4 Years Ago
The world had changed dramatically by November of 2020, due to the advent of Coronavirus.
- City Council and its boards and commissions were conducting their meetings online.
- Most churches in town were holding services online.
- The Quilt Museum held a virtual Sunday at the Museum.
- Miners Alley Playhouse presented virtual Quarantine Cabarets featuring some of their actors. They also arranged to show a Broadway production of A Christmas Carol as a fund-raiser.
- The City held a virtual community meeting about the Heart of Golden project.
- The Methodist Church established a safe parking program for homeless residents.
- Planning Commission evaluated a project at 14th and Jackson, where the owner proposed a 3-room tourist home and eight 1-bedroom apartments.
- The Jefferson County Housing Authority was demolishing the buildings that stood on 24th Street between Ford and Jackson.
- The boarding house had broken ground near the Harley-Davidson dealership.
- The Eddy Hotel was well underway.
- Restaurants, struggling with capacity restrictions required for Coronavirus spacing, were using patrons to order take-out food.
- Council changed the municipal code to allow restaurants to use not only the sidewalk but also the parking lanes to create outdoor seating. This was a permanent change–not a temporary measure for COVID.
- GURA and the DDA voted to use about half of the $1.8 million Legacy Fund to help Foothills Art Center revitalize the Astor House
- Staff proposed to the DDA that they install decorative lighting in Miners Alley from 11th to 14th Streets.
- The Police Chief hosted a community meeting to discuss racial equity in policing.
- The Jefferson County Public Health Department had established two Coronavirus testing stations–one on the Mines campus and one at the Jeffco fairgrounds. Masks were required in public.
- The County was posting COVID statistics Monday through Friday. At the beginning of November, Jefferson County had seen 9,941 cases and 320 deaths. By the end of the month, the County had had 22,213 cases and 493 deaths.
