September 2019
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August 15, 2019
October 2019
October 15, 2019
Hi everyone – here’s my mid-month update for September 2019. Please share your feedback if you find these updates useful for the community.
Tesla
Tesla has submitted their business license application, building permit application, and plans for the interior finishes for the Sales & Service facility at the corner of Marshall & McCaslin. Everything has been approved and construction is expected to start soon. Town Staff has also had discussions with Tesla to install Supercharger stations along Sycamore Street next to the Superior Marketplace.
Land Rover Building
The Town has closed on the purchase of the former Land Rover dealership. Our Town’s Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Department has moved its offices into the Land Rover building while the Town decides on the renovations and future use of the building. The Town issued a Request for Qualifications for architectural/design firms and received responses from 8 firms. The Town Board is slated to hear presentations from the top 4 firms in October to help formulate the vision for this building and then will select the architect to use for the project.
Shan Shan Trailhead
Construction has started on the new trailhead located on the former Shan-Shan property. This property is located West of McCaslin on the hillside overlooking Original Town, South of the Keybank building. When completed this will provide a new trailhead and parking lot to access the open space west of Superior. Preliminary staking and drainage is complete and the next steps for the project are to lay the asphalt, install the fencing, and provide a connection to the existing trail. The Town Board is working with the Open Space Advisory Committee (OSAC) on discussing adding options into this new amenity (possibly bathrooms, a shelter, picnic tables, etc.)
Town Budget
On Monday, September 16, the Town Board will hear from the Town’s finance director who will present the Town’s draft 2020 Budget. The Town Board will consider and vote on the Town Budget at a meeting later this year. As noted in the attached, Superior continues to reduce its overall debt obligations, while reducing property taxes as well.
Some interesting projects worth noting as included in the 2020 Budget:
- 88th Street reconstruction, widening, and sidewalks
- Construction of 6 Pickleball courts in Autrey Park
- Hosting a multi-day Ninja Warrior event
- Final Design of Parks 1&2 in Downtown Superior along Coal Creek
- Replacement of the Headworks at the Wastewater Treatment Plant (this should greatly reduce the odors that Saddlebrooke neighbors have been suffering through)
- Design & Construction of Land Rover building improvements
- Windy Gap Firming Project – Do you know where your drinking water comes from? The Windy Gap diverts water from the Colorado River to the Front Range via the Federal Colorado-Big Thompson Project into Carter Lake. The Windy Gap Firming Project will store Windy Gap water in the soon to be constructed Chimney Hollow Reservoir (next to Carter Lake in Loveland) to ensure reliable future deliveries.
Here’s a link to the preliminary budget materials:
Airport Joint Meeting with Louisville
On Monday, September 30, 2019, the Superior Town Board will be holding a joint meeting with the City of Louisville regarding noise and flight traffic from the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (RMMA). At this meeting, we will hear the results and recommendations from the consultants ABCx2 who were jointly retained by Superior/Louisville to help find solutions to the increased air traffic flying over Superior and Louisville from RMMA.
Verizon
The Town is in the process of negotiating an agreement with Verizon to install a macro tower facility in Community Park, which will hopefully address the coverage issues in Superior. A draft agreement is currently being reviewed by Verizon’s lawyers and we hope to have a finalized agreement for the Town Board to consider at an upcoming meeting.
Lowdown
What is the “Lowdown with Trustee Lacis” program? It’s your time to meet with me 1:1 for an hour to discuss whatever is on your mind related to the Town. I started the program in July and have had the opportunity to meet over a dozen residents and discuss different topics: development, traffic, pesticide use, water quality, airplane noise, etc. All of the times for September are full (thank you – I am humbled that people actually want to talk to me!) but if you’d like to schedule a Lowdown, please shoot me an email and we’ll find a time:
