Lakewood Informer

The May 7th Planning Commission meeting was a travesty of a public hearing. Lakewood cared enough to give residents an outlet for their grievances. No one cared enough to enact a single change. And sometimes they outright laughed at us. Watch the video below from the end of public comment, starting at min 2:58:25. One...

From Save Belmar Park, Inc., - a Colorado non-profit What happened at the May 7th Lakewood Planning Commission hearing was deeply disappointing—though sadly, not unexpected. After several speakers delivered well-researched, thoughtful, and heartfelt presentations, the audience erupted in applause. The public’s support for protecting Belmar Park was undeniable. So how does a small group of...

Lakewood may be forcing a property owner to blight their own land in a backroom trade deal wherein staff pledged a positive vote from City Council for a metro district. The deal would give The Bend development city financing in exchange for metro district status. In January 2025, a representative for The Bend developer made...

From SaveBelmarPark.com Greetings Supporters of SaveBelmarPark.com, The 777 S Yarrow project was approved by Lakewood’s Planning Commission by a lockstep vote of 5-0 on May 7, 2025. Despite in-person and online expert testimony and informed and articulate personal testimony from hundreds of citizens who raised a wide range of serious issues and potential violations of...

Maps showing crime locations from Community Crime Map for the month of April, 2025, in Lakewood, Colorado. Community Crime Map displaying 500 of 2,040 crimes in Lakewood, CO, April, 2025. Note that numbers for “Lakewood” include parts of of Denver, which doubles the number of crimes. Types of crime included Community Crime Map – Density analysis showing 3000...

From www.HOLMESOMEGA.ORG Denver, CO — April 29, 2025 — The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. is proud to announce the return of its annual Holmes Omega Scholarship Foundation Golf Tournament, taking place on Friday, May 30, 2025, at the scenic Greg Mastriano Golf Courses at Hyland Hills Golf Club in Westminster, Colorado. This cherished event...

The Navigation Center in Lakewood is closed for renovations to make it suitable for a permanent shelter. When this building was purchased, it was supposed to be a resource center that, if feasible and approved for permit, would be used as a shelter. That story changed immediately upon purchase and it started operating as an...

From savebelmarpark.com The 777 S Yarrow public hearing is very close on: 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. Unfortunately, a likely defect in the Planning Commission’s online file upload process has been identified...

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....