Lakewood Informer

From Save Open Space - Lakewood List of related news articles continuously updated Kairoi Properties L.L.C., developer of a planned 412-unit luxury apartment building at Belmar Park, sues Lakewood for enacting an environmentally friendly green initiative  The citywide citizen sponsored initiative requires all developments to dedicate green space in lieu of its 13-year tradition of adding...

From SaveBelmarPark.com Lakewood has issued a directional drilling permit ROW24-01480 to the developer as follows: “Xcel Energy gas main extension for new build.” That might sound like a typical thing to do for a new build.  But there are some problems.   No ‘new build’ has been approved.  Or has it?  Has the city made...

The Colorado Gives Foundation donated $20,000 to the 2024 Jeffco political issues to eliminate TABOR refunds. Free State Colorado walks through the mechanism in the video below with Natalie Menten. Major Colorado Charity Gave $20,000 to Raise Taxes & Eliminate TABOR during 2024 Election! As reported in Lakewood news, Colorado Gives also gave $5,000 to...

In less than a year, the $0.10 fee from shopping bag sales have generated $692,000 for Lakewood so far. That revenue was only 60% of the $0.10 fee. The remaining 40% stayed with the stores, which means local stores made about $461,333 from plastic bags fees. Lakewood revenue from bag fees will be used to...

Most of Lakewood City Council is concerned that Lakewood will not reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Although Lakewood has been increasing climate change regulations and spending for over a decade, it’s not enough and the city will be increasing both spending and regulation in 2025. Are these goals achievable and which programs are...

By Regina Hopkins At the Lakewood City Council meeting on Monday, November 4, 2024, council members spent three hours deliberating a new ordinance, O-2024-28, and whether to approve it or send it to a special election, which was expected to cost Lakewood between $175,000 and $350,000. Despite expectations that the council would send it to...

By Lenore Herskovitz On November 4 the Lakewood City Council reluctantly voted to pass the Citizens Initiated Ordinance pertaining to park and open space dedication rather than send it to a special election. How and why did we arrive at this point? Citizen activism has existed almost since Lakewood’s inception in 1969. “The True Story...

From the Jefferson County Board of Education Update, November 15, 2024* The Board of Education has voted unanimously to approve the contracts for the purchase of the Vivian, Thomson, and Glennon Heights properties. This decision follows the unanimous recommendation from the Property Disposition Advisory Committee (PDAC), which included ad-hoc community members representing each site and...

Lakewood resident Suzanne Gould is supporting Denver's Black Santa Project by providing a porch drop-off for unwrapped toys and gifts for infants through teens for the west metro area. This annual event is all-inclusive and serves children of all races. Donations are also accepted on the Black Santa website. Checks can be made payable to The Center For...

From Anita Springsteen, Esq. Attorney and former Lakewood City Councilor Anita Springsteen, Esq. filed three lawsuits against the City of Lakewood this week regarding its violation of the Colorado Open Meetings Law (COML) during three Executive Sessions in a row on August 26th, September 9th, and September 19th. The cases are all filed in Jefferson...