Springtime in the Park
Photo by Richard Luckin
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, Apr. 23rd
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 9-11AM - Golden Walks
- 9-10AM - The Connect Effect
- 10AM-3PM - Vases and Vessels
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 1-2:30PM - Free 50+ Transportation Workshop - Overview of Transit Resources
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 5-8PM - Bingo Night
- 6PM - Trivia Night
- 6-8:30PM - Community Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Understanding the Budget #5 - Use Tax Examples
Say you buy office supplies at Office Max in Denver West, which is outside of Golden's city limits. Do you owe the city use tax on your purchase? See below to find out!
By Loretta Huff
While Loretta is a member of the Citizens' Budget Advisory Committee (CBAC), these articles reflect Loretta's personal understanding and do not represent positions of the CBAC.
Thank you to the Golden Finance Department for verifying these examples and providing ongoing education. The rules are the same whether it is an individual or a business making the purchase. In each scenario below, I could be a resident or a business owner within the City limits.
- I buy $100 of office supplies at Safeway within the city limits. Safeway charges me City sales tax and remits the $3 tax to the City. Therefore, no Use Tax payment is required. This $3 would be remitted as Sales Tax by Safeway.
- I buy $100 of office supplies at Office Max at Denver West in unincorporated Jefferson County. Office Max would not collect City of Golden sales tax. I owe the city $3 in Use Tax.
- I buy $100 of office supplies at Office Depot in the City of Lakewood. Office Depot would collect the City of Lakewood’s 3% sales tax not the City of Golden’s 3% sales tax. This is the tricky one to me. If sales tax is paid to another municipality, I do not owe additional Use Tax to Golden under Section 3.03.050(b) of the Golden Municipal Code. Arvada, Littleton, and Wheat Ridge all have City Sales Tax higher than Golden's 3%. Therefore, I wouldn't owe Use Tax to Golden for purchases in these nearby cities.
- I buy $100 of office supplies from Amazon and have it delivered. Amazon charges me City Sales Tax and remits the $3 to the City.
The same rules apply whether the purchase is a $100 expense item or a $100,000 piece of machinery.
Cities, including Golden, generally focus enforcement on larger purchases or permit-based projects. This leads to the next topic: Building Use Tax, a special case of Use Tax associated with projects requiring a building permit.
10AM-3PM Vases and Vessels @ Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
Mixed Media Artist, Sue Lewis, will lead participants in the construction of vases and bowls from top to bottom with paper, fabric, and embellishments. Sue will teach different techniques such as, Momigami, mark making, embedded paper, and application of painted stabilizer.
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
809 15th Street (Map)
When:
10AM-3PM on Wednesday, Apr. 23rd
1-2:30PM Free 50+ Transportation Workshop - Overview of Transit Resources @ Golden Community Center
Photo by Dave Powers
Be confident using public transportation! Join Denver Regional Mobility &Access Council (DRMAC) for a series of free informative workshops designed to helpseniors stay safe, mobile, and independent. Registration is required.
Learn about websites and other tools tosearch and identify transit resources.
Activity: #314000-01
Location:
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (Map)
When:
1-2:30PM on Wednesday, Apr. 23rd
6-8:30PM Community Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Provide public comment during the meeting, starting at 6PM.
The Board will review a draft letter of recommendation to City Council regarding the proposed “electric-preferred” building codes scheduled for Council review on May 27th.
Staff will review best practices in electric vehicle charging policies to encourage greater investment in electric vehicles.
The Board will review components of a potential memorandum of understanding with Xcel to ensure regular and ongoing engagement about Golden concerns.
See the meeting packet for more information about these topics.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
6-8:30PM on Wednesday, Apr. 23rd
Live Music for Wednesday, Apr. 23rd
- 6-9PM Derek Hall @ Miners Saloon
Miners Saloon - More Live Music
4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
6PM Live Music @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: The Worst Roads
Colorado Transcript – April 23, 1964
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61 Years Ago
The April 23, 1964 Colorado Transcript described a mild protest staged by Colorado School of Mines students.
Spring fever traditionally has had an upsetting influence on collegians. Wild beach parties, raids on girls’ quarters, Volkswagen and phone booth stuffing, and even an occasional swallowed goldfish are part of the campus spring fever tradition. Unfortunately the Colorado School of Mines students have few of these outlets. No girls’ dorms (yet), no beaches, few goldfish and stuffing phone booths and compacts has gotten old.
Colorado Transcript – April 23, 1964
The article explained that the students—unhappy with the state of Golden’s streets—had posted a banner under the Welcome arch saying “Home of the Nation’s Worst Roads.” The Transcript interviewed one of the students, who claimed that Golden’s streets were full of chuckholes [potholes], some of them nine inches deep. He said that his car was a junker, but many of the students had good cars, including sports cars, and some had suffered wheel damage from Golden potholes.
City officials were offended and quickly took down the banner. They were proud of Golden's facilities, which included a new municipal building and pool. They pointed out that “…there has been more street construction accomplished by the city during the past six years than at any time in the city’s 100-plus years…. Only about 35 blocks in the city remain to be paved.”
Post Script: In 1991, Golden voters approved an extra 1% sales tax to be used for infrastructure maintenance. Our streets, gutters, sidewalks, water, and wastewater systems have improved every year since then, and now it’s rare to find a pothole in Golden.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers between noon and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 45°F
Thursday: Rain Showers Likely, 64°F
Thursday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 46°F
Friday: Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 63°F
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 45°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 74°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 48°F
Sunday: Sunny, 75°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 45°F
Monday: Chance Rain Showers, 66°F
Monday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 44°F
Tuesday: Rain Showers Likely, 59°F
News About Golden - April 23, 2025
Amid changes along 10th Street, Golden to host July groundbreaking for municipal center
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Golden’s 10th Street corridor will see several changes over the coming months and years and the first one will be the forthcoming municipal center and police headquarters.
City officials recently confirmed they’re planning to break ground at the vacant lot at 311 10th St. in late July... Read more...
A favorite Golden burrito shop is growing with two new locations
By Colin Wrenn
Denver Post
In a neighborhood in Golden in the early 2000s, five friends formed a clique dangerously dubbed The Burrito Boys. Raymond Pierandozzi, Sky Schnautz, Ian Lanier, Matthew King and Travis Toms got to know each other at Bell Middle School and became fast friends. Their meeting spot: a burrito truck that was permanently parked in a lot in between their houses and school... Read more...
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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, and Kurt & Janet Siegfried
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, Barb Robie, and Mary Rains
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton
