Jacob Smith for Golden

This week we take a look at efforts to reduce ozone pollution across metro Denver, including Golden. Golden Ridge has a neighborhood meeting to discuss development. Mountain lions are sighted in north Golden and a new ice cream parlor is coming to downtown. Find out about the mayoral campaign and upcoming city council meetings.

As you all know, I use my communications to keep folks informed about upcoming issues (so you have a chance to weigh in on issues you care about before city council makes its decision), about decisions that city council makes (so that you can hold me and my colleagues on the city council accountable), and about other issues I think are important to our community. I work hard to be fair in my description of issues and to be clear where the description ends and where my opinions begin. With the exception of small tidbits in the "Notes from the Campaign Trail" section, I have also avoided talking directly about my mayoral campaign.

This edition of Jacob's Golden Update takes a look at next steps for the Golden Sustainability Initiative. We also talk about the future of the Golden Ridge area. Finally, some news from the campaign trail. Thanks for taking a look.

Jacob's Golden Update discusses adoption of the 8th and 9th Street Neighborhood Plan. A draft Downtown Golden Character Plan has been introduced. City Council examines the economic importance of Golden's cultural organizations and councilor Weaver is accused of ethics code violations.

This time around we report on Golden's 2008 budget, including efforts to increase funding for road replacement. Golden police target noise in the Beverly Heights area. City Council votes to seek funding support for a pedestrian bridge accessing the new light rail station at the Jefferson County building. Also discussed are the public notification process, proposed changes to the historic preservation code. And we share some news from the campaign trail.

In this issue find out about the CSMRI Radioactive Waste Cleanup project, Golden wireless moving closer to reality and the Billion Dollar Boondoggle (yes, the Northwest Parkway). Also, don't forget to register to vote and find out about upcoming community events.