September 30, 2021
$1.00
JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO
A publication of
GoldenTranscript.net
VOLUME 155 | ISSUE 41
Moose on the loose in Arvada Bull moose spotted in residential neighborhoods, temporarily closes Van Bibber Park STAFF REPORT
How it started Home to a tuberculosis sanitarium beginning in 1905, the site has served the medical needs of Wheat Ridge and surrounding communities in one way or another for 116 years. In early 2021 the City started the process of writing the next chapter for this spot. Public engagement in the form of meetings, focus groups, study sessions and surveys took place, with results — what people said they want to see take shape — being taken into consideration as
A bull moose was spotted multiple times in residential areas in and around Arvada on Sept. 22 and Sept. 23, alarming locals and prompting the temporary closure of Van Bibber Park. No dangerous run-ins with the moose were reported and the moose was not dealt with by authorities. The Arvada Police Department’s Animal Management Team received a call around 8 a.m. on Sept. 22 from a resident who spotted the moose at the intersection of 60th Avenue and Easley Road near Sunrise Ridge Park while headed to work. A second sighting was reported on the evening of Sept. 22 at 60th and Youngfield Street, and a third on the morning of Sept. 23 near Highway 93 and Coal Creek Canyon Road just north of Golden. Social media posts also reported the moose walking through yards and wandering through housing developments. Jeffco Open Space announced the closure of Van Bibber Park at 6:19 p.m. on Sept. 22 and the park’s reopening on Sept. 23 at 10:33 a.m. Animal Management Officer Jennie Whittle said the sightings were likely in response to the same moose due to the similar descriptors given
SEE LUTHERAN, P12
SEE MOOSE, P12
Plans for what to do with the Lutheran Medical Campus in Wheat Ridge were revealed to community members during an open PHOTO BY BOB WOOLEY house event.
Rough plans for Lutheran Legacy Campus revealed Wheat Ridge open house draws big crowd to see what’s next BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
With SCL Health’s Lutheran Campus moving to Clear Creek Crossing in the near future, Lutheran Medical Center’s Legacy Campus located at 8300 W. 38th Avenue will be transitioning to something else. But what?
The short answer, taken straight from the slides shown at the open house on Sept. 22. “The major components include flexible mixed-use development in the center of the site, buffers and transitions to existing neighborhoods abutting the Campus, and integration of existing natural and manmade assets,” the city’s slide read. “Allowing for additional height and density at the center of the center of the site creates more opportunities for affordability and open space.” The longer answer requires some context.
INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 14 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 19 | SPORTS: PAGE 24
BRIDGES TO THE ARTS
Communities are creating centers to boost local culture
P16