Gerchard Pfau Golden City Council – Ward 2

I am holding ‘office hours’ starting in April.

April 6^th 9am – 10am @ Vellichor Coffee, 720 Golden Ridge Rd, Ste D Golden. I’ll be hanging out at one of the tables – outside if it’s nice!  Come by and have a coffee with me.

April 20^th 6pm – 7pm @ Beverly Heights Park, 2151 Lookout Mountain Rd. I’ll be hanging out at the Gazebo.  Come by and watch the sun set over Lookout Mountain with me.

Water and Drought – If you are looking for more information regarding Golden’s Drought Status and restrictions please go to the  following link  Water Conservation.  There you will find the current drought status and rules.  I fully expect Golden (like our adjacent communities) will be in a stage 1 drought condition soon.  The major rules will be delaying turf irrigation until the beginning of May and 2 days per week outdoor watering.  Remember we are already under the no daytime watering between 10am and 6pm rule.  

Mark your calendars – Drought Community Meeting,  April 7^th , 5:30pm @ Golden Community Center.  In the meantime, I’ve copied the following from the Golden Website to share with you.

Affordability was one of the key points highlighted in the Community Survey Results.  There are several things you can take advantage of to help with Affordability today:

City of Golden Emerald Ash Borer Subsidy Program – this is a program that will cover 50% of the costs up to $500 for ash tree removal or preventative chemical treatments.  Go to https://goldenco.rja.revize.com/forms/13360 and read the detailed requirements.

The City of Golden Sales Tax Refund.  This is available for Senior (65 or older) Residents, Low Income Residents, and Disabled Residents.  Go to this link and review the detailed requirements.  Remember this must be submitted to the city no later than April 15^th, 2026.

The City of Golden Rebate Program.  Go to this link and read the details of what rebates are available and requirements.  Note that Portable Electric Battery Power Stations along with Solar Power Systems and whole house backup Battery Systems are included in the rebate program – along with many other home improvements.  Please note that the new rebates went into affect March 1^st and the application forms may still be in the process of updating.

Did you know about the FREE Home Wildland Fire Mitigation evaluation available from the Golden Fire Department?  Professionals from our Fire Department and Forestry Department will come to your home and evaluate/recommend what you can do to help ‘Harden’ your home against Wildfires.   Go to this link to sign up and find out what you could do to help protect your home in the event of a Wildfire.  By the way, I just did mine and have started working on ‘hardening’ my home.

Did you know about the 2026 Annual Resident Tree Sale? Go to this link to order your tree with pickup scheduled for April 25th (Arbor Day). $85 for a 7 gallon pot.

Please note the Public Safety Announcement from the Golden Police Department regarding two daytime sexual assaults – click here

• Links
  • City Web Page Calendar – go to the city calendar
  • City Contact List – go to a list of city contacts
  • City Fixit – report a non-emergency issue
  • City Council and Board Meetings schedule – access video links, prereads, etc.
  • Golden’s National Community Survey Results – read what city residents are saying about Golden through this scientific poll conducted every three years.