1990s    Detailed information about the 90s

• In the 90s, Thornton and Northglenn bury the hatchet literally.
• In 1991, the Citizens Task Force is created to determine the community's recreational needs.
• Thornton’s own 72 par, championship golf course, Thorncreek, officially opened on June 15, 1992 at 136^th Avenue and Washington Street.
• By 1994, the population of the City was 60,000.
• In October 1994, Thornton opened a state-of-the-art recreation facility. The Thornton Recreation Center is located on 136 acres of City-owned property at 112^th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. The facility is 7,800 square feet and was constructed at an approximate cost of $11 million.
• In 1995, the City repurposes North Valley Mall into a business center.
• In 1996 in celebration of the City’s 40^th anniversary, a community festival called Thorntonfest was started. The festival encourages Thornton residents to come out for daylong festivities to celebrate the community and get to know their neighbors.
• In 1997, the City's volunteer program was started.
• A new annual fall festival called Thornton Harvest Fest was started in 1999 at Community Park in Thornton.

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