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Jeffco Schools Presents Mill Levy Increase to City Council

May 29, 2026/

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Lakewood and the Jefferson County School District are once again demonstrating how to exploit loopholes to unofficially campaign for a ballot issue. The Jeffco School District Superintendent received time on the Lakewood City Council agenda to give a presentation that included why Jeffco Schools may need to ask for a mill levy override. The school district currently has a $60 million deficit. There were no other points of view presented, just the school district saying they’d need more money.

Lakewood Student Wins Credit Union of Colorado Foundation Scholarship

May 29, 2026/

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Credit Union of Colorado Foundation is proud to announce the 2026 winners of its annual college scholarship program. The Foundation awarded 15 students with annual scholarships totaling $110,000 in tuition assistance for the 2026/2027 school year. Lakewood winner, Gemma McIntyre, will use the scholarship to help pay for her education at Colorado Mesa University.

Densification Advocacy Groups

May 28, 2026/

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Many groups advocated for densification in 2026 at both local and state level. This list below can be used to identify key players in future campaigns.

Special Use Hearing on June 3 For Navigation Center

May 27, 2026/

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The Lakewood Planning Commission is anticipated to approve a Special Use Permit for the Navigation Center on June 3, 2026. Lakewood staff have already made a presentation in favor of the permit. There are no neutral reports or equal opportunities for opposing viewpoints. While public comment is allowed, the way Lakewood interprets the Planning Commission rules means evidence needs to be presented AT THIS HEARING. Every public comment that was made in previous City Council meetings is meaningless unless repeated at the hearing. Testimony at the hearing that presents problems with the special use could result in the permit being denied.

May 9 meeting of Wards 4 & 5. Photo Credit: Natalie Menten

City Staff Pull Wildfire Code Recommendation Following Resident Feedback

May 23, 2026/

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Lakewood proposed, then later retracted, the adoption of a new wildfire resiliency code. Lakewood said the new code was needed to satisfy Colorado Senate Bill 23-166 but the staff memo suggested adopting much more extreme measures than required. The broad impact and high cost led to opposition from the community, which is detailed below. City staff are now developing a new recommendation that will be brought forward when ready, to replace the proposal that was pulled.

Lakewood Made 30-Year Commitment on Navigation Center

May 19, 2026/

Lakewood purchased 8000 W Colfax Avenue to use as an emergency shelter and Navigation Center using a grant from the state to fund the property purchase and renovation. As a condition to getting the grant, Lakewood committed the property to shelter use for 30 years. No public discussion about this condition occurred when City Council authorized the purchase. At an annual operating cost of $3,000,000, that’s a $90,000,000 commitment that was not disclosed to the public. That makes the Center severely underfunded, with declining neighborhood support, and may be one reason for the proposed city sales tax hike.

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