will happen. The information below charlesisk @aol.com will help you better understand where our water comes from, Don Brown Colorado's natural climate, what exactly a drought means to you, and facts about water use. 303-673-0648 It seems so easy! You turn on the faucet and water comes out. But where does brownd@cilouisvillle.co.us our water come from and how does it get to your faucet? Here in Louisville we John Keany get our water from two sources, South Boulder Creek and the Colorado-Big 303-665-4818 Thompson water project which pumps water over the Continental Divide to keanyj @ci.louisville.co.us serve the Front Range. Given that Colorado is set in a semi-arid climate that on average receives only 17 inches of precipitation a year, it has been quite a feat to Arnold Levihn acquire and manage water to support the population on the Front Range. 303-665-2024 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 levihna @ci.louisville.co.us NOVEMBER BALLOT ISSUES Tom Mayer e Louisville City Council has set ballot titles for four different questions 303-665-5415 1 to be considered by Louisville voters at the November 5, 2002 general mayert @ci.louisville.co.us election. The first question will ask voters to approve the issuance of$23.1 million in debt, to be repaid by property taxes over the next twenty years. The Michele Van Pelt money from the debt issue would be used to fund the construction of three 303-673-9235 projects: a new library; improvements and expansion of the Recreation/Senior vanpelm @ci.louisville.co.us Center; and a new outdoor family aquatics center. If approved, property taxes for City Manager Louisville residents would be increased from 5.292 mills to a maximum of Bill Simmons 10.632 mills, based on annual debt service requirements. For a $250,000 home, 303-335-4532 this would be $243.20 in City property taxes annually, as opposed to $121.05 simmonw @ci.louisville.co.us paid currently. The second ballot question would ask voters to approve a sales tax increase City Council Meetings of .14% to be used for the operations and maintenance of the new facilities, and are held the first and third would be effective only upon approval of the first question. The sales tax Tuesdays of each month at increase would generate approximately $438,000 in the first year. 7:00 PM, City Hall, The third question would authorize Council to implement a new lodging tax 749 Main Street of 3.0% to be assessed on hotel and motel room stays, and would generate about $250,000 annually based on current conditions. Revenues would be used for For further information operations and maintenance of the new facilities built in the event the first question is passed. If the debt issue question is not passed, the money raised about Ci0 activities and from the tax will be used to support general City operations. pr jects,please visit The fourth question would allow the continuation of an existing sales and use www.ci.louisville.co.us tax of.375%. The funds generated would be used to purchase open space, and for improvements and maintenance of parks and open space. This tax was originally approved in 1993 with a sunset provision of ten years, and has generated approximately $8.6 million for open space purchases.