Lakewood Informer

May is election time for West Metro Fire Rescue but most of the 300,000 people it serves will never know that because it is off season and doesn’t involve big money campaigns. West Metro also does not provide mail-in ballots to increase voter turnout, a decision made by the Board of Directors. Instead, residents must...

Former Lakewood City Councilor and attorney Anita Springsteen is no stranger to Lakewood's backroom dealing and use of executive sessions. Springsteen has filed two lawsuits against the city for using “negotiations” as the context for an executive session. Allegedly, those meetings were open meetings violations because they didn't provide enough detail on the "negotiations" involved....

By Jimmy Sengenberger, in the Denver Gazette The backroom deal I warned about last year is now playing out in broad daylight. In February 2024, I asked whether Lakewood was eyeing a bargain on the closed Emory Elementary — a deal that could dodge public input and leave Jeffco taxpayers holding the bag. Fifteen months...

From Colorado Mountain Club As Roger Wendell prepares to retire in May 2025 after decades of dedicated service to the Colorado Mountain Club (CMC), it's fitting to recognize his remarkable contributions and the indelible impact he has made on both the organization and its members. A CHRONICLE OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Roger's journey with the CMC...

From savebelmar.org At long last the date for the Lakewood Planning Commission to hear the review of the major site plan of 777 S. Yarrow St has been set. MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR MAY 7. We will need everyone available to pack council chambers. You can: Sign up to STAND UP and SPEAK! If only...

Golden, Colo.—Free Horizon Montessori is pleased to announce the return of its Spring Fling Fundraiser after a three-year hiatus. The event will be held at Goosetown Station, 514 9th Street, on Sunday, May 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. The school's signature fundraiser is being reinvented as an annual event. All proceeds will go to...

From savebelmarpark.com May 7th at 7:00 PM at 480 S Alison Parkway, Lakewood, CO You may now enter public comments online at: https://lakewoodspeaks.org/meetings/869. You may have to click on item 3. If you submit a comment online or in-person, we suggest you specify to which specific section in Lakewood's Zoning Code or Comprehensive Plan your comment is relevant. Simply submitting...

Lakewood residents reach out for a government solution to homeless encampments, as written about on kdvr.com by Alliyah Sims. Lakewood says encampments like these are the reason to open more shelters and offer more resources. But not everyone takes the resources offered. The problem, as noted in the article, is that these encampments (not all)...

Lakewood City Council will vote to purchase the closed school, Emory Elementary on Monday, April 28, 2025. Lakewood intends to keep the soccer fields and transfer the building to the Action Center, a non-governmental organization that provides food and homeless services. That intent to transfer was included as one sentence in the staff memo for...

CRISP & GREEN are thrilled to be the Featured Vegetarian Sponsor at this year’s Denver Colfax Marathon on May 18th. We’ll be serving up our signature fresh, healthy salads to over 4,000 runners post-race, and that’s just the beginning. Visitors to our booth can also: Receive a free smoothie reward by downloading our app Support a great cause: Girls on the Run –...