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City Council Mayor Robert P. Muckle 303.981.0697 bobm@louisvilleco.gov • Ward I Jay Keany 303.665.4818 jayk@louisvilleco.gov Chris Leh 303.668.3916 leh@louisvilleco.gov • Ward II Susan Loo 303.665.4945 susanl@louisvilleco.gov Jeff Lipton 303.665.9776 lipton@louisvilleco.gov • Ward III Hank Dalton 303.926.9930 hankd@louisvilleco.gov Ashley Stolzmann 303.570.9614 ashleys@louisvilleco.gov City Manager Malcolm Fleming 303.335.4532 malcolmf@louisvilleco.gov City Council Meetings are held the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7:00 PM at City Hall, 749 Main Street. To find out in which Ward you live, please call 303.335.4536. www.LouisvilleCO.gov August 2015 Community Update The City’s small area plans for the South Boulder Road and McCaslin Bou- levard corridors are underway. These plans use public input to identify the community’s vision and goals for each area and will transform those visions and goals into development regulations includ- ing land uses and building forms, desired infrastructure improvements, and areas for public spaces like parks and plazas. Every- one is encouraged to attend the upcoming meetings for McCaslin Boulevard: a Walkability Audit of the corridor at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, September 2, starting at the Sam’s Club parking lot, 550 McCaslin Blvd; and a Placemaking Workshop to dis- cuss bicycle and pedestrian improvements in the corridor at 6:30 PM on Thursday, September 3 in City Hall, 749 Main Street. The Thursday placemaking workshop will also include discussion and activities for a City-wide wayfinding plan. Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. -- John Muir About 25 years ago a grassroots group of Louisville citizens organized to preserve the Harney Lastoka farm as an open space property rather than have it be developed as a shopping center. This was a seminal moment for Louis- ville open space. A few years later citizens voted to create a sales tax to create a fund to acquire more open space lands. This tax, along with public land dedications required as part of the development process and partnerships with Boulder County and Lafayette, has resulted in a large inventory of open space properties in and around Louisville. We have a unique combination of open spaces within neigh- borhoods, such as the Coyote Run and the Daughenbaugh properties, along with those that create buffers between Louisville and our neighbors, including Davidson Mesa and the North Open Space. The 25-year effort to acquire and manage our open spaces has borne fruit in many ways. Vistas of the mountains visible when driving into Louisville on 96th Street have been preserved in perpetuity. Cows grazing on preserved farm land in the midst of a metropolitan area with millions of people is a remarkable reminder of Louisville’s farming heritage. Easy access to miles of trails from any neighbor- hood in the city is a rare recreational opportunity. Soon our regional trail connec- A Message from the Mayor Continued on page 2 Small Area Planning Process Continues South Boulder Road and McCaslin Corridor Continued on page 2 McCaslin Corridor Small Area Plan Walkability Audit Wednesday, September 2 10 AM Meet in Sam's Club Parking Lot Placemaking Workshop Thursday, September 3 6:30 PM City Hall, 749 Main Street