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Thanks for your question! Your confusion is understandable as the Guiding Golden project you're looking for is at www.guidinggolden.com/rimrock-drive. We went ahead and added "South Table Mountain" to the name of the project to make it easier for folks to identify on the homepage of Guiding Golden. Thanks for bringing the point of confusion to our attention!

The City of Golden doesn't maintain or oversee maintenance for electric and communications lines.  You should reach out to Xcel directly, and you may want to notify Century Link and Comcast at the same time as the lines could belong to any of them. Xcel will investigate and if it is not power, they’ll likely tag them as such.

First, yes the Golden Plan has nothing to do with the Northwest Parkway, now the Jefferson Parkway. That project may be dead because the city/county of Broomfield has pulled out of the project and one of the potential contractors has also pulled out saying the project is not viable financially.  

The Muller (now Golden) Plan has been adopted by CDOT and the regional parties to the West Connect plan (see https://www.codot.gov/library/studies/westconnect-coalition-pel-study) and also by a MOU, Memorandum of Understanding between Golden and CDOT.

To date we have completed one element of the Golden Plan, US 6 and 19^th Street interchange. Funding through CDOT, Golden and Colorado School of Mines. We are currently designing the interchange at US 6 and Heritage Road funding through CDOT, Jefferson County and Golden. This has not been funded for construction, but is a top priority for the region and CDOT.

The realignment and widening of SH 93 is not funded. We have broken this into two sections. Widening and realignment is one section, and the overpass at Iowa and the interchange at Washington Ave is the other. Neither of these have been funded or designed. The realignment and widening is a $148 million project and well beyond Golden’s ability to fund. The overpass at Iowa and the interchange at Washington need to be done together because SH 93 needs to be lowered and the distance in between is too short to do one without the other. The combined cost of those two intersection projects is $40 million. Funding for these projects are primary lobbing goals for City Council and staff.

According to the Forestry Division, the trees on the west side, in the right of way were just pruned three months ago with no plans for removal. The trees on the east side belong to the School of Mines. 

The City of Golden loves trees and has been an honored recipient of the Tree City USA title for over 30 years! We plant more trees than we take out. Our protocol for removal is only if the tree proves to be a hazard to the public. 

Please see our website for more information on Golden’s Forestry Division. https://www.cityofgolden.net/government/departments-divisions/parks-and-recreation/forestry/.

Thank you!

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Please note, we have recently also heard from Public Works that while nothing is certain, there may potentially be a crosswalk going in near that location and vegetation removal of an unknown extent may be required to accommodate sight distance. 

The sidewalk improvement project was funded only for the concrete improvements and not, unfortunately, for the light relocation. At the time of the project, the streetlight was owned by Xcel Energy and relocations for Xcel owned poles tend to be quite costly. Since that time, the City has progressed in its efforts to purchase street lights from Xcel. Once that process is complete, the City will have more flexibility to relocate or remove the streetlight at a much lower price.

Hello,

As per Colorado Department of Public Health guidance: 

• Masks should be worn while playing indoor sports unless it interferes with the activity. You may remove the mask temporarily to catch your breath if needed, or if you can’t wear appropriate safety equipment while wearing the mask. Wear a mask as much as feasible.

This would indicate that masks should be worn to the greatest extent possible. Swimming, for example, would not make sense to wear a mask while competing. Athletes of other sports, such as basketball or volleyball, should wear a mask while competing. Spectators should always wear a mask if the event is indoors, barring any medical exemptions. 

More information can be found at these pages: https://covid19.colorado.gov/mask-guidance and https://covid19.colorado.gov/safer-at-home-in-the-vast-great-outdoors/guidance-by-sector/organized-sports. 

Please let me know if you have any further questions and I will answer them to the greatest extent possible.

Alex Mansfield

Management Assistant, City of Golden

303-384-8011

amansfield@cityofgolden.net

Update: Due to the recent storm, City staff has moved up the dates of the tree limb drop-off and added an extra weekend. You may now drop off tree limbs on September 12 & 13 and September 19 & 20 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 1225 Catamount Dr.

Thank you for your inquiry regarding the City of Golden zoning code rewrite. We are in the process of developing an initial draft of the zoning code rewrite that may alter regulations for several of the properties within the City of Golden. If you reside in the City of Golden in proximity of North Table Mountain, those properties will be considered. 

However, if you are referencing an individual project around North Table, I highly doubt the projects are related. If you would like to contact me directly, please feel free. I’m happy to talk about the project in detail. Please bear in mind that we are very early in the process. 

Cory Miller, Senior City Planner - Long Range
cmiller@cityofgolden.net

Hi Janie, 

Your questions and concerns are well received. Your timing is also good. Lubahn Trail is a topic of conversation amongst the Parks, Recreation and Museums Advisory Board (PRAM) as well as with Jefferson County Open Space (JCOS). Currently PRAM is working on a public survey for neighborhood residents and trail visitors. PRAM has been charged with making a recommendation to City Council to repair, reroute or close the Trail. Currently the condition of the trail is not sustainable and creates risks to those that use it. The trail goes off of City property below the cliff area and becomes Jeffco and private property on top. Many people use Lubahn to access Castle Rock. Most do not know that Castle Rock is private property and they trespass when they summit.  

In the near future you will be able to participate in public engagement; primarily a survey, due to COVID and the inability to conduct public, in-person, meetings. Please watch Guiding Golden for this survey information. Please also feel free to contact Stacy Turner (sturner@cityofgolden.net) directly if you have additional questions. 

The site plan for the Overlook Project was approved by Planning Commission on August 5^th. The applicant is now free to apply for building permits to construct the approved development.