Monarch and the Arch
Photo by Richard Luckin
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Monday, Mar. 10th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Denver Restaurant Week (in Golden)
- 8AM - Municipal Court Criminal Arraignments
- 9-11:30AM - Wheel Throwing
- 10:15-10:45AM - Let's Dance - Registration Required
- 12-12:30PM - Mondays with the Mayor
- 1-2:30PM - Buying & Selling Online
- 2-3PM - Virtual: Active Minds Monday - Eleanor Roosevelt
- 5-6PM - Bell Middle School PTA Meeting
- 5-6:30PM - Thought Bubble Guild
- 5:30PM - Board Game & Euchre Night
- 5:30PM - GURA Board Meeting @ City Hall
- 5:30-7:30PM - The Fundamental Principles of Art
- 6-9PM - Teach Me to Play! Mondays
- 6:30PM - Movement Monday Running Club
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
9-11:30AM Wheel Throwing @ Foothills Art Center
This class is designed for the beginner student, but is open to all levels of skill. Students must be 18 years of age or older. The basics of throwing on the wheel will be covered as well as use of equipment, safety and management of materials. Students are also encouraged to explore their own creativity.
Location:
Foothills Art Center
809 15th Street (Map)
When:
9-11:30AM on Monday, Mar. 10th
1-2:30PM Buying & Selling Online @ Golden Library - FULL
Understand how to safely buy and sell items using the 5 most popular online sites: Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, eBay, Etsy and Nextdoor.
Prerequisites: Basic computer and internet skills and your own email address. Bring your password!
THIS CLASS IS FULL, BUT YOU CAN JOIN THE WAIT LIST.
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
When:
1-2:30PM on Monday, Mar. 10th
2-3PM Virtual: Active Minds Monday - Eleanor Roosevelt
At Jefferson County Public Library, we foster continuous learning and connections. Keep your minds engaged every Monday! Be sure to explore our website for additional weekly event options, including call-ins and livestreams.
As the longest serving First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt was both outspoken and, at times, quite controversial. Join Active Minds as we examine her life and the impact it had on important causes such as human rights and the successful launch of the United Nations.
.Save your spot for this Zoom program.
When:
2-3PM on Monday, Mar. 10th
5-6:30PM Thought Bubble Guild @ Golden Library
Traditional text isn’t the only way to read! Share your favorite graphic novels, comics and manga with fellow teen enthusiasts. Enjoy snacks and laid-back book discussions with related activities and games – even create your own visual story! Choose a graphic novel that fits the monthly theme or explore the suggested reading. Attend at least three events to earn a gift!
Today's Theme: Judge a Book by Its Cover
Suggested Reading – Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up With Me by Mariko Tamaki
This program is exclusively for 6th – 12th grade teens.
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
When:
5-6:30PM on Monday, Mar. 10th
5:30PM GURA Board Meeting @ City Hall
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 5:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 5:30PM.
- Send email comments to gura@cityofgolden.net.
Tonight, GURA will review the neighborhood plans associated with each of their Urban Renewal Areas and will consider how they can forward the goals set forth in those plans.
Parfet-Briarwood Urban Renewal Area
The 8th and 9th Street Neighborhood Plan was approved in 2007. Residents at that time were concerned that single family homes would be replaced by multi-family condos and rental properties. They would have preferred that more of the houses be owner-occupied. They wanted several mobility improvements, such as continuous sidewalks and speed bumps.
In 2013, GURA created an Urban Renewal Area within this neighborhood with the goal of offering Tax Increment Financing to Confluence, so they would develop the Eddy Hotel and West 8th Apartments. Staff had some hope of convincing Confluence to designate some of the apartments as "affordable," but were unable to persuade them. GURA is about to help fund a path and a stairway leading down the hill from 8th Street to 9th Street.
Central Neighborhoods
The Central Neighborhoods Plan was approved in 2012. It described the area as well-established with single family homes. Ford and Jackson Streets had small-scale businesses and multifamily housing. The Neighborhood Plan hoped for a revitalized commercial area. It described a future with better sidewalks, more shade trees, xeric flower gardens, "street furniture" (such as benches) and possibly water features to make the area more welcoming. It envisioned a street corner design at 19th and Jackson "to create an identity for the area."
