1000 10th St. – Golden Colorado
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If you look at the very last item on this week’s City Council agenda–item #13, Resolution #2543–you will learn that we’re about to buy the office building across the street from City Hall for $1,782,500.
Long-time readers of What’s Happening in Golden? know that I follow city business closely, so I was surprised that this could have crept up on me. Resolutions generally appear in the consent agenda of a previous city council meeting, and a future date is set for public comment, formal discussion and a vote.
That didn’t happen in this case. Instead, the December 8th Council meeting included an Executive Session (not open to the public). The stated topic was “Executive Session re Potential Purchase, Acquisition Or Lease Of Real Property For Municipal Administrative Purposes.” No property address or price was mentioned.
As a result of that Executive Session, the City Manager made an offer on the property and has signed an agreement to purchase it. The agreement awaits Council’s consent at tonight’s meeting.
While this may be a great price and a fine investment, there are several disturbing points about this sudden, unheralded purchase.
Why is this purchase being made so quickly, with no attempt at public outreach?