Golden City Hall
911 10th Street
Golden, CO 80401
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Upcoming Events
From City Council meetings to bike races to community choir concerts, there's always something happening in Golden.
Don't miss out! Keep track of what's happening and when on the Community Calendar.
Submit an Event!
Help us keep our Community Calendar up-to-date. If you are sponsoring a not-for-profit event that takes place in Golden and welcomes everyone, we want to know about it. Fill out our event submission form and if it fits our editorial standard, we'll add it to the calendar.
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 How often do you get the opportunity to help name a park? Come to the Golden Parks & Recreation Advisory Board meeting on Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. (Community Center) and you can do just that! The board is looking for suggestions for the park located at Ridge Road and Cressman Court.
If something a little more seasonal is up your alley, don't miss the Be a Tool 5K Elf Run. You can have fun and support a great cause at the same time - great combination! Read on for more information.
Of course, the big news this week is...Thanksgiving! Please remember that City offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, but we'll be back ready to go on Monday. The Community Center, however, will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and regular hours on Friday for those of you ready to work off the feast of the day before.
Here's wishing you and those you love a special Thanksgiving Day!
Your friends at the City of Golden
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US 6 & 19th Street Interchange project
Our contractor Kraemer has had good response from subcontractors, and expects at least three bids on all the packages. There have been few questions about the plans, so we are proceeding to bid opening on Dec. 2, and the project will be brought to council for award on Dec. 10.
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Stormwater Work
Mowing operations are in Eagleridge this week. In addition, crews are installing a pipe in the Corporate Center.
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West Fork Kenney Run Drainage Improvements
The west side stacked boulder wall is now complete downstream of 23rd St, and the 23rd St. box culvert deck was poured on Saturday.
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Corporate Circle School Traffic
The drainage pipe and inlets were installed; after asphalt patchback, staff plans on implementing the traffic plan that was circulated last week.
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2nd & Washington School Crossing
As a short-term measure before the streetscape project (see below for more information), crews are installing tubular markers at the curb lines to narrow the pedestrian crossing distance and improve sight distance.
**It's worth noting, there are no streetscape plans at this time. The City will have a public meeting in March, which will focus on the outcomes that residents wish to see from this project. Staff is currently working on an Intergovernmental Agreement with CDOT, who is providing $3 million to the project. We hope to have that completed by Spring. We then have to go through consultant selection before we can begin design, which we hope to begin by fall of 2016. The designs will be based on the information staff receives in the March meeting. There will be two public input meetings on the design, likely late 2016 and mid winter 2017, and w expect to begin construction in the spring of 2017.
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Be a Tool 5K Elf Run
 Kick-off the holiday season in Golden on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 28 in historic downtown Golden with the Be a Tool 5K Elf Run.
This all-ages event will take runners and walkers in elf costume through the heart of Golden along Clear Creek.
The 5K will start at 8:30 a.m. under the Welcome to Golden Arch with check-in starting at 7:30 a.m. Runners will finish on 12
th Street in front of 5 Star Gluten Free Baking where they can enjoy a free pancake breakfast and win prizes from Golden's local businesses. Prizes will be awarded for the best elf costumes! Categories include adult, child, group and pet.
Race participants will also receive a reusable goodie bag with discount coupons to Golden businesses and event t-shirt. The first 200 registrants will also receive a free elf hat.
Register at
www.beatool.org. Adults are $35 and youth (under 12) are $15 for the 5K Run and Elf Parade through November 26. Walk up registration for the 5K Run will be $39.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Golden's Neighborhood Rehab Project (NRP). The NRP is a project of Community Faith in Action, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that works to help homeowners with in Golden address their warm, safe and dry household needs through empowering volunteers and purchasing materials to meet those needs. For more information about the NPR or 5K Run, visit
www.beatool.org.
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Parks & Recreation Board Meeting / Help Name a Park!
The Golden Parks & Recreation Board, originally scheduled to meet on Dec. 15 has now been moved to Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Golden Community Center.
At the Dec. 1 meeting, the board will be seeking public input and suggestions on the naming of the park property located at Ridge Road and Cressman Court.
Current suggestions include "Ridge Road Park" and "Barbara Foss Park". For further information please contact Parks and Recreation Director, Rod Tarullo, 303-384-8120.
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Upcoming Discussion to Permanently Close a One Block Section of City Street
Council will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10 in the City Hall Council Chambers, 911 10th St., to review an application requesting a vacation of a portion of Arapahoe Street between 13
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and 14
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Streets. Please note that Council voted to move the public hearing on first reading, from Dec. 3 to Dec. 10.
The proposed project would create a one block pedestrian thoroughfare in front of Calvary Church and the Armory building that would be open to the general public, though it would be permanently closed to motorized vehicle traffic. The conceptual plan can be found at
http://www.cityofgolden.net/media/CalvaryProposal.pdf
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For more information, contact Planning Manager Rick Muriby at 303-384-8098 or
[email protected]
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Dry late summer means higher water bills
We have been getting questions about why recent water bills have been more than usual. Golden did not increase water rates in 2015. After a wet spring and early summer, August and September were warm and, more importantly, very dry with very little precipitation, so demand was much higher than usual. You can see just how much more water was treated at the water treatment plant in August and September this year compared to last year in the chart below. This change in usage translates into higher water bills.
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Take a survey to help re-imagine the Jeffco Fair
Help design and re-imagine the new Jefferson County Fair. Anyone who lives, works and plays in Jefferson County, Colorado is invited to offer their feedback through November 25, 2015. Share what you want your annual county fair to look like and enter for your chance to win great prizes.
The survey will ask you questions about any previous fair experiences, your ideas and wants for your county fair and a few questions about the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The survey should take approximately 10-15 minutes. Just by participating, survey-takers 18 and older can automatically be entered to win one of two one-night, weekend stays at the Hampton Inn Denver West and a $25 Panera Bread gift card.
Please feel free to share this survey with anyone who lives, works and plays in Jefferson County, Colorado. Feedback will be accepted thru November 25, 2015.
And don't forget to mark your calendar now to attend the Jefferson County Fair August 11 - 14, 2016 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds! Check out the Fairgrounds website and social media platforms to stay updated on all things related to the Fair and other events.
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