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October 22, 2015 VOLUME 149 | ISSUE 46 | 50¢

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County proposes budget for 2016 Commissioners will adopt final plan in December By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com

general manager Debbie Hottinger. “It was a tourist destination,” she said. “Fun for the whole family. It was a spectacular experience for many.” The closing marked the end of the slide’s 37 seasons in operation. Martin Marietta, Heritage Square’s property owner, would not renew the lease, Hottinger said. The loss of the alpine slide marks the latest in a series of hits to the tourist destination located on the outskirts of Golden. The square’s remaining businesses along the Victorian-style

Jefferson County has presented its proposed $507.8 million budget for 2016 — $32.4 million more than this year’s budget. The budget will be adopted at the Dec. 8 county commission meeting. But nothing is final yet, said Mary O’Neil, the county’s director of budget and risk management. “There’s new data coming in. And the commissioners still need to review and talk about changes they may want or need to make.” Of the county’s 38 fund categories, the largest is the general fund at $165.2 million, which includes many departments such as administration, the district attorney’s office, sheriff’s office and part of human services. The largest expenditure from the total proposed budget is county employee salaries and benefits. Salaries and benefits make up 57.5 percent of the county’s expected expenses. Salaries and benefits total $234.7 million, which is a 4.5 percent increase from 2015. Salaries and benefits come from the operating fund, which keeps things running day to day, O’Neil said. County employees may receive an average of a 2.6 percent increase in salary and a 5.7 percent increase in benefits. The increase will help keep Jefferson County “competitive in the

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Alpine Slide supervisor Logan Prueitt, left, assists former Alpine Slide employee Matt Nicoletti in loading one of the slide’s lift chairs into the back of a truck on Oct. 16. The Alpine Slide closed on Oct. 11, and items were available for purchase so people could have memorabilia of the slide’s 37-year run. Photos by Christy Steadman

Alpine Slide closes after 37 years POSTAL ADDRESS

Employees, community members buy memorabilia to remember childhood By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com Since Labor Day weekend this year, people have headed to Heritage Square to take one last ride on the Alpine Slide. The slide, which closed on Oct. 11, was something that never went out of style, said

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GOLDEN VOTES GETS WORD OUT

OFFICE: 722 Washington Ave, Unit 210 Golden, CO 80401 PHONE: 303-566-4100

CHILDREN’S VOTE RESULTS The results of the Golden Votes’ children’s ballot are in! Here’s how the young people of Golden voted on some of their favorite Golden activities.

A legal newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Colorado, the Golden Transcript is published weekly on Thursday by Mile High Newspapers, 722 Washington Ave, Unit 210, Golden, CO 80401. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT GOLDEN, COLORADO and additional mailing offices.

Favorite Food Place: Goozell Yogurt

POSTMASTER: Send address change to: 722 Washington Ave., Unit 210 Golden, CO 80401

Favorite Festival: Movies in the Park

DEADLINES: Display: Fri. 11 a.m. Legals: Fri. 11 a.m. Classifieds: Mon. 5 p.m.

Favorite Park: Lions Park Favorite Museum: Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum Favorite Statue: Dragon statue in Parfet Park

PL E ASE RECYCLE

The Statue of Liberty accompanied children on their March to the Ballot Box Oct. 17. The inaugural event, put on by Golden Votes, a local and volunteer-run organization, was meant to promote voting rights in the Golden community. Photo courtesy of dpowers - Golden.com.

Favorite Summer Camp: Colorado School of Mines, History and Golden Community Center


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