Lakewood Informer

Produced by Brother Jeff via Jeff Fard Brother Jeff interviews Lakewood City Council Member Anita Springsteen: "Muting Council Members, First Amendment Rights, Contract Approvals, Death Threat and the City of Lakewood Update. 30 Minutes with Anita Springsteen." https://www.facebook.com/jeff.fard/videos/607644554464150 (interview starts after intro music video)

Guest post from Lenore Herskovitz On December 5, the Council was scheduled to go into executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel matters pertaining to re-incentivizing City Manager,  Kathy Hodgson’s employment agreement. Unfortunately, before the meeting was to begin no written materials about the topic were provided by Mayor Adam Paul or Mayor Pro...

On December 19, there was a special meeting for the sole purpose of discussing a resolution to amend the City Manager's Employment Agreement. At issue is re-incentivizing the contract, which was first discussed in executive session in May 2022. Kathy Hodgson has been the city manager for 13 years. City survey data from before her...

You may have noticed the increased security measures taken by local retail stores over the past couple of years. The King Soopers at Union and Alameda had to hire private security due to the high number of thefts. They also stopped selling some electronic items and put others in less accessible places. This month, you...

Lakewood's new Community Outreach Court held its first session in December. They report: 7 participants 21 cases 21 warrants cleared 7 state id's issued on-site Community partners were available on-site to help with housing, counseling, substance abuse, and basic needs. The court will meet on the first Thursday of each month. This report is confirmation...

On November 28, Lakewood City Council was asked to designate a property on S Wadsworth Blvd as blighted. Per Colorado Revised Statutes a "'Blighted area' means an area that... is a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare". This definition is included in statute as a way to target areas for urban renewal...

Guest post from Alex “The general formula is that it costs more to provide services to residential... Than [they] bring in tax revenue.”  (15th of May, 2017, Mr. Tim Cox, former city attorney for Lakewood). https://videopress.com/v/Dd412VQr?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true (15th of May, 2017, Mr. Tim Cox, City of Lakewood meeting) Although Lakewood should know this basic planning fact,...

Addenbrooke Classical Academy Executive Director Ric Netzor made a public plea for help to the City of Lakewood, November 28, 2022. "We need your help. There is a bar that prohibits our people from entering and exiting our campuses other than from one street and that is from up Teller St. The bar is put...

Guest post from Lenore Herskovitz In the August 2022 edition of Looking @ Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul commented on public input stating:” We offer many opportunities for you to engage and make your voice heard. Your participation, feedback, and ideas are critical”. While the opportunities may exist for volunteering or submitting information either in person...

Read into public record: a FOIA request has been bounced around for 3 months, since August, 2022. Latest response requests renegotiation of data release by January 5, 2023. https://youtu.be/VuWBZgwaWgc?t=5713 Public comment, November 28, 2022 Reminder: This is the 59 acres recently sold at the corner of 6th and Union. Concerns center around potential environmental hazards