It is not my intention, nor a habit of mine, to get mixed too deeply in local matters, but one disappointing experience, and a recent exchange in the Golden Star, has provoked me to do so.
I was walking in downtown Golden about six weeks ago, and I noticed people under a canopy tent in front of the Post Office. One of them gestured for me to come over with his hand. They informed me that this was my opportunity to sign a petition against the development of the river front, and prevent the Town from going into debt.
I told them that I had recently come from a trip across England, Scotland and Ireland, where I, along with locals and visitors from around the world, loved to stroll along beautifully developed river fronts in places like London, Cambridge, York, Belfast, Londonderry, Drogheda and Dublin.
But I also agreed with them that the cost was an issue, and suggested that there may be a reasonable compromise.
It was because of this opinion, and my reluctance to sign the uncompromising petition, one of the older group members asked me to go away. So for me, this possibly healthy opposition lost some of its appeal and credibility.
For everyone who has seen some of the world, it is clear that a sensitive amalgamation of protection and beautification of the water fronts has blossomed in some of the most lovely towns and cities built by man on this planet.
Milan Netuka
Golden
