Resident generated news about Lakewood, Colorado
Resident generated news about Lakewood, Colorado
New Day Spa Opens October 10 Offering Resort-Inspired Amenities and Lifetime Savings with Spavia’s Best Membership Offer Ever LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Spavia Day Spa, the premier health and wellness spa, will open on Friday, October 10, at 7273 W Alaska Dr, Lakewood, CO 80226, inside Lakewood’s Belmar Shopping District, a prominent destination for shopping, dining, entertainment, and residences in Downtown Lakewood.
Jeffco Schools is not disclosing how much the district will lose on the Emory Elementary deal. And curiously, no one knows when the Board met or voted on selling the closed school. Lakewood Informer reached out to school officials and could find NOTHING. How is Lakewood selling the property when the purchase has not been completed through Jeffco? Has it been completed and everyone missed it?
An article by Jimmy Sengenberger on Lakewood's deal for Emory Elementary gets reinforced by residents on nextdoor.com From Jimmy Sengengberger at the Denver Gazette: "In Jefferson County, local democracy dies in darkness. "That’s the inescapable conclusion from the shady business between Jefferson County Schools, Lakewood and a homeless-services nonprofit. "This April, Lakewood authorized City Manager Kathy Hodgson to negotiate a $4 million below-market purchase of the shuttered 17-acre Emory Elementary. The plan? Flip 10 acres to the Jeffco Action Center for just $1 million — a sweetheart deal costing taxpayers $3 million. "Here’s the scheme: In January 2024, Jeffco Schools quietly gave municipalities first dibs on closed schools through a new “Municipal Interest” process, dodging competitive bidding. A consultant told the board they could skip community feedback using this path. "The Action Center can’t open this municipal backdoor itself, so Lakewood did it for them
The DAIF will hold its annual Denver American Indian Festival on Oct. 11, 2025, at Lakewood United Methodist Church (1390 Brentwood, Lakewood, CO 80214) from 10 am to 5 pm. The family-friendly free event features music, crafts, food, dance, and interactive workshops. Festival highlights will feature performances by renowned Native musicians/dancers, including national recording artist Shelley Morningsong & Fabian Fontenelle, Seven Falls Indian Dancers, and Azteca Grupo Huitzilopochtli, among others. Authentic fry bread vendors and Native crafters will also be on hand to provide an experience that reflects the diverse culture of Colorado’s many indigenous communities.
The new zoning rewrite drastically changed the very definition of a residential dwelling unit. Residents may be accustomed to using words like single-family, duplex, or even shelter. All that has now gone away. All of them are now considered the same. They are all "residential dwelling." That means that any of them, including a homeless shelter, can be your new nextdoor neighbor and there's nothing to stop it. The 2012 zoning code broke out 9 categories for uses and permitted them per zone, depending on suitability. The same table in the 2025 rewrite shows only three categories. The highlighted categories from 2012 have all been compressed into one category, "residential dwelling".
Councilor Supports Taxpayer Funds for Migrants Recent comments by Isabel Cruz show that Lakewood Council may still support using taxpayer dollars for migrant housing. Lakewood Councilor Isabel Cruz is a Policy Director for the non-profit Colorado Consumer Health Initiative. As a spokesperson for the Initiative [not Lakewood], Cruz defended Medicaid coverage for undocumented immigrants saying, “…providing coverage to undocumented immigrants benefits everyone and keeps costs down.” She made several additional comments in a Denver 7 article titled “Feds investigate Colorado’s spending on health care for undocumented immigrants” According to the article, she said, ““When we help cover people, we help stabilize our health care system and our safety net health care providers, and we also make sure that we keep costs down for everyone,” said Cruz.” The same sentiment could be applied to housing, where Cruz is currently voting on new policies for “affordable housing” through Lakewood’s zoning code. Cruz’s statements were not made regarding official Lakewood policy. However, this is the same mentality displayed over and over again by Council Members and staff when migrant support comes up – all programs in Lakewood are open to migrants. This question is key to understanding why Lakewood is changing zoning and adopting radical housing strategies that have not been implemented citywide anywhere in Colorado. Lakewood leadership is aggressively pursuing funding support for homeless – including migrants. Colorado Engaged has previously explained how Colorado Prop 123 funding “reallocates TABOR refunds to support government-managed, taxpayer-subsidized housing and homelessness initiatives.” The plans for migrants...
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