Golden’s Community Sustainability Advisory Board (CSAB) is taking steps to bring a community solar garden to Golden. The first step in the process is for citizens to vote whether to add renewable energy as an allowable land use at the Rooney Road Sports Complex. While no specific solar garden project is under consideration at this time, if voters approve the use of renewable energy at the site, next steps will be to amend the current lease with Jefferson County and look for a favorable project. Learn more about the Community Solar Ballot Initiative.
Join CSAB members for a “Let’s Talk Solar” open house and volunteer recruitment meeting on July 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Golden Community Center. Stop by to learn more about all things solar and the Community Solar Ballot initiative and ways to get involved. Refreshments will be provided. Those interested in volunteering are encouraged to fill out the online volunteer recruitment form 
or email goldensustainability@cityofgolden.net.
Do you have . . .
- Questions about what “affordable housing” means or why it’s important to our community?
- Thoughts you’d like to share about your experience with renting or buying in Golden?
- Ideas for how the City might assist its workforce, young families, seniors and other residents to remain in the community?
Then please join us for a community open house on Tuesday, July 25 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Golden Community Center, to discuss and provide input on housing policy and program options currently under consideration. And enjoy some pizza!
This will be an opportunity to review community trends related to housing attainability, refine and prioritize housing related policies for future inclusion in Golden’s Comprehensive Plan and consider some program options to help meet the housing needs of low, moderate and middle income Golden households.
For additional details, call Cindy Pieropan, Planning Department, 303-215-8884 or cpieropan@cityofgolden.net
If you are unable to make the meeting, please come to the Planning Department at 1445 10th St, across from the Community Center, at any of the following times to visit with staff, ask your questions and share your thoughts:
Friday, July 21 from 1 to 3 p.m.
Wednesday, July 26 from 1 to 3 p.m.
Friday, July 28 from 10 a.m. to noon
Tuesday, August 1 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Thursday, August 10 from 9 to 11 a.m.
RTD is proposing to cut W Line rail service from every 15 minutes to every 30 minutes, for all stops between Federal Center Station and the end of line Golden station, except for weekday a.m. and p.m. commuting hours.
The Public Meeting to discuss these changes, recommended to begin January 2018, will take place on Thursday, September 28, 6 p.m. at the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th Street. Please come and support our need for continued service along our rail line of every 15 minutes.
If you are unable to attend and make your voice heard at the September 28 meeting, you can also email your comments to service.changes@rtd-denver.com, or contact RTD board members directly.
The Golden Safety Academy was created to help educate and empower citizens with information and resources that enhance their personal safety and crime prevention. This free academy is held once a month from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the second Monday of every month in the Golden Fire Department. You may attend one, several or all sessions.
Please visit our Golden Safety Academy page for more information on this informative educational series, including topics to be covered at each class, and to sign up for a class online.
