Lakewood Informer

Thanks to a Lakewood Informer reader and local resident, the site plan for The Bend has been revealed! Contrary to previous reporting, plans have indeed been laid but when discussed in public meetings, those plans were “punted” till later. The north half was not a focus for the City because the planning department granted the...

Brighter Futures Lakewood is an Independent Expenditure Committee (IEC) registered in Lakewood to advocate for Ken Cruz and Bill Furman for Lakewood City Council. According to committee reports, the IEC registered March 11, just two weeks before the election. See their website at https://brightcoloradofutures.com/ Brighter Futures filed two special reports for expenditures over $500. Both...

Lakewood resident Bob Adams brings receipts! Lakewood Informer news stated that City Manager Cathy Hodgson made a base salary of $280,000, as stated during the December 19, 2022 City Council meeting. Mr. Adams made an open records request to find out that the City Manager's 2024 annual base salary was $335,949. This does not include...

Lakewood's own Ramey Johnson was on the Kim Monson Show, KLZ 560 AM, Wednesday, March 19, to discuss several statewide bills that could cost taxpayers money. As members of the Colorado Union of Taxpayers (CUT), Monson and Johnson discuss House Bills 25-1211 and 25-1297. Regarding HB25-1211, Monson said, "I think this House Bill 25-1211, tap...

From Mandy Connell's blog WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN GOVERNMENT WON'T LISTEN? That is the situation that many Lakewood residents find themselves in when it comes to the conflict over green space vs. development. This time it's Belmar Park, where developers want to build right up the boundaries and pay dispensation money instead of actually honoring...

Repost from Dave Weichman On top of everything else going on these days, the Lakewood establishment is planning to change the city’s comprehensive plan and zoning codes to allow for more population density and cheaper housing. As usual there is way too much devil in the details to wrap one’s head around. However, there is...

By Lenore Herskovitz On Monday, March 24 the City Council will hold the first of 2 Special Meetings regarding the Annual Review of the City Manager, Kathy Hodgson. Residents are not privy to the standards or metrics that are used to evaluate the job performance of our most powerful and most highly compensated city officials....

From savebelmarpark.com Update 3/19/25: Permits were straightened out (very quickly) and demolition on track Greetings Supporters of Save Belmar Park, This is an update on the attempted demolition of the Irongate Campus we told you about yesterday. The top image is 777 S Yarrow Street in Lakewood, CO after 24 hours of illegal demolition. We...

HB25-1211 is a deceptive bill concerning local government’s ability to set fees and it is passing the Colorado House on a party line vote. The most likely outcome of HB25-1211 is a profusion of concrete jungle developments with increased water usage and decreased ability for water districts to pay for costly infrastructure. But what IS...

The Colorado Sun reports that Terumo will not be held liable for cancer since the company always met federal regulations. From the Sun: "Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies of Lakewood was found not negligent Friday by a Jefferson County jury for alleged releases of toxic ethylene oxide into surrounding neighborhoods from its sterilization process, after...