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What's Happening in Golden - Tuesday, Apr. 28th, 2026

News and events in Golden, Colorado. Tuesday, Apr. 28th, 2026

,   and  Barb Warden
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What's happening in Golden today?

Events for Tuesday, Apr. 28th

Golden History Tours
Team Trivia Tuesday @ Buffalo Rose

For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar

10-11:30AM Community Marketing Board Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers

Clayworks
The Community Marketing Board will hear a presentation regarding the Clayworks Project. See pp. 2-14 of the meeting packet. This development, which will fill 6 city blocks (Washington to Ford/10th Street to Highway 58) will bring

  • 550K sq ft of office space
  • 40K sq ft of restaurant/retail space
  • 500+ new multi-family homes
  • 115K sq ft of CoorsTek headquarters offices
  • 140 room hotel
  • 100K sq ft of adaptive re-use space to downtown.
  • They plan to provide 400-650 parking spaces.

Summer Marketing Discussion

Strategic Plan
They are working on a strategic plan and intend to do a board retreat on May 12th. Those are generally off-site, with no recording equipment.

Contractor Updates and Reports
Datafy - Goldens in Golden (pp.15-17)
Meadows PR (pp. 33-42)
Granicus SEO and Google Ads
Key Data (Short-term rental report. pp. 19-26)

Location:

City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street   (Map)

When:

10-11:30AM on Tuesday, Apr. 28th

10AM-12PM DeLong Park Habitat Helpers @ DeLong Park

Golden Parks and Recreation is using DeLong Park as a pilot project for the City’s first organic park location. This means that they will be using only natural, organic products for all plants and grasses. No synthetic chemicals will be used in our maintenance practices.

The DeLong Park Weed Busters are always happy to bring in new members, and training on weed identification is provided! More information

Location:

DeLong Park
395 23rd Street   (Map)

6:30-9PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers

Public Comment

The meeting begins with public comment. If you want to address Council, you will have three minutes to speak. Any public comments received by email before 3PM will be posted in the meeting packet after 3 (so check back then!).

Items on the Consent Agenda are considered non-controversial, not needing discussion. Everything in this section will be approved at once, with one vote.

Any councilor wishing to discuss one of the issues can request that it be removed from the consent agenda and discussed and voted on separately.

These are the items on the Consent Agenda:

Proclamations

Sustainability Awards

The Sustainability Manager will announce the winners of this year's Sustainability Awards.

Sustainability Grants

The Sustainability Manager will describe nearly $2.5 million in grants from the state and DRCOG to be used for energy and waste diversion programs.

Appointment of New Board and Commission Members

Community Sustainability Advisory Board (5)
Adrienne Watts (2030)
Claybourne Clark (2030)
Martha Gerdes (2030)
Todd Collins (2030)
Jillian Matheson (2028 – filling vacancy)
Downtown Development Authority (1)
Terry Weber (2031)
Golden Urban Renewal Authority (3)
Adam Schiche (2031)
Matthew Barry (2031)
Nicole Yu (2027 – filling vacancy)
Historic Preservation Board (5)
Adam Sniff (2030)
Chelsea Rooney (2030)
Jeremy Keller (2030)
Linda Cummings (2030 - Alternate)
Chris Kalbfell (2028 – filling vacancy)
Investment Advisory Commission (1)
Grace Shattuck (2030)
Mobility and Transportation Advisory Board (4)
Bryan Palmintier (2030)
Jenifer Risch (2030)
Kelly Dunne (2030)
Terese Decker (2030)
Planning Commission (4)
Alex St. Angelo (2030)
Jeffrey Sward (2030)
Tom Klein (2030)
Richard Caldwell (2030 - Alternate)

Public Hearings

Location:

City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street   (Map)

The Golden Word - 04/28/26

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Golden History: A History of Mobile Homes in Golden

Google Satellite View of the Golden Terrace Neighborhood
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Golden’s population grew 65% between 1940 and 1950--many of the residents being returning soldiers from World War II, enrolling at the School of Mines. There was no place for the new residents to live–few apartments and even fewer available houses. The School of Mines didn’t offer dorms or married student housing until well after the war.

Steinhauer Field House – Former Home of Post WWII Trailers - Photo by Richard Luckin – Click to enlarge

Trailers were an ideal solution to the problem. They were comfortable, private, and affordable. They could be moved to available locations, and they could be packed in efficiently. For several years after the war, Steinhauer Field House and Brooks Field were both used as parking spaces for student trailers. Some homeowners allowed campers to park in their yards--the ADUs of the day.

Big Tree Trailer Park at 22nd and Jackson - Golden History Museum Collection

Before the War, Golden had one trailer park, located at 22nd and Jackson Street. It had started in the 1920s, offering both tourist cabins and camping spots. After the War, spots in that park were in great demand.

Soon, other parks were developed. Golden had just passed zoning regulations in 1949, and people weren’t sure how trailer parks fit into the new zoning...were they commercial or residential? Trailers parks were highly profitable ventures, so developers were eager to build them wherever they could buy land. They were generally asking for zoning changes and sometimes asking to be annexed into the city.

Both the County Commissioners (for unincorporated areas) and Golden City Council were eager to facilitate the developments: we were critically in need of housing, and the projects were generally going on vacant land, so they would generate some property tax where before there had been almost none. The development proposals poured in.

Golden Area Mobile Home Parks:
1924 – Golden City Tourist Park at 22nd and Jackson (pre-war)
1948 – Landon Hill Trailer Park (14835 W. Colfax)
1948 – Perry Trailer Camp at 215 Cheyenne
1953 – Golden Trailer Park, Ford Street at Clear Creek
1955 – Skyline Motel and Motor Court – 17190 S. Golden Rd
1956 – Mountain Edge Court at 16100 S. Golden Road
1960 – Unnamed park at 17190 Mt. Vernon Road
1961 – Unnamed park at 1492 Isabell Street
1961 – Pleasant View Park at 15150 S. Old Golden Road
1961 Mountain Sides Mobile Home Estates, Hwy 6 and 40 at Ulysses

By 1961, both the County and City governments were becoming uneasy at the way trailer parks were taxed. They felt that they weren’t paying enough to cover fire and police protection, water and sewer. They thought the schools were over-crowded, as were the roads, and began to feel (and say) that denser housing with lower tax rates weren’t a good deal for the city. Nevertheless, the proposals still poured in. The parks that were already in place wanted to expand.

The nature of the developers was changing. The 1950s-era parks in Pleasant View were smaller and had private owners who generally lived on site. The projects coming to Golden in the 1960s were big projects financed by remote corporations that owned multiple projects.

Golden Area Mobile Home Parks (cont'd):
1962 East Tincup Park
1962 Unnamed Park at W. 9th St. and DeFrame
1962 Mountain View Mobile Home Park at 10403 W. Colfax
1965 – Table Mountain Court, 16390 West 44th Avenue
1965 – Hide Away Hills – 431 Zeta St.
1966 – Wide Acres Village – 1300 Isabell

By the time Golden Terrace Mobile Home Village (17601 W. Colfax) was proposed, in 1969, the issue was becoming increasingly contentious. The project itself was not bad; it just came along at a time when both citizens and city officials had reached the saturation point. They decided they had enough of a good thing.

57 Years Ago
The Golden Terrace project came to City Council in April of 1969. The developers were requesting PUD zoning for an adults-only park of 264 units.

"We plan a nice looking park with a recreation center, swimming pool, trees, shrubbery and sodding,” Wolff said. “We’re also going to limit it to an average of 2.5 persons per unit." Bill Henderson of Denver, an associate of Wolff’s in Golden Terrace who is also part owner and operator of a similar complex in Aurora, said he could guarantee there would be no school children. He said there was a great demand for mobile home housing from retired on semi-retired people who would be taxpayers requiring almost no services from the city. Henderson added the Aurora park is 100 percent full of this type of residents, and he saw no reason why this couldn’t work the same way in Golden Terrace.

(The developer emphasized "no school children" to demonstrate that the project would not put a burden on the over-crowded school system.)

The Transcript estimated that more than 90 residents attended the meeting. Council approved the project 8 to 1.

The dissenting Councilor explained, “I don't believe trailers pay their fair share of the tax burden, and Golden has already done more than its fair share of accepting trailer housing within the county. “

The Mayor remarked, "I wish everybody could afford a $15-20,000 home. Unfortunately they can’t. We also have to consider people with limited incomes who find it hard to buy homes in Golden. Mobile homes could give them the chance to benefit communities such as ours."

The spokesman for a dissenting group of residents explained,

WE FEEL THE increased population of a trailer park of this size would increase the need for additional fire and police protection, adding additional costs to the other Golden residents.... WE FEEL GOLDEN has enough trailer parks within its city limits. With this addition Golden and Pleasant View will have 1,089, or 55 percent of the trailer sites in the county. We feel that Golden will suffer rather drastically because we will have an image of being a trailer city. While we are not saying trailer parks are undesirable, we are saying the excessive number of trailer sites within the Golden area will damage Golden’s very real potential for development of quality home building. Angell said there is no real assurance that Wolff will be able to keep his promise of no school children in the development, nor any assurance that when Wolff sells the park the new owner will honor this commitment. He also said that they didn’t believe trailer parks contribute their fair share of taxes, using figures he said showed trailers pay only about 30 percent of what a single family residential unit pays for occupying the same property or acreage.

The City Manager said, "he did not believe additional fire and police personnel would be needed since they would only be required to respond to calls from the private property, and police would not be required to patrol it as in regular residential areas."

Golden Terrace has grown considerably since its original 264 units. It currently includes 654 homes. It still offers a pool, a clubhouse, and onsite management. It welcomes all ages.

Weather

Overnight's Weather

Overnight: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North northwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday's Weather

Tuesday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night's Weather

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy, 36°F

Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 59°F

Wednesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 40°F

Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms, 46°F

Thursday Night: Rain And Snow Showers, 37°F

Friday: Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 53°F

Friday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear, 35°F

Saturday: Sunny, 66°F

Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 43°F

Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 72°F

Sunday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 46°F

Monday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 69°F

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Sponsors:
($100/month or $1,175/year)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Battery, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, Earth Sweet Boutique, and Colorado Railroad Museum

Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $575/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Vic DeMaria, Unite Fitness, and Joy Brandt

Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $285/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, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz, The Golden Hotel, Kurt & Janet Siegfried, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, Robert Thresher, Tonie Mattox, Centennial State Wealth Advisors, Steve & M.L. Richardson, Jeremy & Stephanie Keller, AC Development, and Golden PT & Pilates

Members:
($10-24.99/month or $115/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, 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, Colleen & Michael Ramey, Nancy & Pete Torpey, Jax Baker, Simon Maybury, Rose McLaughlin, Cameron Chambers, Joyce Gravina, Patrick Klein, Barb Robie, Richard Caldwell, Janice Waring, Sam & Marilyn Baron, Carmen Johnson, Mary Eiberger, Kevin Nichols, Ed & Carol Freza, Laura and Curtis Moore, Ruth Hund, Shelley & Jerry Devitt, Eileen Masterson, Kate Olivier, Amy Korengut, Pam Logan, Clare Shier, Wendy Weiman, Marge Frueh. Nannette Johnson, Edgar Walker, Bivy Beer Bar, Nancy Cooper, Jane & Mike Templeton, and Vicki Greivel

Followers:
($5-9.99/month or $55/year)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, Emily Kurzinski, Nanette Johnson, Peyton Gibson, Sally Berger, Kristen Morgan, Joyce Sutton, Mary Rains, Craig Champlin, Stan Swisher, Bill Way, Chris Toney, Alicia Zimmerman, Tamara Feucht, and Carie Chimbel

Highlights