ConocoPhillips Development Plans & Review Schedule Minimize On November 12 the City of Louisville received the preliminary ConocoPhillips land use entitlement application and related documents for the phased development of their 450-acre campus located in the City of Louisville. ConocoPhillips has actively been working at many levels over the past year to assemble their development and design team as well as to de-construct buildings and infrastructure on their campus. The ConocoPhillips application contains a number of documents related to the three primary, and concurrent, elements of the development review process: 1. Annexation and initial zoning of 80 acres located in the N1/2 of the SE1/4 of Section 20, immediately adjacent to South 96th Street, and south of the Paradise Lane Subd... 12/29/2009

City Now Requiring Co-Pay for Household Hazardous Material Drop-Off Minimize Effective immediately the City of Louisville has established a $10 co-pay for use of the Boulder County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) facility. Previously Louisville residents with unwanted or unused household hazardous waste products could drop them off at the HHW facility with no charge to the resident. Louisville reimburses the County for expenses related to the management of their resident’s materials. The co-pay will offset approximately 20% of the $30,000 per year cost to the City for this service. Given the City's declining revenue it is necessary to implement the $10 co-pay for Louisville residents using this service. This co-pay is one of many charges for service, or reduction in services, implemente... 12/29/2009

ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET 01.27.2010 6:00pm - 9:00pm This years theme is "NIGHT AT THE OSCARS" -  Wednesday, January 27, at the Tri-City Elks Lodge, 525 Main Street. The Louisville Chamber will be honoring  the Large Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.  Tickets are now available.  The cost is $35 per person.  Corporate tables are available for $450, which includes 10 tickets.  Call now to reserve your ticket to this exciting awards night. 12/24/2009

Welcome to the City of Louisville Residential Services Trash collection: Trash is collected every week.  Trash service is sold in 32-gallon units with carts provided by Western available in 32-, 64-, or 96-gallon sizes.  Rates are based on cart size.  If you have subscribed for 96 gallons of trash service, you may order additional carts for a cost of $2.00 each. Large Item Collection:  Each resident served under the City program is eligible for free pickup of one large item once each calendar quarter on their regular collection day.  An example of a large item is a piece of furniture, an appliance, a piece of small equipment, a  lawnmower (fuel and oil must be removed), a barbeqaue grill, or a mattress.  Freon-containing appliances are not included as a free item, but we will collect th... 12/19/2009

Old St. Nick and his elves will make their annual stop at the Louisville Rec Center for the "Desser and a Bedtime Story with Santa" from 5-6pm, and 7-8pm, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009.   There will be Christmas carols with the Singing Seniors, treats and hot chocolate until Santa arrives.   Kids are welcome to wear their favorite pajamas.  Parents must register their child, as spots go fast.  For ages eight and younger, the session is $5 for residents and $8 for non-residents;childeren under the age of one are free with registered sibling. The youth and craft bake sale will run from 5-7:30 pm, in the recreation center lobby.   Visit www.louisvillerecreation.com for more information. 12/16/2009

If you need to use Louisville city facilities this holiday season, the following closure list will help you plan accordingly...  Louisville, Colorado-Holiday Facility Closures   City facilities will be closed or have shortened hours as follows for the holiday season: Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26, 2009 - All City Facilities CLOSED Friday, November 27, 2009 City Hall CLOSED Library CLOSED Recreation/Senior Center Open Normal Hours Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2009 City Hall Open 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Library Open 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Recreation/Senior Center Open 5:45 AM - 4:00 PM Christmas, Friday, December 25, 2009 - All City Facilities CLOSED New Year's Eve, December 31, 2009 City Hall Open 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Library Open 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Recreation/Senior Center Open 5:45 A... 12/10/2009

The latest statistics for the new City of Louisville trash, recycling and composting program shows City residents diverting 45.2% of the materials from the landfill during the month of September (2009).   Residents set out 27% of their materials for recycling and 18.2% of their materials for composting.  The percentages are based on weight of the materials.  Trash comprised 54.8% of the City's total weight of materials collected.   Nice Work Louisville!   Thank you for your commitment to recycling, composting and the envirnonment! 12/10/2009

A very cold sunrise over Boulder: -6 degrees!!  Picture taken from the Louisville Davidson Mesa Dog Park. 12/09/2009

