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Summer 2013 ig Eviiie Communi U pd ate A Message from the Mayor Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. City Council -G.K. Chesterton Mayor Robert P. Muckle here a many reasons that Louisville is a great place to live.We enjoy the benefits of 303.981.0697 a vibrant historic downtown, many acres of open space and miles of trails.We are bobm @louisvilleco.gov fortunately located close to the mountains and yet within a major metropolitan area.We have lots of wonderful and unique neighborhoods. • Ward I Chief amongst the benefits of living here though, is that we are blessed with great schools. My family and I moved to Louisville primarily because of the schools and then Emily Jasiak discovered all the other advantages of living in Louisville. Both of my daughters attended 303.550.6070 Louisville Elementary, Louisville Middle School, and Monarch High School. Many people emilyj @louisvilleco.gov have said education is the most important element of maintaining a civil society.The back- Jay Keany bone of education, of course, is dedicated teachers and staff.As the school year begins, I 303.665.4818 want to thank the teachers and staffs of all of our schools: Fireside Elementary, Coal Creek jayk @louisvilleco.gov Elementary, Louisville Elementary, Monarch K-8, Louisville Middle School and Monarch High School.Thank you for your hard work in teaching our children to be good learners • Ward II and good citizens. Susan Loo Along with education, another fundamental aspect of our society is the opportunity 303.665.4945 to elect the people who represent us in government. 2013 is a municipal election year and susanl @louisvilleco.gov there will be candidates running for City Council election or re-election in Wards 1, 2 and 3. I encourage all our residents to take time to learn about the candidates.Make the Frost Yarnell effort to meet them and talk with them in person.This is easy to do and is one of the great 303.673.0896 things about local government.Then, most importantly, be sure and take the time to vote frosty@louisvilleco.gov on or before election day November 5. • Ward III Finally, on this note, I want to take a moment to thank two of my colleagues on the City Council who are term limited and will be completing their time in office in Novem- Hank Dalton ber. Ron Sackett and Frost Yarnell have both served for eight years and devoted countless 303.926.9930 hours to the service of our community.They have brought wisdom and careful consid- hankd@louisvilleco.gov eration to the many decisions we have made during these years and Louisville is a better place for their service. Please make an effort to thank them yourself by e-mail or when you Ron Sackett see them around town. -Bob 720.890.8970 rons @louisvilleco.gov Comcast Franchise Renewal City Manager The City is beginning its franchise renewal process with Comcast Cable.As a part of Malcolm Fleming that process we would like to know what you think about the service you receive from 303.335.4532 Comcast Cable. Negotiations with Comcast will begin later this year and any information malcolmf @louisvilleco.gov we have about specific cable television service issues will be helpful to better understand if City Council Meetings are there are any changes we can make in the new franchise that might help. held the first and third Comments may be submitted a variety of ways: Tuesdays of each month at • Via e-mail to MeredythM@LouisvilleCO.gov or by phone to 303.335.4536; 7:00 PM at City Hall, • Mailed City Manager's Office, 749 Main Street, Louisville CO, 80027; 749 Main Street. to �' ana g • Web survey through www.LouisvilleCO.gov, available in September; To find out in which • Open House—September 30, 5 -7 PM, City Hall, 749 Main Street. Ward you live, please call Final discussions and a public hearing on the proposed franchise are tentatively sched- 303.335.4536. uled for the December 3 City Council Meeting(7:00 PM). If you have any questions, www.LouisvilleCO.gov please contact Meredyth Muth at MeredythM@LousivilleCO.gov or 303.335.4536. Federal Law does not allow the City to dictate or lower any of Comcast's rates or fees, nor can the City require certain channels be carried.Additionally, this franchise only applies to cable services not internet, broadband or telephone services.