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Council to Tour New Housing Facility

Solid Ground Apartments opened in Lakewood in 2024. It is a Jefferson Center facility that is located in the Two Creeks neighborhood. Lakewood was a community supporter. City Council members voted to tour the facility in order to learn more about any future facilities that Lakewood would own, operate or support, which is a Council...
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Jedi Mind Tricks – The New Zoning Code WILL BE Good

The widespread zoning changes Lakewood made in 2013 resulted in a resident-initiated movement known as “strategic growth.” Residents were unhappy with the increased, high-density residential units being built that unbalanced the economic growth of the city. Ten years later, city leaders are still not listening to residents. On December 9, 2024, Lakewood City Council passed...
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What Did You Expect?

From Alex at Somebody Should Do Something “What did you expect? Welcome Sonny, make yourself at home? Marry my daughter? You gotta remember that these are just simple [progressives and RINOs]. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know? Morons.” Progressives (and, the RINOs) in Colorado all but...
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When the options for people become limited

The latest episode from a relatively new local podcast with a philosophical viewpoint: White Blood Cells - Protectors and Leaders. Take a look and see what you might have in common. https://youtu.be/0zDGOoU2FOk?si=XoEy4oRuaTrZTWCJ&t=3 Quotes from this episode: "This dam analogy -- it's holding stuff back and the media was part of their [Democrat] dam, a big...
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Limiting New Gas Stations

Lakewood passed a new ordinance to reduce new gas stations in order to increase public health, January 13, 2025. Not only will this decrease the number of future gas stations, the ordinance demands the new gas stations provide electric charging stations, one of which must be the latest, fastest technology. This is will substantially increase...
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Metro Districts of No Benefit to Taxpayers

January 13, 2025, Lakewood City Council will vote in a new ordinance regulating metropolitan districts. The Denver Post has done deep investigations into metro districts, exposing them as mechanisms that bury taxpayers in debt with no accountability. Other cities are starting to pay attention and not allowing metro districts. Lakewood, on the other hand, is...
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Lakewood to help fund major development at 6th and Union

Lakewood blighting new development New designation allows city funding participation Votes seem cemented due to prior planning with developer Property not blighted prior to sale On January 22, 2025, the Lakewood Planning Commission will vote on designating a new development area as an Urban Renewal. This designation will allow the city to fund part of...
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Possible New Gang Activity

A resident sent pictures of what he's sees as new gang activity in his neighborhood. The picture below is an example, taken near Lamar and Alameda on the south side. Two to three days after this marking there a fire set right next to it. Now similiar writing is appearing in Belmar and on sidewalks...
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January Specials at Ageless MedSpa

Business spotlight Step Into The New Year Let's start the new year with a bang! It's time to focus on yourself and your goals. At Ageless MedSpa, we understand that self-care is crucial, and we're here to help you take your skincare and wellness regimen to the next level. We know it's easy to put...
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Littleton indefinitely postpones ordinance for multi-unit homes after packed meeting

Note: This is pertinent to Lakewood because Lakewood is trying for exactly the same kind of high-density, multi-unit homes. They have already contracted new codes to be written, and it's scheduled to be voted on this spring. This is not a resident-led iniative but a regionally coordinated agenda. From Rachel Saurer, KDVR.com LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR)...
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