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Donation funds college expansion Community College receives large donation from local nonprofit By Crystal Anderson
canderson@colorado communitymedia.com
Dave Stamey, called the “Charley Russell of Western Music,” by the Cowboys and Indians Magazine, looks out into the crowd during the Colorado Cowboy Gathering on Friday, Jan. 23, at the American Mountaineering Center. The gathering featured dozens of artists over the weekend, skilled in songwriting, poetry and guitar playing. Photo by Amy Woodward
Two of Arvada’s key businesses came together to celebrate learning and health education in Arvada through one sizable donation. “We believe we’ve found an investment and opportunity to invest in our home city,” said Marla Williams, president of Arvada’s Community First Foundation. “To invest in our conviction, that mental health and wellness is best addressed whole person, mind and body together ... that great opportunity is to invest in Red Rocks Community College.” On Jan. 21, Community First Foundation, a local philanthropic nonprofit, donated $1 million to Red Rocks Community College, to help fund the expansion of a 55,000 square foot Arvada Health Professions and Science building located at 5420 Expansion continues on Page 18
Golden Library transfers historical collection Golden History Museums selected as stewards POSTAL ADDRESS
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By Amy Woodward
awoodward@colorado communitymedia.com A trove of Golden’s historic documents are headed downstream, but only by one building. The Golden History Museums announced last week it soon will be the new steward of the Golden History Collection, currently located at the Golden Library. The collection, used as resource materials, includes books, historic maps, directories, old photographs and newspaper clippings. As the Golden Library anticipates renovations that will help to modernize its services, library staff has been mindful of some its precious materials that will not fit in its new system. Typically, historical documents can be transferred to local entities,
A telephone directory from 1936, books on the Golden Cemetery and other historical documents are some of the objects that are part of the Golden History Collections. Items such as these can help others with genealogical research. Photo by Amy Woodward the Jefferson County archives or the Denver Library. The decision to pass on the documents to the Golden History Museums (GHM), located next door to the library, keeps the collec-
tion close by, said Carroll Mannino, Golden Library manager. “We know they will be good caretakers of the collection,” Mannino said. “It wasn’t a decision we made lightly.”
Nathan Richie, director of GHM, predicts the transfer of the collection to the museums to be completed by mid-March. From there, museums staff will have to sort and organize the collection as they work on creating a permanent space designed for public review of the materials. “We are incredibly honored and excited about the transfer,” Richie said. “It really enhances what we already offer.” GHM will combine the Golden Historical Collection with its own ongoing collection — photographs and other documents totaling more than 15,000 objects. “This just seems like a natural match for the resources to go to them,” Mannino said. City council will be receiving an update on the library’s progress in February, followed by a public viewing of floor plans and a time line for construction soon after. For more information about the Golden History Museums, go to www.goldenhistory.org.
Measure tackles TABOR-rebate plan Institute breaks down details of refund proposal By Amy Woodward
awoodward@colorado communitymedia.com State Senate President Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, filed a bill that would mend some of the tax-refunding mechanisms outlined in the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights by refunding state tax money that is in excess of TABOR limits to the middle class. The important piece of legislation warrants further explanation, as adjustments to TABOR can often be complex. The Colorado Fiscal Institute, which pro-
vides analysis on fiscal and economic issues, assisted Colorado Community Media in analyzing Cadman’s bill, Senate Bill 1. According to the institute, the bill would repeal the current six-tier sales tax refund and implement a three-tier state sales tax refund system in which greater percentages in rebates would be given to individuals with an adjusted gross income (AGI) between $36,000 and $117,000. The Department of Revenue is charged with determining a “single percentage” for TABOR refunds that will cause the total amount of refunds to equal the amount of excess state revenue, factoring in the number of taxpayers within a tiered refund structure. The bill would require annual calculations of the adjusted gross income amounts based
on the consumer price index. Under the bill’s proposed three tiers, the new mechanism imposed by SB1 has these impacts: Tier 1) AGI of $36,000 or less, the rebate will equal to $36,000 times the single percentage. Tier 2) AGI between $36,000 to $117,000 means the rebate amount would be the AGI times the single percentage. Tier 3) AGI in excess of $117,000, the rebate amount would be $117,000 times the single percentage. Under SB1, the earned income tax credit or EITC refund mechanism, which is more complex than the proposed change to the six-tier sales tax refund, would remain unchanged. Rebate continues on Page 18