Jackson Street ribbon cutting to celebrate improvements
The completion of improvements to Jackson Street is cause for a celebration, and city officials want to recognize all the people who were involved in planning, designing and carrying out the upgrades made from 15th Street to Golden High School.
A ribbon cutting and remarks will be 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at the corner of 19th and Jackson streets. Parking will be available in the U.S. Bank lot, 1801 Jackson St.
City’s prescription discount card program launched
The City of Golden is making free prescription discount cards available to city residents through a program sponsored by the National League of Cities. The discount cards offer city residents average savings of 20 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed medications.
The discount cards may be used by all residents of Golden and have no restrictions based on the resident’s age, income level or existing health coverage. The card can also be used for prescriptions that are excluded from health benefit plans. The card can be used at pharmacies around the city, as well as at more than 60,000 participating retail pharmacies across the country.
Cards can be printed from the Internet at www.caremark.com/nlc and are available at City Hall, 911 10th St., the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St., and the Christian Action Guild, 1401 Ford St. at no cost to city residents. City residents may visit www.caremark.com/nlc to access program tools or call toll-free 1-888-620-1749 for assistance with the program.