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Lakewood Obscures Reason for School Property Purchase

Lakewood Obscures Reason for School Property Purchase

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...
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Crisp & Green Sponsor Colfax Marathon

Crisp & Green Sponsor Colfax Marathon

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 –...
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Envision Lakewood 2040 Plan Needs Specific Goals to Preserve Habitats and Species

Envision Lakewood 2040 Plan Needs Specific Goals to Preserve Habitats and Species

By Eve S, also posted on LakewoodSpeaks Many residents chose to live in Lakewood because we appreciate the native wildlife and plants that we have found in this area. The Envision Lakewood 2040 plan emphasizes “Sustainability” without seriously considering our natural environment. It does not present a plan to preserve habitats for our native species...
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Rezoning affects Milestone Property

Rezoning affects Milestone Property

By Russha Knauer, Cross-post with permission from nextdoor.com, The upcoming Rezoning Ordinance meeting is being held on Wednesday evening at 7pm at 480 S Allison Pkwy. This meeting will cover several rezoning issues. If you live in the area of Kipling and Alameda or Alameda and Garrison, this meeting will be especially important for you...
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Toxic Legacy: Uncovering the Chemical Contamination at the Denver Federal Center – Part 3: The Bend Project and the City’s Blight of Transparency

Toxic Legacy: Uncovering the Chemical Contamination at the Denver Federal Center – Part 3: The Bend Project and the City’s Blight of Transparency

By Karen Gordey See Part 1 and Part 2 for more background The Lakewood Planning Commission met on January 22, 2025; the day after the West Metro Fire Department Board of Director meeting.   During this meeting, Anne Ricker from Ricker Cunningham presented “The Bend” to the Planning Commission.  Commission Kolkmeier stated, “Just note for folks,...
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Swarm Season for Bees – Protect Them

Swarm Season for Bees – Protect Them

The president of a local beekeepers club reminds us all that it is swarm season for honeybees. From the Colorado Beekeepers Association: "Bees swarm in the spring. In Colorado, bees swarm from approximately April 1st until the end of the summer with May and June being the busiest months. A swarm occurs when a hive,...
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Toxic Legacy: Uncovering the Chemical Contamination at the Denver Federal Center – Part 2: Blight or Oversight? The Bend, the LRA, and Lakewood’s Shortcut

Toxic Legacy: Uncovering the Chemical Contamination at the Denver Federal Center – Part 2: Blight or Oversight? The Bend, the LRA, and Lakewood’s Shortcut

By Karen Gordey “Transparency isn’t optional when taxpayer dollars and contaminated land are involved.” A New Name, A Familiar Pattern Most Lakewood residents haven’t heard of “The Bend.” That’s because it was previously known in city discussions as the 6th & Union, 4th & Union, or simply part of the Denver Federal Center redevelopment. To...
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2 + 2 = … Or doing math the developer boot-licker’s way

2 + 2 = … Or doing math the developer boot-licker’s way

Alex at Somebody Should Do Something posted a lengthy set of articles regarding The Bend development with specific attention to traffic and economic development. Summary: The Bend development has significant traffic impacts but the Lakewood is considering only half the impacts in order to gain project approval Traffic study minimizes impacts in a pattern first noted...
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Toxic Legacy: Uncovering the Chemical Contamination at the Denver Federal Center – Part 1: Beneath the Surface of War, Waste, and What Remains

Toxic Legacy: Uncovering the Chemical Contamination at the Denver Federal Center – Part 1: Beneath the Surface of War, Waste, and What Remains

By Karen Gordey Tucked between Lakewood’s bustling shopping centers and its picturesque parks lies the Denver Federal Center (DFC), a 670-acre campus home to over 25 federal agencies. To most passersby, it’s a secure and efficient government hub. But beneath its streets, buildings, and manicured lawns lies a chemical past that many residents have never...
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‘Long time coming’: Lakewood homeless encampment cleared

‘Long time coming’: Lakewood homeless encampment cleared

From https://kdvr.com/, by Alliyah Sims, LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — After nearly two weeks of pushing for answers and two years of neighbors dealing with a growing homeless encampment at the 6th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard interchange in Lakewood, crews cleared the site Wednesday. Mounting trash, fires being started, needles found in neighbors’ backyards, and contamination...
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