COVID Updates
Jefferson County Case Summary:
Cases in Jeffco – May 31st: 47,994 | June 7th: 48,235 (+241)
Deaths in Jeffco – May 31st: 840 | June 7th: 841 (+1)
Currently Hospitalized in Jeffco – May 31st: 37 | June 7th: 30 (-7)
Recovered – May 31st: 46,759 | June 7th: 47,096 (+337)
Known Cases in Golden – May 31st: 1994 | June 7th: 2001 (+7)
COVID Vaccine Appointments
State of Colorado: Where You Can Get Vaccinated
Jeffco Public Health Vaccine Call Center: 303-239-7000
State Vaccine Hotline: 1-877-268-2926.
Golden Testing Sites
Mines COVID Testing | Jeffco Fairgrounds COVID Testing
More Public Health References
Sign up for exposure notifications | CDC | Colorado | Jefferson County | City of Golden
Virtual Events
8:40-9:35AM Silver Sneakers Classic
10:15AM Toddler Time with the Library
2-3PM Wild Ideas with Cooking for Teens
6:30-7:30PM Beginning Birding with the CO Mtn Club
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting
City Council will begin and end with executive sessions (no public, no cameras). The first session will begin at 5:30, before the regular meeting. They will be discussing “water facilities and water rights“.
The business meeting will begin at 6:30. The will read a proclamation for LGBTQ+ Pride Month. They will introduce the City’s new Homeless Navigator (whose name is Rebekah Raudabaugh).
They will vote to appoint a new City Attorney (Kathie Guckenberger of the firm Michow Cox & McAskin, LLP). The firm’s hourly charges will be as follows:
Partner $225 | Of Counsel $215 | Associate $180 | Paralegal/Research Professional $100
For development/land use applications for which the City passes through consultant and legal review fees to the applicant/developer for payment, the Firm charges the following hourly billing rates:
Partner: $275 | Of Counsel: $250 | Associate: $200 | Paralegal/Research Professional $125
Council will discuss the candidates to write a Racial Equity Plan. Bids came in with a wide variety of scopes and ranged from $36,075-$573,348. The subcommittee recommends a vendor who proposed a $99,661 contract with additional training options.
Council will discuss the bids they’ve received for our five year waste hauler contract. The Sustainability Board is recommending that compostable waste, which has been an optional add-on, now be included for every household in town. This means that everyone will have three bins instead of two.
They will discuss a proposal by councilors Reed, Brown, and Fisher to establish a moratorium on new residential construction in the R2 and R3 zone districts until the new zoning code can be adopted. The hope is that the new zoning code will keep new construction in proportion to the surrounding neighborhoods. The new code has been proceeding slowly, and COVID has meant few opportunities for public input. As we wait for the new code, old homes continue to be scraped and new buildings tower over existing houses.
The second Executive Session of the night will follow the business meeting. They will be discussing “the Rooney Road Athletic fields and parking/trailhead parking matters related to Jefferson County Open Space.” For more information on any of tonight’s topics, see the meeting packet.
Real World Events
5-7PM VIBE@Five @ The Eddy Taproom & Hotel
VIBE@FIVE is Golden’s Happy Hour! Come join other members of the Golden Chamber of Commerce for this “Very Important Business Event” – VIBE! This event is for members of the Golden Chamber of Commerce and their guests as well as for members of the Golden Young Professionals. Stop in for a quick hello and a refreshment right after work and a chance to get to know fellow members of the Golden Chamber of Commerce and Golden Young Professionals. This is a great networking and socializing event. This event is included as part of your Chamber membership and/or GYP membership. Members will receive free appetizers at this event. You are welcome to purchase drinks if you choose.
6:30-7:30PM Take a Walk on the Wild Side @ North Table Mountain
Head out on a hike with a Jefferson County Open Space Ranger to discover and learn about intriguing and treacherous aspects of North Table Mountain, and the Jefferson County foothills. Dangers could be lurking around every corner of the park; but not to worry, the ranger will point out the perils and teach you how to avoid them. (Hint: rattlesnakes.) The hike is approximately 3 miles in length. Meet the ranger by the kiosk/map in the main parking lot. Please bring water and your mask. CLOSED TOED SHOES REQUIRED! No sandals permitted. Register
What’s Happening in Town
Golden History Moment
88 Years Ago
The Depression was hard on Golden, and–with our beer-dependent economy–Prohibition made it still worse. Things were looking up in the spring of 1933. Prohibition had been repealed in early April, and many citizens were back at work in the Coors Brewery. The company’s newer businesses–the porcelain plant and the malted milk production line–were also providing employment.
Since 1929, the Rocky Mountain Motorists had been running an advertising campaign that invited tourists from the “Hot Belt” (Midwestern states) to come enjoy the cooler weather in Colorado. With the re-opening of the brewery, Coors agreed to support the Hot Belt Advertising campaign.
The June 8, 1933 Colorado Transcript announced that Coors would open their brewery and malted milk production facilities to tourists. “This action of Mr. Coors will result, it is predicted, in bringing to Golden thousands of visitors from the dry states of Kansas, Nebraska, Texas and Oklahoma. None of these states have legal beer at this time and it is thought that the opportunity to visit a brewery which is turning out 500 barrels per day will attract a great number.”
Coors had always been a generous host, often inviting large groups to tour their brewery, but this was the first time they planned to open the plant on a regular basis to the general public. “The Coors interests plan to put one or more guides on duty during the summer months, in order to explain to the many visitors the process of manufacture of Coors Golden beer and Coors Malted Milk”
The Golden Transcript (originally called the Colorado Transcript) has been publishing since 1866. The Golden History Museum has been working on digitizing the historic issues. You’ll find old Transcripts online at coloradohistoricnewspapers.org.
