Late January
Photo by James Cookinham
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Monday, Jan. 27th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 10:15-10:45AM - Let's Dance - Registration Required
- 12-12:30PM - Mondays with the Mayor
- 2-3PM - Virtual: Active Minds Monday
- 5-6PM - Bell Middle School PTA Meeting
- 5:30PM - Board Game & Euchre Night
- 5:30-7PM - Downtown Development Authority Meeting
- 5:30-7:30PM - The Fundamental Principles of Art
- 6-9PM - Teach Me to Play! Mondays
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
5:30PM Downtown Development Authority @ City Hall
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 5:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to dda@cityofgolden.net
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 5:30PM.
The DDA will consider granting a TIF (Tax Increment Financing) agreement worth up to $950,000 to Habitat for Humanity. This would support their project to replace a single family home at 817 14th Street (map) with 40 townhome and condominium units. These homes will be sold to households earning up to 80% of the Area Median Income. In addition to the TIF agreement with DDA, the City of Golden plans to contribute $179,478 to the project. Description of this project begins on p. 38 of the meeting packet.
Miners Alley Performing Arts Center is requesting a $275K grant from the DDA. The money would support phase II of their development plan.
Foothills Art Center is requesting a grant of up to $500,000 to help pay off the debt incurred to restoring and remodeling the Aster House.
Staff will present a plan to turn some or all of the parking lot between the Astor House, Miners Alley into a "cultural plaza" and/or "common consumption" area. Depending on the option chosen, this would eliminate 0-45 parking spaces. Learn more beginning on p. 60 of the meeting packet.
Finally, they will review their accomplishments for 2024 (p. 67) and their goals for 2025 (p. 70).
Golden History: Fixing the Water Supply
MomentExcerpt from photo Z-12056, Denver Public Library Western History Collection – Water pumping station circled and magnified
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For nearly a century, Golden’s water supply was a subject of constant concern and discussion. Sparkling clean when settlers first arrived in 1859, Clear Creek soon became polluted with effluent from upstream mining operations. The water pumped from the Creek into Golden homes was, at times, muddy, full of chemicals, and bacteriologically questionable.
Our water quality saw a huge improvement in 1904, when we established a “gravity fed” water supply with water piped over several miles from Beaver Brook. That water, which did not have upstream polluters, was called “sparkling clean” and considered “pure and wholesome.”
Unfortunately, in many years Beaver Brook ran low and our reservoir on Lookout Mountain went dry. Sometimes the pipes from the reservoir froze, leaving the town without running water. When that happened, our old pumping station was fired up and we reluctantly turned back to using Clear Creek water.
This cycle finally ended in 1953, when the City built a water treatment plant. The new plant included settling ponds, filters, and chemical water purification, and allowed us to use Clear Creek water and have excellent water quality.
87 Years Ago
The January 27, 1938 Colorado Transcript was providing decidedly mixed messages about the water available from Golden taps. This was 15 years before the water treatment plant was built, and the City was going through one of its frequent pumping-water-from-the-Creek periods.
The Transcript included an article with the headline “Tests Show Golden Water Pure and Safe.” In smaller type below, it added “Boiling Is Suggested By Council Only As Precaution.”
The State Sanitary Engineer had tested the water and pronounced it to be free of contamination, clear, and without odor. Nonetheless,
It has been suggested by the city council, as a matter of precaution, that all water used for drinking and cooking purposes be boiled during the period of the operation of the emergency pumping plant.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 17, with temperatures rising to around 20 overnight. West wind around 7 mph.
Monday: Sunny. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 41 in the afternoon. West wind 2 to 7 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 25, with temperatures rising to around 29 overnight. West wind around 7 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 25°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 46°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 26°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 46°F
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow Showers, 28°F
Thursday: Slight Chance Snow Showers, 45°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 28°F
Friday: Sunny, 52°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 34°F
Saturday: Partly Sunny, 55°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 38°F
Sunday: Partly Sunny, 58°F
News About Golden - January 27, 2025
Colorado snow totals for Jan. 26, 2025
By Joe Nguyen
Denver Post
The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Jan. 26, 2025 as of 10:30 a.m. Sunday... Read more...
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Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden City Brewery, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Golden Hayride Outpost, Unite Fitness, Tom Reiley, and Michael Mason
Friends:
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Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Goozell Yogurt & Coffee Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Beth Bidwell, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Joy Brandt, and Vic DeMaria
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Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Rick Flint, Forrest Jones, AC Development, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz, and The Golden Hotel
Members:
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Brad Miller & Julie Bartos, Holly Thomas, Jim and LouAnne Dale, Ann Pattison, Thomas Hoffman, Carol Abel, Brian Quarnstrom, Sandra Curran, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Kathy Smith, Karen Smith, Carlos & Nancy Bernal, Robert Storrs, Michele Sannes, Elaine Marolla, Dixie Termin & Ron Miller, E Tom Hughes, Crystal M Culbert, Patrick A. Madison, Alice Madison & Jim Kalivas, Deb Goeldner, Christopher Ball, 6th Chair Home Services, Dot & Eric Brownson, Rosemary Coffman, Emeline Paulson, Sandy Schneider, Mark and Cathy Pattridge, Cheryl G Leidich, Jen Rutter, Frani R Bickart, Jennings and Litz, Bill Sedgeley, Nancy Hughes, Justin L Wade, Kathi Eggers, Traci Case, Donna Owen, Leslie D Lutz, Karen Oxman, Catherine Skokan, Ross Fraser & KC Gilliland, Lynne Haigh, Elizabeth Hilliard, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, Heather Duncan, Lee Ann & Pete Horneck, Carol Cameron, Cheryl Williamson, San Daugherty, Jim Garner, John and Carol McEncroe, the Golden Welcome Center, the Golden Transcript, Koshare Eagle, Ken and Colleen Krantz, Traci Neuman Lacey, Jo Barber, Jamie Cookinham, Kermit Shields, Meridee Cecil, Vicki Olson, Colleen & Michael Ramey, Nancy & Pete Torpey, Jax Baker, Simon Maybury, John & Carol McEncroe, and Rose McLaughlin
Followers:
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Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser
