Lakewood Informer

Pictured below is a call to support migrant and homeless assistance. Homeless is homeless. Lakewood will vote on spending $9.3 million for homeless services on Monday, Feb 12, 2024. Agenda item 13 already has public comments. Possible migrant actions will be discussed during the executive report, which has been moved up to agenda item 8 and...

Recent park land dedication discussions show that the policy is used for more than just adding parks for new residents. The policy could be used to extract fees from developers for other park services. The policy could also be used as a tool for preferential development. Or the policy can determine whether the city increases...

Correction: The Denver7 article said that migrants were causing enrollment to go up and enrollment at Slater went up by 50 students. The two statements were apparently unrelated to migrant enrollment. 12 February, 2024 Several new migrant families have started attending Foothills Elementary school in Lakewood. This information comes after the Denver7 report that 50...

Guest Post by Joan Poston So this morning 2/8/24,  I went to the Lakewood City Council Building to attend the Lakewood City Council legislative meeting. I made an error as to the time so I showed up at 8:30 and the meeting had started at 8:00 am. I am not my best at early hours.  The...

Two weeks ago, Lakewood Informer opened a survey to find out what residents were thinking about supporting the homeless and migrants. Lakewood doesn't ask IF or HOW you want to support these communities. Residents are generally presented with fully implementable plans. See the Navigation Center for an example. This survey was an attempt to bridge...

Cross post from SaveBelmarPark.com Westword pushed the DO-OVER button regarding their reporting of former Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul’s involvement in the non-purchase of 777 S Yarrow St. by the City of Lakewood. Attorney and former City Councilor Anita Springsteen has provided updated comments on the revised Westword article. See the Updated Article

Cross Post from The Gazette, Jimmy Sengenberger In the face of Denver’s daunting $45 million migrant crisis, Lakewood’s city council recently embraced the role of a “good neighbor,” pledging support for a regional response to Denver’s migrant overflow at their Jan. 8 meeting. Speculation has swirled that Lakewood hopes to exploit Jefferson County’s status as...

When Lakewood voted to take the first step in helping with Denver's migrant crisis, residents interpreted that as Lakewood becoming a sanctuary city. Lakewood immediately cried misinformation. At the emergency citizens' townhall of February 6, 2024, several speakers addressed concerns over Lakewood's sanctuary status, saying that Lakewood is not using the word "sanctuary" and is...

Note: this page has updated media coverage links at the bottom An accurate estimate of attendance was impossible. No more people could fit into the room. There were people lining the landings, the lobby and the parking lot. The number 500 was tossed around but who knows. People really wanted to talk about the possibility...

UPDATE: Venue changed to 1626 Cole Blvd., Bldg 7, 4th Floor, Lakewood, CO 80401, 6:30-8:30 pm Guest post from The Concerned Citizens in Lakewood Date: Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 3:57 PMSubject: Citizen Town HallTo: <[email protected]>Cc: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Mayor Strom, Chief Smith, and Lakewood City Councilors, We understand...