Lakewood Informer

Guest Post by Alex Plotkin A city that for over a decade has not only refused to do economic development (in a true sense), but has lost jobs and is now planning to use taxpayer dollars to subsidize developers, under the guise of “economic development.” From Looking@Lakewood A city that, for over a decade, has...

Press Release The Express Employment Professionals of Lakewood will formally recognize an ownership transition via a ribbon cutting this coming Wednesday. This office has been a staple in the community since 1998 and has provided thousands of locals with jobs in the Light Industrial, Skilled Trades, and Office Professional fields. The office is being bought...

Cross-post by Karen Morfitt, CBS News Room 110 at the Mountain View Inn has everything Joyce Gonzales needs. "It's small, but it serves the purpose, you know, for me," she said. Over the last three years, she has worked at a nearby gas station to pay $425 a week needed to live here. From the pots...

Tip from Robert Greenawalt, https://improvejeffcoschools.org/ Here is an example of how much Jeffco schools' staff wanted to keep quiet the talks about Emory and the City of Lakewood/Action Center. The conversation in this clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWRI8v0vpl8 occurred at the very end of the November 1, 2023 Board of Ed study session. Staff was directly asked why they wanted the...

Guest Post by Chuck Bedard Lakewood citizens are becoming increasingly frustrated over the amount of shoplifting, vandalism, and “less important” crimes that are not being pursued by the police.  And rightfully so! Not long ago, my wife and I watched a man, pushing a shopping cart full of items at Home Depot, breeze through the...

Guest Post from Bill Foshag Editor's Note: This plan will be acted on by City Council during the April 22 meeting. Check that meeting packet to see the full proposal for the LAC side of the story. The Lakewood Advisory Commission (LAC) put together a “Beneficial Home Electrification and Upgrade Program” (BHEUP).  This plan will...

Lakewood has hired Magellan Strategies to conduct a ballot measure survey intended to help pass a ballot measure allowing the city to keep your TABOR refunds. Residents are already receiving the first part of that survey by cell phone message. The intent is to use the survey to find out what question residents respond positively...

New information shows that Lakewood has been planning on purchasing Emory Elementary, in partnership with the Action Center, since at least September 2023 as part of a homeless strategy. In December of 2023, Lakewood City Manager Cathy Hodgson stated that Lakewood would be working with the Jeffco Action Center to move the Center into a...

Arrests for shoplifting in Lakewood are down 56% over the last 5 years. Reported shoplifting cases are also down but not by as much due to a sharp increase in reports last year. Compiled from Lakewood Crime Statistics to National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Council Member Rich Olver recently made the point that the two...

From QuikTrip LAKEWOOD, Colo. (April 11, 2024) -- QuikTrip (QT), one of the nation’s leading convenience and gasoline retailers, announced the opening of a new location in Lakewood at 5201 W. Mississippi Ave., located at the northwest corner of S. Sheridan Blvd. and W. Mississippi Ave. This is the 12th QT location in Colorado, with...