Golden Transcript 051922

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Week of May 19, 2022

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

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VOLUME 156 | ISSUE 22

Legislation a ‘gutted’ win for mobile home park residents BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY DGRIGSBY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As the Colorado State Legislative session came to a close this year, two bills to protect and assist mobile home park residents made their way to the finish line. Co-sponsored by State Rep. Andrew Boesencker, D-Fort Collins, SB22-160 establishes the Mobile Home Park Resident Empowerment Loan Program. It creates a $35 million revolving loan and grant

program to provide financing to mobile home owners seeking to organize and purchase their mobile home parks. That bill is on its way to the desk of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. But when HB22-1287 passed earlier this year, mobile home park residents thought they garnered an important win. The bill, also co-sponsored by Boesencker, would protect park residents from unchecked lot rent increases, some as high as 50%. In

addition, it also gave them more time to organize and purchase their community in the event a park owner opts to sell. But last-minute horse-trading at the State Capitol gutted the bill of its core element for the more than 100,000 Coloradoans who live in manufactured housing — the stabilization of lot rent. Together Colorado is a nonpartisan, multi-racial, multi-faith community organization that works to place human dignity at Colorado’s

Civic Foundation announces grant recipients More than $228K awarded to Golden organizations and projects

SEE AWARDS, P4

SEE RESIDENTS, P2

Citing risk, Golden to forgo fireworks show Current dry conditions, recent Marshall Fire warrant tough decision

BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY DGRIGSBY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Golden Civic Foundation has announced $228,010 in grants to deserving community organizations and projects. Divided into the four major categories of community grants, special grants, a BIG Ideas in Golden (B.I.G.) grant and long-term critical needs support, the grants were awarded to 29 different Goldenbased non-profit organizations offering social, civic, cultural and education-based services to Golden residents. “The Golden Civic Foundation is very proud to have funded nearly a quarter-million dollars to so many organizations that make a positive impact on our Golden community,”

center of public life and has helped advocate and lobby for increased protection for mobile home park residents “We were greatly disappointed when the governor forced us to take lot rent stabilization out of the bill,” said Together Colorado Deputy Director Meghan Carrier. “The legislators — the champions — did the best they could to keep it, they had

BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY DGRIGSBY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A cowboy demonstrates fancy rope tricks for a local elementary school. The Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering was among 29 grant recipients from the Golden Civic FoundaCOURTESY OF GOLDEN CIVIC FOUNDATION tion.

INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 14 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 19 | SPORTS: PAGE 22

Dry conditions and heavy winds, along with the devastating Marshall Fire still in recent memory, Golden City Council members decided not to sign a contract for a city firework show this year. The decision came at the end of the May 10 city council meeting, as members were discussing new business items in the agenda. “This is the time of year that we talk about signing contracts for fireworks for July 4,” SEE FIREWORKS, P3

THE LURE OF FLY FISHING

South Platte a great spot for anglers P16


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