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Saturday, January 20, 2007

Louisville's Identity Questioned

At an roundtable discussion Thursday re: Louisville's retail economy, one of the panelists, Scott Crosbie of Crosbie Real Estate Group in Denver, was quoted as saying "When I think of Louisville, there's no identity. I think of a nice place to live on the border of Boulder, and maybe that's where you guys can step it up and market the city." Read more.

Well, that's a slap at Money Magazine's 2005 #5 Best Place to Live In America.

In today's' Daily Camera, Louisville resident Ty Gee has a letter to the editor concerned with the potential loss of identity to old town with the recently approved Revitalization Plan.

Louisville's City Council (link to official language) also approved an economic incentive program (article) Tuesday evening to address flagging commercial development and retention.

Lafayette's self-perception is being debated because of the annexation issue, and Louisville is facing their own debate over who they are. Longmont finished a community-wide visioning process early last year.

So much introspection going on in East County! Hopefully this will mean more people volunteer for Boards and Commissions because they feel strongly about the direction their towns are taking.

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