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December 2017 Linyisy-ville COMMUN UPDATE A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR Wheat fields over coal mines,and over wheat fields, the charm of the clear sky touched by the grandeur of the great mountains—can a spot on earth be better utilized,or be CITY COUNCIL more beautiful for homes. Amos Bixby in History of Clear Creek and Boulder Mayor Robert P.Muckle Valleys [describing Louisville in] 1880 303.981.0697 BobM@LouisvilleCO.gov ear Louisville Resident: •WARD I I hope everyone is aware by now that,in partnership with Boulder County and L , of Lo Jay Keany pire Roadafayetteand HighwaytheCity 42. In thisuisville acquisition we purchased nowtheMayhoffer own 170 acresFarm andat the havecorner protectedofEm- 303.665.4818 another 30 acres by conservation easement and deed restriction. We further obtained JayK@LouisvilleCO.gov both water rights and all the mineral rights on the property,eliminating any risk of oil and Chris Leh gas operations on the property. The three houses on the property will remain. This farm 303.668.3916 has been the City's top open space priority for years. It is a key piece in our open space Leh@LouisvilleCO.gov program linking several other of our parcels,creating a large area of contiguous open space. It protects the Coal Creek riparian corridor and some excellent wildlife habitat. But •WARD II it's more than this. In my remarks at the celebration of the acquisition,I used the above quote because the Mayhoffer Farm represents our heritage as a community in both Susan Loo coal mining and agriculture. The first mine in the area,the Welsh,led to the founding of 303.665.4945 SusanL@LouisvilleCO.gov Louisville and was located on the southern part of the property.The land has also been an active farm in one family for 150 years. Jeff Lipton 303.665.9776 I,ve been really enjoying our local agriculture recently. On my mayors open space walk in Lipton@LouisvilleCO.gov October we walked across the Warembourg Ranch open space on the corner of 96th and Dillon Road. This was a real treat because the property is leased for farming and is not •WARD III usually open to the public. We were lucky to have our own open space ranger and several Boulder County open space staff,including the Agricultural Resource Manager,join me Dennis Maloney and some hardy members of the public. This open space protects 210 acres with an 303.494.9257 adjoining 67 acres protected by a conservation easement.We walked along and learned DennisM@LouisvilleCO.gov about the ditches traversing the property,the uses of the different pastures on the land, Ashley Stolzmann the rotation of the crops and grazing use and how the land drops down to Coal Creek. We 303.570.9614 looked at the old Aermotor windmill which has taken a beating in recent wind storms. I AshleyS@LouisvilleCO.gov hope we can rebuild and restore it,as windmills are so iconic in our western landscape. A Google search shows me the company founded in 1883 is still around and has parts avail- Interim City Manager able. Finally,the farm is part of a local food program raising beef. Heather Balser 303.335.4530 I hope lots of you had the opportunity to enjoy the pumpkin patch,hay rides,corn maze HeatherB@LouisvilleCO.gov and other activities at 7th Generation Farm this fall. The farm is on another open space, Harney-Lastoka,at 95th and South Boulder Road,that we own jointly with Lafayette and City Council Meetings are the County. My wife was on the county advisory committee that worked on the man- held the first and third Tuesdays of each month at agement plan for this open space over 15 years ago and a key goal of that plan was to 7:00 PM at City Hall, provide community supported agriculture("CSA"). While lots of work has been done on 749 Main Street. the property with public funds(e.g.restoring some of the buildings,piping water under South Boulder Road to the farm from Hecla Lake),much of the progress was not very To find out in which visible to the public. Now,after all these years,we have an amazing farm in our midst, Ward you live,please call selling locally grown produce and meat and providing great community events.We really 303.335.4536. enjoyed looking at all the chickens,goals,pigs,cows,horses and a bull.It was great to pick www.LouisvilleCO.gov Continued on Page 2