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September 8, 2016 VOLUME 150 | ISSUE 39 | 50¢
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Cities take on repair projects Volunteers will help neighbors as part of annual service event By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com
The Jeffco Archives collection includes everything from incorporation records to tax assessment rolls and all Columbine records releases to the public. Photo by Clarke Reader
Jeffco’s archives turn 25 By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com Property tax appraisal cards, aerial maps, Justice of the Peace dockets, county commission minutes and marriage applications, all going back to the 1860s. These are just a handful of the materials visitors can get lost in at
the Jefferson County Archives. “When working on our two books about Lakewood, and West Colfax property research, the archives have proved invaluable,” said Bob Autobee, of the cultural resources firm of Autobee & Autobee in Lakewood. “It’s a great resource that deserves more attention than it gets.” The archives celebrates its 25th
anniversary this year, which makes it a perfect time to learn about the little-known resource, said Ronda Frazier, county archivist of the past seven years. “We have all kinds of people come through here,” Frazier said. “Students working on research Archives continues on Page 28
Next stop: quiet zones along commuter rail Arvada, Wheat Ridge to be quiet zones for G-Line horn
Other cities are joining a movement that started in Golden. Englewood and Arvada are joining Golden in taking part in the Neighborhood Rehabilitation Program-sponsored program on Sept. 10 by enlisting volunteers to do fix-up and repair community service projects. Neighborhood Rehabilitation — now better known as Be a Tool — began in Golden six years ago. This year, Golden has been joined by Englewood and Arvada as the volunteers from the three cities plan to undertake projects to meet the needs of residents who can’t do the work for themselves. Tony Arnoldy is coordinating this year’s Be a Tool program for Englewood and she said there has been a strong response to the call for volunteers. “We identified eight projects here in the city and we are nearing our goal of having 100 volunteers to help us do the projects,” she said. “The focus this year is to help residents be warm, safe and dry. Our projects range from removing extensive brush and bushes covering the home to painting a house.” Some of the project homes were nominated by neighbors or representatives of city agencies, she said. “We also went out and identified a couple places that should be on the list,” Arnoldy said. “We talked to the people who lived in the homes about doing the project and, fortunately, we were able to convince them to let us add their home to the list.” Donations have been used to buy materials for the eight projects. “We still could use a few more volunteers and we could use some more cash
By Kevin M. Smith Special to Colorado Community Media Residents near the upcoming G-Line for the commuter rail and patrons dining on patios in Olde Town Arvada often have to elevate the volume of conversations when trains — both freight and commuter rail — roll along Grandview Avenue. But within a couple months, things will quiet down — literally. As Arvada residents await their turn to hop on the train, construction crews are putting finishing touches on stations and testing is underway to keep noise to a minimum. “The construction of the G Line stations is progressing well with final landscaping, lighting, security camera and other amenity installation underway,” Tara Bettale, a FasTracks public information manager, wrote in an email. Zones continues on Page 20
Repairs continues on Page 14
A worker holds a stop sign at Olde Wadsworth Boulevard as a commuter train passes over the tracks through Olde Town Arvada on Wednesday, Aug. 31. The contractor for the G-Line, Denver Transit Partners, fulfills more testing and commissioning of the G Line and employs the crossing workers who have to be there through testing until it is certified as a railroad quiet zone. Photo by Kevin M. Smith/For the Arvada Press
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