Last night’s Planning Commission meeting was well-attended. Many citizens expressed concern about the proposed 72 apartment/48 hotel room development on 8th Street. In general, they were uneasy about the increasing population density and traffic on that street and the parallel streets. After much deliberation, the Commission voted to table the case until February, and asked the developers to meet with the Public Works department to try to improve the traffic plans for that area of town.
The Public Art Commission meets this morning at 9AM in City Council Chambers. The artist for the new artwork-in-progress for Highway 93 will be present to show a model of the project. Staff will update the commission on the possibility of putting a mural on the back of Meyer Hardware. They will discuss the status of the Elk statue project on Heritage Road. They are looking for a place to install artwork along the new Peaks to Plains trail. They are developing a lighting plan for the Checkmate statue on the new overpass at 19th and Hwy 6.
The Chamber is hosting a social media roundtable at 11:30 at the Golden Library. It is designed to teach Golden businesses or organizations how to reach the Golden community. Participants will hear from representatives from the City of Golden, Visit Golden (the tourism program), Goldentoday (that’s me!), and a social media consultant. Bring your questions!
From 6-8PM at the Community Center, the City will host a meeting on the Transportation Master Plan. This plan will consider walking, cycling, and mass transit as well as roads.
City Council meets tonight at 6:30 in City Council Chambers. They will be asked to approve the 2019 budget. They will vote on changing the frequency of water bills from quarterly to monthly. The City has received 5 proposals for future use of the Astor House. Tonight they will appoint two councilors and two citizens to evaluate the proposals. The people who submitted proposals will give short presentations to council in January and staff will present the group’s recommendation in February.
The Friends of the CSM Geology Museum‘s “First Thursday” event in December will feature a presentation by Renata Lafler, the Museum’s new Executive Director, and will also double as the Friends’ Annual General Meeting. The meeting will take place at 7PM, with socializing and munchies beginning at 6:30PM. 1310 Maple Street (map).
Tonight’s Live Music
Ace Hi Tavern – Karaoke at 9PM
Golden Hotel – Bridgewater Grill Lounge – Teresa Carroll and her Jazz Quartet, 6-9PM
Golden Moon Speakeasy – Chris Kroger Trio, 7-10PM
New Terrain Brewing Company – Music by the Mesa – Rum Creek, 6-9PM
