Golden Transcript 061622

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Week of June 16, 2022

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

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VOLUME 156 | ISSUE 26

Colorado Community Media did Q&As with candidates ahead of June 28’s Jefferson County Primary Election. See page 5

Rezoning for CoorsTek superblock approved

Golden market’s Black-owned businesses share stories of family, entrepreneurship ahead of Juneteenth

City Council approves 20-year vesting, CoorsTek agrees to affordable housing funds BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Edouard Guignard and Karen Piggins, who operate Ti-a Woven Goods and Body Harmony Online Boutique, have been vendors at Golden Farmers Market for years. The mother-son duo sell handmade baskets, jewelry, clothes and other items from a women’s coopPHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN erative in Ghana. BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Karen Piggins was growing up in Texas, Juneteenth was a huge celebration that everyone turned out for, she recalled. Piggins, who lives in Greenwood Village, still celebrates the holiday. She said, for her, it’s a reminder to stay informed on what’s going on around her and to hold herself accountable. Juneteenth commemorates the freeing of enslaved people in Texas — the last state with institutional

slavery — on June 19, 1865. The day, officially called Juneteenth National Independence Day, became a federal and Colorado state holiday last year. “I wish it would’ve happened sooner, but I’m glad it happened,” Morrison’s Daina Daniels said of Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday. Lakewood’s Colin Gbolie was also excited to see the day gain more national prominence and see more people learning about it. “Black history is American history,” he said. “It doesn’t fix the long-term, systemic problems, but

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it’s a step in the right direction. … It’s more time for communication, education, and conversation.” Ahead of Juneteenth, many organizations encourage Americans to support their local, Black-owned businesses. As of the 2020 census, there are approximately 124,500 Black-owned businesses in the United States that contribute $128 billion to the economy. Of those working in and around Golden, the list includes but isn’t limited to:

City Council has approved rezoning the CoorsTek superblock near 10th Street and Ford Avenue to allow for new residential and commercial spaces. At its June 7 meeting, council also approved vacating the alley between Ford and Jackson streets. The 12-acre property was zoned for commercial use and manufacturing, and CoorsTek plans to build its new headquarters plus other mixed-use buildings there over the next 15 to 20 years. CoorsTek representatives said they’d like to start construction on its first building — the new headquarters — sometime in 2023. With the rezoning approved, city staff confirmed the next step is the site-planning process. CoorsTek needs to develop a site plan for its headquarters, including details about its architecture,

SEE JUNETEENTH, P2

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SEE COORSTEK, P4

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