12.09REAL ESTATE MARKET >> UPDATE+ RE/MAX Alliance | Boulder Valley As we approach the first double digit year of this newcentury, the Boulder Valley real estate market appearsto be awakening from the past few years of a gradualdecline in sales activity. Figures for the past two months showan increase in the number of sales of single family homes andattached units as compared to 2008. Below are some salesnumbers for Boulder County from IRES, the Northern ColoradoMLS. In October/2009 there were 232 single family homes soldand 91 attached units sold. This compares to October/2008where 228 single family homes sold and 75 attached units sold.Not a signifi cant change, but a start. For November/2009 therewere 226 single family homes sold and 78 attached units sold.In November/2008 there were... 12/08/2009

Louisville, Colorado Public Library Hours   Thinking of using our fabulous library this winter season?   Check out the following operating hours and closure schedule:     HOLIDAY CLOSURES FRI, Dec. 25, Christmas FRI, Jan. 1, New Year's Day Closing @ 3pm: Dec. 24, Christmas Eve Dec. 31, New Year's Eve   LIBRARY Monday-Thursday 10am-8pm Friday-Saturday 10am-6pm Sunday 1-5pm   LOFT FOR TEENS Monday-Thursday 2-8pm Friday 2-6pm Saturday 10am-6pm Sunday 1-5pm   Scheduled Closures: 2009 SCHEDULED CLOSURES Dec 25-Christmas Day Jan. 1 – New Year's Day July 4 – Independence Day Jan. 17 – MLK Jr. Day Sept. 7 – Labor Day Feb. 16 – In-service Day Nov. 11 – Veterans' Day Apr. 12 – Easter Nov. 26 & 27 – Thanksgiving May 25 – Memorial Day Dec. 25 – Christmas Day       "Thinking of Real Estate?  Think o... 12/08/2009

This should be a great event!  Mark your calenders...   Annual Chamber Holiday Open House 12.10.2009 9:00am - 12:00pm Annual Chamber Holiday Open House – December 10 - 4 to 7 p.m. Mountain High Appliance, 1130 Pine St., #3, $10.00/person. We want to thank Brad Barnett for hosting our Holiday Open House! Mountain High Appliance opened in 1993 and has now grown to be over 12,000 sq. ft. with a Showroom that features Seven Live Kitchens - the largest in the region. Supporting the Louisville Chamber of Commerce has always been a priority to Brad. He recently hosted the networking breakfast and After Hours. With the showroom now open to groups as a venue for Breakfast meetings, Teambuilding activities around cooking, as well as Appreciation dinner’s, it’s no wonder why it is the perfect plac... 12/04/2009

Located at the Steinbaugh Pavilion in Historic Downtown Louisville, WinterSkate is an old-fashioned ice skating rink complete with skate rental, concessions and traditional holiday music. Celebrating its eleventh year as the original outdoor ice skating rink in the community, WinterSkate presents the perfect opportunity to enjoy the winter season in a beautiful small-town setting. Hours of Operation Open seven days a week! Mon–Wed: 2pm–8pm Thu: 2pm–10pm Fri: 12pm–10pm Sat: 10am–10pm Sun: 10am–9pm Hours are subject to change due to inclement weather and/or management’s discretion Holiday Hours Thursday, Nov. 26: 9am–4pm Thursday, Dec. 24: 9am–4pm Friday, Dec. 25: 12pm–7pm Thursday, Dec. 31: 10am–Midnight Friday, Jan. 1: 12pm–9pm School Vacation Hours Thanksgiving Week/Winter Break Monday... 12/03/2009

It's that time of year again, The Louisville Parade of Lights!  Both of my girls are marching with their Girl Scout troop...should be around 15F tomorrow night, cold for us Colorado Residents!   The annual “Parade of Lights” will be held on Friday, December 4th.  Starting at 6:00 p.m. there will be choirs singing and the Living Nativity Scene with live animals.  Santa will be in front of the Chamber office from 6-7 p.m. to meet with the children and listen to their wish list. Everyone is invited to join the parade.  The only requirement is that your entry must have lights  and no Santa.  Also, entrants are not permitted to toss candy to the crowd.   The festivities begin at 6 p.m. in front of the Chase Bank and the Chamber office.  The parade will line up on Parkview Street, with walkin... 12/03/2009

  REAL ESTATE MARKET UPDATE An Information Service of RE/MAX Alliance/Boulder Valley November/2009       To say that 2009 has been an interesting year thus far would be a huge understatement.  The true impact of a global economy has become part of the world’s consciousness.  Billions upon billions of tax payer dollars have been poured into various state and government programs to hopefully stem the tide of  growing unemployment.  The stock market has wreaked havoc with individual’s retirement funds and future plans.  Real estate values have tumbled across nearly all sectors of the American landscape.  A pessimist would say the sky is falling.  An optimist would say there is opportunity to be had here.  A brief article in the Denver Post newspaper (11/8/2009) had the following headline: ... 11/09/2009

