Last April, Americans turned in 447 tons (over 893,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at almost 5,400 sites operated by the DEA and more than 4,200 of its state and local law enforcement partners. Overall, in its 11 previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners have taken in over 6.4 million pounds—about 3,200 tons—of pills.
Golden PD will be hosting a site for the second DEA Drug Take Back Day of the year on October 22, 2016. Bring your pills for disposal to City Hall, 911 10th Street. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. Please keep in mind, we can only accept pills or patches. The City cannot accept liquids, needles or sharps.
Anyone is invited to bring their potentially dangerous, unwanted medicines to be safely discarded. This service is free of charge, with no questions asked. Read more at www.dea.gov
Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan will hold the 7th annual Mayor’s 2016 Community Event at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25. This year, in addition to her Mayor’s Awards for Excellence, the Mayor is partnering with the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) to also acknowledge people who work toward the betterment of both the City and the University.
CSM President Paul Johnson invites residents to join him at the Student Center on the CSM Campus, 1600 Maple St., for this free event.
Mayor’s 2016 Community Event
Tuesday, Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m.
CSM Student Center, 1600 Maple Street
Parking for the event
Free parking is available after 5 p.m. in lots D and Y, both just off of Elm Street near the Student Center. D Lot is across from the Rec Center, as you enter off of 19th onto Elm. Y is just one block further on the corner of Elm and W. Campus. Bldg. 60 on the map is the Student Center. From D, there is a sidewalk that runs between the Rec Center and Student Center. From Y, there is a sidewalk that runs between the Traditional Dorms to the Student Center
Shop and dine in Golden on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 26! New this year is Golden’s Shop Small Welcome Station. Pick up this year’s Shop Small tote bag filled with local merchants’ coupons, sip a hot drink and enjoy the festivities before experiencing all of Golden’s five shopping areas. The welcome station will be located on the East side of the Golden Visitors Center at 1010 Washington Ave., and will be marked by balloons.
Find unique and meaningful gifts for the holidays at our one-of-a-kind shops. Be sure to snap some pictures and tag both @visitgoldenco and the business you’re supporting on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #shopsmall for the chance to win $100. Five winners will be randomly selected. Learn more at Visitgolden.com.
This statewide movement celebrates and encourages philanthropy in Colorado with a local focus. Celebrating the theme “Give where you live” Colorado Gives Day makes giving locally easy by allowing people to go to one website www.coloradogives.org where they can find local charitable organizations they care about all in one place. You can sort by cause or location to find the perfect charity that speaks to you. The actual day is December 6, 2016, but give early and get ahead of the curve! Or if you can’t give now, the site is up all year long, so give when you can.
Please join us Monday, January 23 between 6 – 8 p.m. for the next meeting on the Washington Avenue complete street project. This project will consist of improvements on Washington Avenue between 10th Street north to Hwy 93. Based on input provided at our February 2016 public meeting, we’ve identified seven project themes:
- Safe bike facilities
- Enhanced pedestrian facilities and safety
- Improved aesthetics and landscaping
- Reduced vehicular speeds
- Improved residential parking and driveway access
- Enhanced transit
- Improved access to business
The design team has developed a “shopping list” of options to address these themes and we’d like your input.
The meeting will be an open house format and will be held at:
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street
Monday, January 23, 2017
6 – 8 p.m.
