Street Repaving

Its been published in the newsletter, talked about at Town Board meetings, listed on the Town website, scrolled on Channel 8, and distributed to neighborhoods in handouts. By now people should know that the Town is part way through a major street repaving effort. The neighborhoods being completed this year include the areas north of Rock Creek Parkway and south of Coalton Road.

A resident, that hold himself out as an expert in these things, asked last night why we are grinding off 1 1/2 inches of the old asphalt on the edges and tapering it off at 10 feet from the curb. Why not grind it off all the way across the road? The simple answer is that we just aren't that wasteful.

The grinding process - called milling or rotomilling, is not always necessary. It is used to remove severely deteriorated pavements and we are being proactive enough to avoid that level of need and expense. The reason we are doing this partial or "wedge" mill is to properly match the asphalt in with the curb lines and eliminate unnecessary edges.

The removal of all the excess asphalt wastes energy, fuel to haul it off, and disposal issues. should we pay $0.65 per foot of road for preparation or pay an additional $5.00 per foot of road to remove all this extra?

Yes, it changes the road cross slope. But anyone who can notice an extra 2 inches in the crown of a 36 foot wide road sure has a sensative and calibrated butt!

Who Decides on Curb Type? - You Do!

A question was asked last night at the Town Board meeting about who decides on what type of curb will be installed with a street reconstruction project. The simple answer is that you, the residents of that area, get to make those choices. Starting with the 2008 Street Reconstruction Project, a program was begun where the residents of an area proposed for a project are asked to attend a neighborhood meeting to discuss details and elements of these projects. Staff will present an overview of the proposed construction and the people who live on these streets will have an opportunity to comment on the direction they think the project should go.

That is your opportunity to influence a project in your area. Once the ball is rolling and a design is started, it is very difficult to go in a different direction. If you don't show up, others will make those decisions for you.

The person asking this question last night felt that since he was part of the group making the original decisions on how the streets should be constructed 25+ years ago, no one should ever change that. I disagree. Things can change and it is the current property owners who should be allowed to make those decisions.

Decisions will be made by those that participate early. Get involved.

Prescription Discount Card Program

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The program includes:
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• No limit on how many times you use the card

• No age requirements

• No income requirements
• Easy access, nine out of ten pharmacies nationwide participate in the program
• Pet medications that are also used to treat a human condition are covered

This program is provided for you by the Town of Superior through collaboration with the National League of Cities.
For more information call toll-free 1-888-620-1749 or visit www.caremark.com/nlc
This is not insurance. Discounts are only available at participating pharmacies.
By using this card, participants agree to pay the entire prescription cost less any applicable discount. Savings may vary by drug and pharmacy.

Cards are available at:
Town Hall – 124 E. Coal Creek Drive
Park, Recreation and Open Space Office – 127 E. Coal Creek Drive

• In June, this program had 4 participants who saved an average of 17.9% on their prescriptions by using the Prescription Discount Card.
• In July, this program had 5 participants who saved an average of 12.3% on their prescriptions by using the Prescription Discount Card.
• In August, this program had 2 participants who saved an average of 8.0% on their prescriptions by using the Prescription Discount Card.
• In September, this program had 4 participants who saved an average of 10.6% on their prescriptions by using the Prescription Discount Card.
• In October, this program had 3 participants who saved an average of 12.1% on their prescriptions by using the Prescription Discount Card.
• In November, this program had 13 participants who saved an average of 9.9% on their prescriptions by using the Prescription Discount Card.
• In December, this program had 18 participants who saved an average of 10.9% on their prescriptions by using the Prescription Discount Card.

Mosquito Spraying on July 15th

Due to recent high counts of adult mosquitoes and the potential for exposure to West Nile Virus, spraying will occur tonight, Wednesday, July 15 between 8:00 p.m. and midnight, along the path through Community Park between McCaslin Boulevard and South Rock Creek Parkway, and throughout Original Town between the Coal Creek waterway and US 36. Residents of homes in this area are encouraged to close windows and doors and turn air conditioning systems to recirculate. For more information, please contact Colorado Mosquito Control at http://www.comosquitocontrol.com/ or call 303-558-8730.

2009 Superior Downhill Mile Race Results

We had another great race before the 4th of July parade. Please click on the link below for the race results.


http://www.townofsuperior.com/Portals/7/Documents/PDFs/PROS%20PDFs/Events/2009%20Superior%20Downhill%20Mile%20Results%20by%20Age.pdf

Milling Work for Repaving to begin Thursday 7/9

Temporary "No Parking" signs will be cropping up in the neighborhoods north of Rock Creek Parkway today as crews from Lafarge West, Inc. prepare to bring in milling equipment for this year's street overlay project. Please make sure your vehicles are off the streets for a few days to they are not towed.

The milling equipment will remove about one inch of the old asphalt along the curblines and taper out eight to ten feet. This will allow for the new asphalt surfacing to closely match back in and still provide the proper drainage. The repaving process will be done in the next week or so and a similar notice will be issued.

The following map shows the streets affected by this project.

The process for this area is expected to take 2-3 days. The grinding of the asphalt is a very loud process and the Town Code allows contractor to work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.