Are you starting to think about hanging up your holiday lights this year?   Consider trading your old lights in for new energy efficient LED lights!   City of LouisvilleHoliday Lights Exchange Programfor Louisville ResidentsTurn-in your strings of old Incandescent Holiday Lights for recycling and get a $5 Discount Coupon perstring (limit 4), for new LED Holiday Lights you can purchase at participating Louisville Merchants!Turn in your old lights at the Louisville Recreation Center, Saturday, Nov 7th 2009, 10am-2pm. Pleasebring proof of your Louisville residency to receive coupons, since this program is only for Louisvilleresidents. We have a limit of only 400 coupons, so don’t wait too long!LED lights use an average of 90% less energy than mini-incandescent lights, and can use only .6% ... 11/04/2009

  Louisville Sales To Inventory Ratios   Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2005 27.42% 12.99% 25.00% 25.71% 29.31% 24.58% 27.78% 30.36% 33.33% 26.96% 15.69% 25.32% 2006 17.65% 13.79% 18.56% 32.98% 19.09% 32.14% 30.39% 28.87% 23.16% 19.77% 16.25% 23.44% 2007 18.46% 24.19% 20.00% 22.89% 28.41% 26.32% 24.73% 50.62% 20.27% 26.56% 27.12% 21.28% 2008 11.11% 17.57% 25.32% 26.83% 31.40% 34.18% 36.84% 27.14% 17.19% 25.40% 7.94% 13.46% 2009 8.47% 15.38% 15.48% 18.18% 15.53% 28.04% 23.96% 26.74%           23.73% 12.43% 38.87% 32.23% 50.52% 17.96% 34.97% 1.47%           I was looking at Boulder's Sales to Inventory Numbers and was just inputing the numbers I have been tracking since 2005 and was pleasently surprised to see how well Louisville, CO is doing.  Louisville was looking toug... 09/13/2009

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Wow, we made the national news again for our way of life here in the Denver Metro area - especially LOUISVILLE! CNN Money announced today, Louisville topped the list of 100 for Best Places to live.Population of 18,800 and unemployment at 6%, Louisville is nestled along the Rockies with ice cream shops plentiful in this historical town. You can snag a burger at the Waterloo Cafe, there could be a Friday night street fair, beer gardens, live music and games for the kids to name a few things to do in Louisville. The TOP reason give this town the thumbs up --- The Great Outdoors! Louisville has 30 miles of trails, and the Rocky Mountain National Park is less than an hour away, 8 world-class ski resorts within two hours. The school district is highly rated as well. Along with dry, clear weat... 07/13/2009

I sure have been thinking alot about trash lately!  We received our new trash, recycling and compost containers recently and now I need to think about which bin my trash goes into.  It's all good, but I need to learn what goes where and when to put the compost bin out for pickup vs the recycle bin. In Louisville, we are Thursday Schedule E and this week is our first compost bin pickup. Here's the link to Western Disposals collection calendar:  http://www.westerndisposal.com/wp-content/PDFs/calendars/2009/Thursday%20E%202009.pdf Also I found this page on their site to sign up for email reminders for holidays.Western Disposal e-minder sign up http://www.westerndisposal.com/contact-us/e-minders/ Now if anyone knows which bin my Starbucks cup goes into please let me know. Happy Recycling! R... 06/10/2009

It's gardening time and time to clean up the yard!  This weekend, the Louisville tree branch recycling is open.   I'm planning on dropping branches and picking up free mulch for the garden.  Gotta love spring time! Who: Louisville Residents only Where: Empire Road and Highway 42 (north of cemetery) 2009Hours of Operation: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM January 1-4 and January 10 February and March CLOSED April 4 & 5 April 25 & 26 May 2 & 3 June 6 & 7 July 4 & 5 August 1 & 2 September 5 & 6 October 3 & 4 November 7 & 8 December 26 - 31 January 1 - 10, 2010 Accept: Only woody plant material Other Services: Self-serve free mulch available at the site Questions: Contact Department of Parks & Recreation at 303.335.4735 What this site is NOT for: Residential grass clippings and leaves What this site is NO... 05/01/2009