It suggested "residential rehabilitation loan programs through Jeffco Housing Authority and other neighborhood investment mechanisms for eligible owner occupied dwellings for seniors and low and moderate income households."
The City held public meetings and invited online comment on the plan. The most frequently expressed concern of residents was "too many rental properties." They were emphatic that no future development should be more than 2 stories high.
In 2013, GURA declared the commercial/multifamily part of the Central Neighborhood to be "blighted," and established a Central Neighborhoods Urban Renewal Area.
The URA plan diverged sharply from the Central Neighborhoods Plan. The ornamental gardens, street furniture, shade trees, and water features were dropped. The loans for owner-occupied buildings were forgotten. Instead, the URA plan focused on infrastructure improvements--particularly turning Ford and Jackson into "complete streets." It envisioned a new generation of mixed use buildings, close to the street, with businesses on the first floor and residences above.
The work on complete streets is slowly taking shape, but the mixed use buildings have been abandoned in favor of tall, dense, low-income housing projects.
Tonight's meeting memo includes a section on Housing and Economic Development (p. 9 in the meeting packet):
Affordable housing is a critical component of the Central Neighborhoods Plan. The plan identifies opportunities for preserving existing affordable housing options and encourages redevelopment projects that include new affordable units. This effort is supported by partnerships with private developers, government agencies, and non-profit organizations to expand affordable housing in the area.
In fact, the Central Neighborhoods Plan does not say this. The only reference it made to affordable housing was the suggestion of rehab loans for owner-occupied properties (p. 23 of the plan).
South Neighborhoods Plan
The South Neighborhoods Plan, approved in 2023, has the redevelopment of Colfax/Highway 40 as its lynchpin. It also anticipates turning the Bachman property into a park.
Since this plan is much newer, GURA's West Colfax Urban Renewal Area goals are more closely aligned with the South Neighborhoods plan. GURA envisions Colfax becoming pedestrian and bike-friendly and hopes to offer economic incentives to encourage development of businesses and affordable housing developments along that street. Their first TIF-funded project is currently under construction.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
5:30PM on Monday, Mar. 10th
Golden History: The Vicissitudes of Horse Rescue
Who, me? - Photo by Dave Powers
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87 Years Ago – Wells, Cesspools, and Rattlesnakes
The March 10, 1938 Colorado Transcript described the harrowing rescue of a very unlucky (and yet lucky!) horse. The article is short, so here it is, in its entirety:
The Golden Fire Department was called out Saturday afternoon to the home of Mrs. M. E. Porter, who resides on the Meyer ranch at the foot of Green mountain, when a horse, “Smokey,” belonging to Mrs. Porter, fell in an abandoned well.
The horse jumped a fence and landed on the cement covering of the well which caved-in under him. The horse fell feet first to the bottom of the well, a drop of 30 feet. A derrick belonging to the Colorado Central Power company, was used to hoist the animal out of the well. He was not injured. The same horse was pulled out of a cesspool at Morrison some time ago.
Ray McCloskey of Pleasant View climbed to the bottom of the well to attach the derrick chains to the horse, and in his descent came upon a nest of diamond back rattlesnakes.
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 38°F
Tuesday: Partly Sunny, 65°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 37°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny, 64°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 37°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 66°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain And Snow, 34°F
Friday: Rain And Snow, 44°F
Friday Night: Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy, 26°F
Saturday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow, 44°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Cloudy, 29°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 58°F
Supporters
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Sponsors:
($100/month and up)
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, Joy Brandt, Tom Reiley, and Michael Mason
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $550/yr)
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, and Vic DeMaria
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $250/yr)
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:
($10-24.99/month or $110/yr)
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, Rose McLaughlin, Cameron Chambers, Joyce Gravina, Patrick Klein, and Barb Robie
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton
