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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Tuesday, May. 13th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 9-10AM - Women's Exercise and Bible Study
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10AM-12PM - DeLong Park Weedbusters
- 10:15-10:45AM - Preschool Time - Registration Required
- 10:30AM - Front Porch Friends Meeting @ The Community Center
- 4:30-5:30PM - Teen Advisory Board - Golden Library
- 5-7PM - Golden Women in Business Happy Hour*
- 5-7PM - VIBE@Five
- 5:30-7:30PM - Exploring the Elements of Art
- 5:45-7PM - Golden High School PTA Meeting
- 6:30-8:30PM - Team Trivia Tuesday
- 6:30-8:30PM - Trivia Tuesdays
- 6:30PM - City Council Regular Business Meeting
- 6:30-8PM - Waterwise Yard Seminar - Turf Transformation: Planning and Removal (Virtual)
- 6:30-8:30PM - Bar Bingo Night
- 7PM - Pub Trivia
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10:30AM Front Porch Friends Meeting @ The Community Center
Photo by Joyce Davell
Front Porch Friends Meetings are occurring once a month. Join us at the Golden Community Center for friendly conversation and to support in planning and implementing future Front Porch activities.
More information
Location:
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (Map)
When:
10:30AM on Tuesday, May. 13th
5-7PM VIBE@Five - Hosted by Goosetown Station and GoldenToday!
VIBE@FIVE is Golden's Happy Hour! Come join other members of the Golden Chamber of Commerce for this "Very Important Business Event" - VIBE!
This event is for members of the Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden Young Professionals, and guests of the Chamber and GYP.
This month, the hosts are Goosetown Station and GOLDENTODAY! Stop by and say hello! It's a cash bar and we are providing appetizers.
Become a Chamber member
This is a great networking and socializing event.
Location:
Goosetown Station
514 9th Street (Map)
When:
5-7PM on Tuesday, May. 13th
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 5PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to PublicComment@cityofgolden.net BEFORE 3PM
- Provide in-person comment (limited to 3 minutes) during the meeting, at 6:30PM.
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!).
Consent Matters
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:
- Hiring a firm to design a "complete street" for North Ford ($1.5 million)
- Hiring Muller Engineering to analyze and design changes to Highway 93 ($2,925,650)
- Buying two new dump/plow trucks ($301,988)
- Hiring an arborist to trim and remove vegetation to reduce fire risk ($150K)
- Purchasing seven new fleet vehicles ($422,094)
- Hiring Lisa Peterson as the new City Clerk - Court Administrator (replacing Monica Mendoza)
- First reading of the ordinance that will dissolve the business-controlled Marketing Board and replace it with a City Council-controlled Marketing Board. They will hold the second reading and public hearing on May 27th.
Proclamations
- Golden Graduates Week, May 8- 16, 2025
- National Police Week, May 11-17, 2025
- Memorial Day, May 26, 2025
2025 Strategic Plan
The Deputy City Manager will provide an update on Council's 2025 Strategic Plan.
They will be adopting Net-Zero-Ready energy codes. They continue to work on an Open Space Master Plan. They plan to update the Comprehensive Plan to include the new zoning code, Bike/Pedestrian Plan goals, Race Equity Diversity & Inclusion goals, Affordable Housing goals, "policy direction" and Transportation Demand Management Goals.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
6:30PM on Tuesday, May. 13th
Live Music for Tuesday, May. 13th
- More Live Music
6PM Karaoke with Linda @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6PM Open Bluegrass Pick Night @ Over Yonder Brewing
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Home Building
71 Years Ago
The May 13, 1954 Colorado Transcript announced that a new subdivision had been approved by the Planning Commission. The area, between 21st and 22nd, Washington and Arapahoe, was tentatively called "Goldcrest."
The May 20th Transcript described the topography as "rugged, deep and meandering," but said it would "soon be dotted with new and attractive homes." The curve in Washington Avenue was designed "to reduce the grade and fit the contour."
Golden experienced a maelstrom of new home construction in the decades after World War II. A quick Transcript search for the word "subdivision" revealed many projects. You may recognize some of these names.
1944 Sunshine Park 30 acres 40 units will house 36 families the high level ground at the toe of NTM
1947 Martin Homes on Vernon Drive
1950 Bunzel
1952 Allen at the foot of Lookout mountain north of 19th
1952 Dennis subdivision
1953 Smith-Deffenbaugh (Lying above the present reservoirs at the foot of lookout mountain)
1954 Goldcrest by William Parfet, 17 sites between 20th & 21st, Arapahoe and Jackson
1954 Golden Park – addition 3rd & Cheyenne
1955 Ernest Ramstetter in the area adjoining Lookout Mountain Rd near the Gateway. 40 homes.
1955 Foothills Homes – part of Smith-Deffenbaugh
1956 Plateau Heights – located at the foot of North Table Mountain in North Golden
1957 Mester subdivision – north of 5th St., east of Washington and west of Jackson – south of Dennis heights
1958 Cliff Evans subdivision – 21st-22nd streets, Washington to Arapahoe
1958 Den-Wald – 2nd-5th streets, Ford and East
1959 Belvedere Terrace – 17th-21st, east of East St
1959 Beverly Heights – 55 acres, formerly Deffenbaugh-Smith
1959 Carpenter-Pyle – 40 acre section east of 19th and 20th streets at the foot of Castle Rock
1959 Darling View Heights – 22 building sites north of the Bunzel addition at the east end of 24th St.
1959 Gibson subdivision
1959 Golden View subdivision
1961 Rolling Knolls – 37 building sites on N. ford
1961 Southridge – over 100 homesites along W. 16th Ave.
1962 North Table Mountain (Peery)
1963 Golden Heights – 46 acre area just west of the fairgrounds and south of U.S. 6 – 164 sites in the area
1964 North Golden Edge – Streets will be named Wyoming and Virginia
1968 Golden Hills now part of Southridge
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 51°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 72°F
Wednesday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy, 45°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 67°F
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 44°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 69°F
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 48°F
Saturday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 72°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 48°F
Sunday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 71°F
Sunday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 48°F
Monday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 67°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, Michael Mason, and the Colorado Railroad Museum
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, 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, and Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch.
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, 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, Barb Robie, and Mary Rains, Richard Caldwell, Janice Waring, Sam & Marilyn Baron, Carmen Johnson
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Kim Linton, Steve Stevens
