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A Citizens Group dedicated to preserving Louisville's small-town character

“Urban Renewal” in Louisville

 

Council members Muckle and Yarnell: “Louisville Issue 2A makes good sense”

 

Is this why certain downtown business/property interests oppose 2A: $$$?

 

Halloween II: The “scared” downtown businesses

 

Halloween in Louisville: Will democracy “scare away” developers?

 

Daily Camera: The 2A opponents’ false and misleading information

 

Why an agreement to cooperate gives no assurance of accountability, ethics or fiscal responsibility

 

Has our Council ever “decided” to give urban-renewal powers to the LRC?

 

The LRC’s rationalization for avoiding accountability

 

Ballot Initiative

 

The full text of the ordinance that would be passed if 2A is approved by the People

 

Text of the Ballot Initiative

 

Louisville Times: “Citizens seek accountability with petition”

 

Background

 

A primer on Urban Renewal

 

What are the bare essentials I should know about urban renewal in Louisville?

 

History of the Louisville Revitalization Commission and urban renewal activities

 

The LRC Debate: Who should control tax dollars—appointed or elected officials?

 

Why do the LRC members oppose having the Council handle urban renewal and $77 million?

 

Louisville Times: “Citizens look to change urban renewal authority”

 

Issues of Democracy

 

An abuse of power by special-interest Council members

 

Why does the unelected LRC want to hold on to power?

 

Louisville Times Guest Opinion: Surrendering accountabilitywhy it’s still a bad idea

 

How the Council majority surrendered direct control of urban renewal and taxpayer money

 

The sound of unaccountability: “Trust us.”

 

What citizens are saying about “urban renewal” and TIF financing in Louisville

 

Why Louisville citizens can’t make the Louisville Revitalization Commission listen to us

 

If we need urban renewal, shouldn’t our elected council members represent us?

 

The myths behind giving to an unelected body the power to control $77 million in tax dollars

 

Daily Camera letter: “City leaders are not serving us”

 

Issues of the LRC

 

Why the LRC’s consultant, Leland Consulting, has no credibility

 

The LRC “ethics” provision vs. the City Charter’s Ethic Code: A comparison of apples and pumpkins

 

The problem of LRC and ethics

 

Can we let nature take its course in the Hwy 42 corridor?

 

Issues of Taxpayer Money

 

How an unelected authority loses $1.5 million in 4 years (a citizen’s journey into the land of unaccountability)

 

Following the $77 million money trail

 

More articles on issues of taxpayer money

 

Louisville Rejects Big Housing Growth in the November 2005 Election

 

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Razing history

The demolition of historic Louisville Middle School’s façade

School district voters approved a ballot measure authorizing the Boulder Valley School District to issue nearly $300 million in bonds for improvement of schools. Louisville Middle School, built in 1939 as Louisville High School, needs modernization and more space. It is scheduled to receive some $16 million for renovation.

What few knew until late in 2007 was that the District plans to demolish the historic façade and other historic parts of the building. After many members of the District and Louisville community spoke up against the demolition, the District agreed to reconvene the “Design Advisory Team” so that it could take additional public input on the fate of the school’s historic components.

The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 29, at 7 p.m. at the school, 1341 Main Street, Louisville. Please come and express your point of view.

For more information, including the District’s documents relating to this issue, please go here.

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