Lakewood Informer

 By Andrew Haubner, CBS News Note: Thank you Andrew Haubner for shining a light on Lakewood in time for people to learn about the special election! The election will be held before March 25, 2025. Some residents of the municipality of Lakewood are concerned about the possibility of low turnout in an upcoming special election....

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Promoted post At Radiant Painting & Lighting, we are more than a service provider; we are partners in transforming your home. Led by Karen Gordey, a longtime Lakewood resident, our team delivers personalized, professional, and exceptional painting and lighting solutions across the Denver Metro Area. Karen’s background as a customer service executive and paint expert...

From Cathy Kentner This week it came to light that the city of Lakewood is disseminating purposeful and gross misinterpretations of the new parkland dedication ordinance. City officials have made the decision to require land dedication for the replacement of a single family home while blaming it on the recently passed Save Open Space Green...

A Wheat Ridge resident reached out for help on development issues on 32nd, just west of McIntyre. Development application signs are posted on the land around the Mormon church there. There are reportedly similar signs along South Golden Road, West 8th Ave, and Ford Stree in Golden. Multi-family units are coming to lots of places...

From Jonna Helm, as of November (apologies for the delayed posting) After 18-months of the community sharing concerns surrounding the site suitability and safety issues with the entrance and exit through Youngfield St for the proposed development on Whippoorwill Dr (Williams Pointe apartments), the developer has officially withdrawn their major site plan application and canceled...

Maps clipped from Community Crime Map for the month of December, 2024, in Lakewood, Colorado. Community Crime Map displaying 232 crimes in Lakewood, CO, December, 2024 Type of crimes included Community Crime Map – Density analysis showing 284 crimes in Lakewood, CO Note: Statistics seem to vary slightly per application (density map versus event map). This website is very user...

Update, Jan 5, 2025: Rich Olver wants people to know that he didn't resign because he moved. He moved because he resigned what he thinks is a worthless job. Lakewood City Council Member Rich Olver resigned from council as of December 30, 2024. He has sold his house in Ward 4 and anticipates moving to...

Lakewood has spent time and money trying to find a correlation between homeless deaths and cold weather. This might seem obvious, but Lakewood elected officials want to claim the number of lives saved. However, the statistics don’t cooperate. There are no weather-related deaths identified amongst Jefferson County homeless. The leading causes of non-natural death in...

Denver’s Sanctuary City status has pushed many of Denver’s homeless into Lakewood. As a result, Lakewood has taken up Denver’s homeless industry and is building a multi-million dollar business. And just like Denver, Lakewood is relying on growing the homeless response. Left unsaid, is that to continually have more response, there must always be homeless...