GV Newsletter Feb 2018
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GOVERNMENT<br />
MAYOR RON<br />
reports<br />
GREENWOOD<br />
VILLAGE CONNECTS<br />
KICK-OFF<br />
The issue of traffic congestion<br />
significantly impacts the economy<br />
and quality of life of our state, region,<br />
and community. We can<br />
all attest to experiencing<br />
some form of traffic<br />
congestion daily whether<br />
it’s driving to work<br />
during the morning rush<br />
hour, taking our children<br />
to school, or venturing<br />
out to run errands<br />
during the lunch hour.<br />
Traffic congestion will<br />
continue to be a part of<br />
our lives as our region<br />
continues to grow and<br />
develop accordingly.<br />
Greenwood Village must<br />
take an active role to develop a plan to<br />
manage it in our Village!<br />
Ron Rakowsky<br />
rrakowsky@<br />
greenwoodvillage.com<br />
303-486-5741<br />
Over the course of the next 18<br />
months, you will hear and see<br />
information about Greenwood Village<br />
Connects, a very important initiative<br />
for us to develop a new Transportation<br />
Master Plan to address traffic issues in<br />
and around Greenwood Village. The<br />
Master Plan will meet the needs and<br />
desires of citizens which is why it is<br />
imperative that you get involved and<br />
ensure your voices are heard.<br />
Community input will guide the<br />
outcome of the Village Transportation<br />
Master Plan. We will gather your<br />
comments, concerns and ideas<br />
throughout the process through a<br />
series of open houses, online<br />
engagement, surveys, and more! I call<br />
your attention to page 9 for<br />
information about our first open<br />
house. We encourage you to attend,<br />
however, if you are unable to make it,<br />
don’t worry. You will have plenty of<br />
opportunities to express your views on<br />
transportation in Greenwood Village.<br />
Stay tuned to learn more or visit<br />
greenwoodvillagevoices.com.<br />
SOUTH METRO FIRE<br />
RESCUE AUTHORITY<br />
RECEIVES<br />
HIGHEST RATING<br />
Effective January 1, <strong>2018</strong>, the<br />
Insurance Services Office, a national<br />
fire insurance rating organization,<br />
presented South Metro Fire Rescue<br />
Authority (SMFRA) with the<br />
distinguished “Class 1” rating — a<br />
very significant event for the<br />
community and property owners.<br />
The ISO rating is evaluated<br />
approximately every five years, and<br />
South Metro’s<br />
previous rating was a<br />
“Class 3.” Moving to<br />
a “Class 1” places<br />
South Metro in the<br />
prestigious group of<br />
only 240<br />
departments with an<br />
ISO rating of 1 out<br />
of the 44,672<br />
departments in the<br />
United States.<br />
Other than SMFRA, there are four<br />
departments in Colorado that have an<br />
ISO rating “Class 1” [Federal Heights,<br />
Cunningham, (now part of SMFRA)<br />
Westminster, and Adams County].<br />
South Metro is the first department in<br />
the country with an ISO “Class 1” in<br />
hauled water/non-hydrant areas, an<br />
important issue for rural areas in<br />
Greenwood Village.<br />
The new rating, combined with<br />
SMFRA’s international accreditation<br />
from the Commission on Fire<br />
Accreditation International, is a<br />
prestigious designation that few fire<br />
protection districts in the nation have<br />
achieved.<br />
The “Class 1” rating is based on South<br />
Metro’s ability to suppress fires,<br />
PG. 2 <strong>GV</strong> NEWSLETTER | FEBRUARY <strong>2018</strong>