WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GOLDEN TODAY?
Day Out with Thomas @ Colorado Railroad Museum – SOLD OUT
7:45-8:15AM Golden Gallop @ Golden High School
It’s not too late to register for this morning’s Golden Gallup. Registration opens at 7AM at Golden High School. The proceeds from this race benefit the Golden Schools Foundation. Learn more….
8AM-3PM Golden Community Pride Days @ 1300 Catamount Drive (map)
Community Pride Days will accept
Metal for recycling
Non-hazardous Waste
Electronic Waste
Items NOT Accepted
NO Tree Limbs or brush (Accepted at Jeffco Slash Collection)
NO Propane tanks (Accepted at Rooney Road Recycling Center)
NO Mattresses & box springs (Accepted by City of Golden’s curbside recycling program)
NO Batteries (Accepted at Rooney Road Recycling Center or Home Depot)
NO Pharmaceuticals (Accepted by the Golden Police Department)
NO Hazardous Waste (Accepted at Rooney Road Recycling Center)
NO Fluorescent lights (Accepted at Rooney Road Recycling Center or Home Depot (Bulbs only))
NO Paint (Accepted at any Paint Care facility)
NO Tires (Accepted at Big O Tires and Peerless Tire Co)
NO Paper for Shredding (Accepted at Jeffco’s annual Shred-A-Thon)
NO Hot Tubs
Learn more about what is and is not accepted.
9:30-11:30AM Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
10AM-12PM Breakfast Burritos @ The Golden Mill
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM-1PM Golden Gate Grange Community Brunch/Award Ceremony @ Golden Gate Grange
2PM Avenue Q: The Musical @ Miners Alley Playhouse – FINAL PERFORMANCE
2:30-4:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
4-7:30PM Sunday Swing with the Flatirons Jazz Orchestra @ Buffalo Rose
SEE THE COMPLETE CALENDAR OF EVENTS.
LIVE MUSIC
11AM-2PM Derek Hall @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
12-6PM Dave Frish, Junk Yard Dogs, Scotty Brown, Steve & the Cruisers, Brian Hornbuckle Band (Love For Tash Benefit) @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
3PM Swing Aggregate @ Over Yonder
3-7PM Soundbite @ Wrigley’s
4-7PM Will Whalen @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
4-7:30PM Sunday Swing with the Flatirons Jazz Orchestra @ Buffalo Rose
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
GOLDEN HISTORY MOMENT
70 Years Ago
The September 17, 1953 Colorado Transcript announced that City Council had voted against a proposal to install parking meters downtown.
The meeting was well attended by many citizens, several of whom spoke their views on the parking meter question…. F. A. “Heinie” Foss spoke on Littleton’s experience with parking meters which he reported destroyed a friendly atmosphere and which did not bring in the revenue expected. It was also reported that Laramie found the revenue less than expected.
The topic had been cycling through Council for years. Ordinances had been written and voted down in 1937, 1946, 1947, and 1950. Both residents and merchants were frustrated at the lack of parking, but the merchants didn’t want to drive away customers by charging for parking.
During the late ’50s and the 1960s, the City demolished several buildings and built parking lots. During the ’70s and ’80s, downtown Golden was in such decline that the parking supply was adequate.
As downtown Golden recovered in the 2000s, the parking issue arose again, and in 2016 the City finally installed the long-awaited parking meters, in the form of electronic kiosks. The kiosks (and phone app) allow visitors to register for two hours of free parking before charges begin to accumulate, but many people find them confusing and/or they just forget.
Last spring, Council decided that our standard parking ticket cost of $30 was not sufficiently deterring people from parking along 10th Street. In April, they voted to raise the parking fines on 10th Street from $30 to $100.
Last Tuesday (September 12th) Council decided to raise all parking citation fines from $30 to $100. They also agreed to hire an outside firm to more effectively monitor parking and issue citations. When asked if Golden residents could register once and then skip using the kiosk or the app every time they park, the answer was no. Several other unpleasant changes were discussed. There was general agreement—Council would prefer that people ride bikes or take public transportation rather than driving downtown. You can watch this conversation online (first 35 minutes).
Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
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