Transcript Golden
July 18, 2013
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Jefferson County, Colorado • Volume 147, Issue 33
Corrections coming to Colfax County to move facility west of New York Building By Glenn Wallace
gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com
“It’s great we’re to the point where Golden can support five bike shops,” Boe said. Golden also boasts Pedal Pushers Cyclery, Big Ring Cycles, Peak Cycles and Rise Above Cycles, all supported by the week-
A tentative deal is proceeding at the county level to build a new facility for Jeffco’s Community Corrections program. The proposed building site, 12300 West Colfax Ave., is near the intersection at Wide Acres Road and across Colfax from First Bank headquarters, It is about 4 acres, and could be home to a proposed 58,000-square-foot, community-corrections building. A new community-corrections facility was planned to be built next to the existing county jail, but rising budget estimates led the county to consider other options. “We’ve looked at 20, 30 locations, and this is the best we’ve found,” County Administrator Ralph Schell told the county commissioners during a July 9 staff briefing. The building would house convicted adults, diverted from incarceration in jail or prison, and help transition them back into society. “It would be very much patterned on apartment buildings,” Schell said. He said that if the community-corrections program ever moved or closed down, the facility would be designed for easy conversion to basic apartments. Commissioner Donald Rosier said that community outreach would be important for the project. He said that while the community-corrections program seemed to enjoy wide support from other elected officials, a “not in my backyard” mentality still exists. Jeffco’s community-corrections program is currently administered by the private, nonprofit company Intervention Community Corrections Services, located in the New York Building, 1651 Kendall St. That building, built in 1922, served as a tuberculosis sanitarium and later as a cancer research facility. The facility has rising maintenance costs due to its age and has been identified as a
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Spot Brand Bicycles President Andrew Lumpkin is pictured outside of his company’s Golden, Colorado headquarters with one of his mountain bikes. The company van behind him includes a logo proclaiming “Braincrafted in Golden, Colorado.” Photo by Glenn Wallace
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CYCLE Bicycles equal commerce in the city
By Glenn Wallace
gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com This is part two of a three-part series exploring bicycling and its role in the Golden community. Part three, describing the many ways to get out and go on two wheels, will appear next week.
It is quite possible for a bicycle to be designed, built, purchased, tuned up, torn apart, rebuilt and finally donated to the needy all within Golden city limits. Bicycling is a way of life for many in the city, but it can also be a living. Among those for whom bicycling is a business career is Adam “Bo” Boe, manager of the Golden Bike Shop.
It’s a done deal in Golden
CDOT Executive Director Don Hunt, left, participated in a signing ceremony on July 11 with Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan, right, to finalize the agreement between the agency and the city, regarding a longnegotiated agreement on the future development of the State Highway 93, and U.S. 6 corridor. Photo by Glenn Wallace
City and CDOT sign highway agreement By Glenn Wallace
gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com With a few pen strokes, years of failed negotiations and legal sparing were put to an end July 11, as officials with the city of Golden and the Colorado Department of Transportation signed an agreement regarding the future design of the U.S. Highway 6 and State Highway 93 corridor. POSTAL ADDRESS
CDOT Executive Director Don Hunt and Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan participated in the formal signing ceremony, which was attended by several elected officials, including two Jefferson County commissioners, and Arvada Mayor Marc Williams. Golden city leaders had long opposed regional transportation plans to complete the 470 beltway system, saying that invasive freeway modifications to U.S. 6 and Highway 93 would damage the Golden commu-
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