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Last week Rotary Club of Golden and other sponsors hosted the “State of the Community” and Mayor’s Awards for Excellence event at Fossil Trace. The first photo includes all of the folks receiving Awards for Excellence this year along with the two selection committee members who presented the award and myself. I was really pleased [...]
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One of the best parts of my role as mayor is recognizing people in Golden who do extraordinary things to make our community better. The Mayor’s Awards for Excellence are one particularly important way of doing that, and I’m thrilled to announce the 2011 recipients of the award. Matt Burde for his vision, initiative, and [...]
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that they are planning to publish their Environmental Assessment on the proposed sale of the Rocky Flats right-of-way by the end of this week. The Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority proposed purchasing the right-of-way for use in their proposed Jefferson Parkway toll highway along the east side of [...]
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Another weekend, more terrific community events in Golden. One of the highlights this weekend: the Coyote 5k race and 1 mile fun run at Shelton Elementary. It’s a family-friendly neighborhood-oriented event supported by Golden’s new i-Neighborhood grant program. Hope to see you there.
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Among the most important open space accomplishments of the past couple of decades in Golden is the protection of South Table Mountain. Although South Table is mostly outside the city limits, it plays a critical part in protecting Golden’s small-town and historic character by helping buffer us from the impacts of regional growth in the [...]
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The 9/11 ceremony on the Colorado School of Mines campus yesterday included a color guard, a 21-gun salute by members of the Golden VFW, and the Field of Flags in Kafadar Commons. My thanks to the folks who organized and participated in it.
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This weekend was a huge success for Golden by any measure, and a whole bunch of people – volunteers, city staff, local sponsors, and others – deserve tons of credit for making it happen. We are still assembling all the information, and I’ll share all of that soon, but in the meantime here are some [...]
[Continue reading…]The City Clerk’s office released the official candidate list for the 2011 municipal elections in Golden. The order of the names is determined randomly. Golden City Council Mayor Marjorie Sloan 1958 Mt Zion Drive, Golden, CO 80401 303-279-0088 marjorie_sloan@comcast.net Wayne Weber 920 20th Street, Golden, CO 80401 303-279-7739 wayne.weber@comcast.net Jan B. Laux 91 DeFrance Way, [...]
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The last few weeks have been so busy and full of great summer events that Buffalo Bill Days seems like ages ago, but of course it’s only been a few weeks. It was a great weekend in Golden, as was the Fine Arts Fest and the block parties and the Chamber bbq and the other [...]
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Here’s a special opportunity to volunteer during the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Golden: cruising around on your bike, with your bike trailer, helping to sell the t-shirts, hats, and cowbells that are helping to fund Golden’s expenses tied to the race. From Golden’s race committee: Wherever crowds are gathered, you’ll be there. To make [...]
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