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Locations for Marijuana Stores, Raises for City Employees, and Coal at the Astor House

Golden Eye Candy – Nancy Torpey – June Sunset – enlarge

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TriceraTOTs – Jurassic Poop Cookies!
6-6:55AM Cycling
9-9:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic
11-11:55AM HIIT & Sculpt
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga Virtual

5:30-6:30PM Cryptocurrency Explained (By a Comedian)
Learn the basics of digital money and everything it touches in this interactive learning experience hosted by Mark Masters, Colorado’s 2nd Cleanest Comedian. From million-dollar pictures of cartoon animals to the Byzantine general’s problem, there’s a lot that can be confusing about crypto. Masters’ funny stories will demystify crypto and help bring what some say is the future of money into clearer focus. Save your spot for this Zoom program.

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Real World Events

The moon will set at 5:21AM – Frank Hanou – enlarge

5:52AM Full Moon
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10:15-10:45AM Preschool Time @ Golden Library

5PM VIBE@Five @ Basic Kneads Pizza (map)
VIBE@FIVE is Golden’s Happy Hour! Come join other members of the Golden Chamber of Commerce for this “Very Important Business Event” – VIBE! 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 for members of the Golden Chamber of Commerce and their guests as well as for members of the Golden Young Professionals.

6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
Tonight’s consent agenda includes the first reading of several ordinances. The public hearings and the vote will occur at future council meetings. They are: marijuana 6% excise tax (vote on July 12th); updated model traffic code (July 12th); updated fire code (July 26th); updated water & sewer development fees (July 12th); and updated building codes (July 26th). Consent agenda also includes authorization to apply for gaming grants and an amendment to the Golden Volunteer Firefighter pension plan.

They will read a proclamation for Independence Day, July 4th.

Map showing potential locations of recreational marijuana stores, with dots added showing locations of schools (red) and parks (green) – enlarge

The first public hearing repeals and replaces our recreational marijuana licensing code. The City plans to permit up to four retail marijuana stores. The map above shows the locations where they might be allowed. I have added red dots to show locations of schools and green dots to show locations of parks. This is your last chance to submit public comment on the City’s plans. You can provide public comment in person, at the meeting, or send email to PublicComment@cityofgolden.net. You can also contact individual Councilors using contact information shown on this page.

The second public hearing authorizes conveyance of city property to an adjacent landowner.

They will then establish fees for the new marijuana stores.

They will discuss grant applications to the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) to request funding for the Heritage Road interchange and West Colfax, which the City hopes to turn into a “complete street” (bike lanes and sidewalks as well as vehicular lanes).

They will consider a 3% mid-year salary increase for all City employees.

The business meeting will be followed by a study session, in which they’ll discuss fire department staffing, the Heart of Golden project, and the 2023/2024 budget.

The study session will be followed by an executive session (no public, no cameras) to discuss hiring the new City Manager.


Live Music

6PM Karaoke with Linda @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6PM Rob Wivchar @ Nomad Taqueria
6PM Open Pick Night @ Over Yonder Brewing


Trivia

6:30-8:30PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Buffalo Rose

6:30-8:30PM Trivia Tuesdays @ Golden Mill

6-8PM Toad Trivia Tuesdays @ Mountain Toad Brewing
7PM Trivia Night @ the Ace
7-9PM Team Trivia Night @ Tributary Food Hall


Golden History Moment

Astor House in the 1940s (center) – Golden History Museum Collection – enlarge

The Astor House currently holds several stacks of lumber, which will be used in the renovation. In my tour last week, I studied this collection of nailed-together boards (a sign? a trapdoor?):

Of particular interest was a set of notations on one of the boards, dated 1932-1935. Apparently, Mrs. Goetze, the owner at the time, was recording her coal purchases.

The years ’34 and ’35 included an extra bit of information. They’re a little hard to read, but I think she was indicating who supplied the coal. This is reinforced by ads that ran in the Transcript in 1934 and 1935, which name some of the local coal sellers.

Coal ads for Guy Buckman, Ed Baldwin (North Side Fuel), and Duvall-Davison Lumber Yard – Colorado Transcript, 1934 and 1935 – enlarge

So now we know that the Astor House purchased 14 tons of coal during the winter of 1934-1935–and where they bought it!


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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