Tucker Gulch
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, Nov. 13th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Live Music
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - CSM Women's Soccer - RMAC Tournament
- 7:30-9AM - Citizens Budget Advisory Committee Meeting
- 8-10AM - Golden Startup Coffee
- 9-11AM - Golden Walks
- 10AM - Pictorial Collage Class
- 10AM-1PM - Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Demo Days
- 10:15-11:15AM - Discovery Play
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 5-7PM - Golden American Legion Dinner
- 5:30PM - GURA Board Meeting
- 5:45-7:30PM - Golden Women in Business Table Talks*
- 6-8PM - Beyond Zero Film Screening
- 6:30PM - Trivia Night
- 6:30PM - Historic Preservation Board Meeting
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Memorial Service for Officer Dunn
Golden Police Officer Evan Dunn - Killed in the line of duty on November 5, 2024
Officer Evan Dunn's memorial service will be held Wednesday, November 13, at 1 p.m. While the service itself will be private, the Golden community is invited to come together to honor and remember Officer Dunn by lining the sidewalks of Southpark Drive and Southpark Lane at 11 a.m. in Littleton. Those wishing to pay their respects are encouraged to approach southbound from Mineral Avenue via Southpark Lane or Southpark Way and then proceed on foot to the designated observation area.
Please consider honoring Officer Dunn at Colorado Fallen Heroes Foundation and supporting the recovery of Officer Bethany Grusing who was injured in the same accident, through the MC-1 Foundation.
5:30PM Golden Urban Renewal Authority Meeting @ City Hall
Unite Fitness - 2600 East Street
- 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.
Unite Fitness has applied for a small business grant for up to $5,000 to defray the cost of a new, more prominent sign. They will review and adopt the proposed budget for next year, which includes $796,189 for work on the West Colfax Complete Streets project and $200,000 for work on Lena Gulch. The City has referred five families for housing in the Copper Gold apartments, and four of the five have moved in.
Correction
Yesterday's newsletter reported that the city was delaying purchase of firetrucks. That was incorrect.
This is the source material that I misinterpreted:
The October 8th meeting packet said: "The Fire Fund has evaluated its career staffing model, updated its vehicle replacement plan and will bring two additional Firefighter’s on staff in 2025." (p. 3 of the memo)
During the October 8th meeting, at 2 hrs 26 minutes, the City Manager stated:
"Our Fire Chief has made some decisions around equipment, vehicles, and personnel and trying after we've changed structurally how we're going to respond to fires, how we're going to staff the organization after the ballot question passed has made some decisions to modify their fleet program, which has saved a significant amount of money over a long period of time by right-sizing the fleet, so taking advantage of fire apparatus that will be more flexible and more appropriate for our community and the type of response we're doing versus what may have been in a long range capital plan or a fleet lease plan for a number of years and so he's basically taken one vehicle out that he doesn't feel is necessary and then sort of down-sized a second one and he's very comfortable that those are the right vehicles for the Golden Fire Department, saved a significant amount of money that helps to also then fund these changes from an operational personnel perspective.
There was more information on page 5:
The Fleet Fund
To accelerate the replacement of heavy apparatus in the Fire Department the Fleet lease in the Fire Fund was increased in 2024. The Fire Department lease and the vehicle replacement program has been evaluated and restructured for 2025 allowing for a return to the 2023 funding level. With one year of accelerated funding and right sizing the type and number of apparatus, the Fire Department is in an excellent position to replace vehicles on an appropriate schedule.
The Fleet Fund experienced significant delays in equipment and vehicle deliveries in 2024 due to supply chain issues, pushing many purchases that were budgeted for 2024 into 2025 and 2026. The capital outlay projected in 2025 includes delayed 2024 purchases, a Fire Department Mini-Pumper, and an electric street sweeper.
I apologize for the misinterpretation.
7:30-9AM CBAC Meeting @ City Hall
The Citizen's Budget Advisory Committee will meet the newly-hired Finance Director, Matt Poston.
They will also make any last-minute comments or suggestions regarding next year's budget. This group wraps up their efforts each year by presenting City Council with a letter saying that they approve of the budget. The draft of this letter is included in the meeting packet and will be discussed this morning. Representatives of CBAC will present the letter at the December 3rd Council meeting. Their next meeting will be on March 19, 2005.
Click here to watch the meeting on the city website (starting at 7:30AM).
Click here to review the meeting memo, which includes last month's minutes, the most recent tax revenue reports, the draft of the budget letter, and the 2025 budget.
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (map)
Live Music for Wednesday, Nov. 13th
- 6-9PM Chris Koltak @ 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: Hotel Dennis
The 1914 Jefferson County Sheriff’s Residence and Jail – Golden History Museum collection
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111 Years Ago
The November 13, 1913 Colorado Transcript reprinted an article from the Denver Post. It began as follows:
HOTEL DENNIS SOON TO OPEN
Hoboes, attention!
Nice winter quarters at Hotel Dennis, Golden, Colo.
Beautiful mountain scenery. College town. Hot and cold water in every room, spray baths, electric lights and all modern conveniences. Hotel cost $25,000 and will be ready for occupancy about the middle of this month. Joseph Dennis, manager.
The article was describing the new Jefferson County jail. Joseph Dennis was the County Sheriff. It went on to say that the building was two stories high and looked like the residence of a millionaire. It contained 24 cells, including departments for women, children, and the insane. It had a conference room for client-attorney meetings. It also included an apartment for the sheriff and his family.
The old jail was in the basement of the courthouse and was” dark and poorly ventilated.” The sheriff noticed that the longer prisoners remained in that jail, the surlier they became. He had designed the new jail in all white–white walls, ceiling, bedding, and bars. He thought the white would purify their minds.
The Denver Post opined that hoboes looking for winter quarters might forego the Denver jail in favor of the lovely new accommodations in Golden.
Thank you to Wendy Weiman for sponsoring Golden History Moments for the month of November.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. West northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 37°F
Thursday: Sunny, 59°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 36°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 55°F
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 35°F
Saturday: Sunny, 51°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 30°F
Sunday: Sunny, 50°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain And Snow, 33°F
Monday: Chance Rain And Snow, 49°F
Monday Night: Chance Rain And Snow, 29°F
Tuesday: Chance Light Snow, 36°F
News About Golden - November 13, 2024
Flags to fly at half-staff in Colorado Wednesday for memorial service of fallen Golden police officer
By Jesse Sarles
CBS Colorado
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday for Officer Evan Dunn of the Golden Police Department. The 33-year-old was struck and killed by a vehicle last week while he was out of his patrol car and investigating a Colorado crash scene... Read more...
Community encouraged to line streets Wednesday ahead of memorial service for Golden officer killed in crash
By Janet Oravetz
9News
GOLDEN, Colo. — The service for a Golden Police officer who was killed in a crash by a suspected drunk driver while responding to an earlier crash will be held Wednesday and will not be open to the public... Read more...
Fund established to help officer injured in Golden crash that killed fellow officer
By Vicente Arenas
Fox 31
GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) — Officer Bethany Grusing was seriously injured in the accident that claimed the life of Golden Police Officer Evan Dunn... Read more...
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