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IL141 CITY OF LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY UPDATE FEBRUARY/MARCH 2004 CITY COUNCIL A MESSAGE FROM MAYOR CHARLES SISK Mayor Charles L. Sisk Greetings from your new Mayor! I am undergoing on-the-job training 303.665.6889 with a great deal of humility and pride. Representing the City of siskc @ci.louisville.co.us Louisville gives me the chance to share with colleagues the many virtues that distinguish Louisville from other communities. Without being haughty or Ward I arrogant, we share a pride and affection for our community that is envied by Dave Clabots 303.673.9116 many. clabotd @ci.louisville.co.us How do we maintain our sense of community in the wake of so many potential alterations? I am mindful of the history of Louisville and the strong John Keany connection we have to our past. Change is inevitable, however, and we need to 303.665.4818 determine how we can retain the vital components of Louisville that we cherish keanyj @ci.louisville.co.us and blend them with the ever-changing landscape that surrounds us. Ward II We need look no further than the planned expenditures in our community in Sheri Marsella 2004 to see changes. There is the new library,which will be constructed in 303.665.3276 downtown Louisville; the new Highway 42/96th Street Connection, which will marsels @ci.louisville.co.us allow traffic to utilize a new two lane highway east of Front Street/96th Street; the McCaslin interchange improvements which will be combined with a new Michele Van Pelt RTD pedestrian bridge spanning US 36 (yes, the bridge will be covered so 303.673.9235 commuters will no longer we have to endure the elements); the Dillon Road and vanpelm@ci.louisville.co.us CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Ward III Don Brown PREVIOUS MAYORS RECOGNIZED 303.673.0648 On January 12, Mayor Charles Sisk and the City Council recognized brownd @ci.louisvillle.co.us the service of four previous Louisville mayors: Lawrence "Longjack" Arnold Levihn Caranci, 1970-1974 and 1980-1982,John Washak,Jr., 1974-1980, Norbert 303.665.2024 Meier, 1982-1986, and Herm Fauson, 1986-1992. 'We are indebted to all of levihna @ci.louisville.co.us you for your guidance, your leadership, and your dedication over the years. You have set an example for us all to follow," said Sisk. Washak gave the Mayor and City Manager Bill Simmons City Council the following advice: 'Work together and you will accomplish a 303.335.4532 lot, don't work simmonw @ci.louisville.co.us together and you will City Council Meetings accomplish nothing." are held the first and third Meier added Tuesdays of each month at "appreciate it, enjoy 7:00 PM, City Hall yourselves, and don't 749 Main Street take yourselves too seriously." Mayor Tom Davidson, 1992- For further information 2004, was honored at r about City activities and his last City Council projects,please visit meeting on January 6. From left to right: Norbert Meier, Charles Sisk, John Washak, Jr., wwwcilouisville.co.Us. Lawrence "Longjack" Caranci, Herm Fauson.