Resident generated news about Lakewood, Colorado
Resident generated news about Lakewood, Colorado
Maps showing crime locations from Community Crime Map for the month of April, 2025, in Lakewood, Colorado. Note: Statistics seem to vary slightly per application (density map versus event map). This website is very user-friendly and can be zoomed in for better detail. Exact locations are changed for privacy.
From www.HOLMESOMEGA.ORG Denver, CO — April 29, 2025 — The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. is proud to announce the return of its annual Holmes Omega Scholarship Foundation Golf Tournament, taking place on Friday, May 30, 2025, at the scenic Greg Mastriano Golf Courses at Hyland Hills Golf Club in Westminster, Colorado. This cherished event raises critical scholarship funds for high school students in the Denver area, continuing the Fraternity’s longstanding commitment to uplifting youth through education and opportunity. Since 1965, the scholarship foundation has provided more than $250K in scholarships to Denver, Aurora, and Lakewood, Colorado, metro-area students. This year, the Foundation is thrilled to partner with First Tee – Colorado, a nonprofit dedicated to introducing young people to the game of golf while also supporting their academic growth and personal development. The 2025 tournament will feature a 2-person Best Ball Scramble, open to golfers of all skill levels. Participants can expect a day filled with camaraderie, competition, and community impact. Registration is $300 per twosome or $150 per individual, which includes golf carts, practice balls, and a delicious lunch. “We invite the community to come out, play a round of golf, and support our mission to invest in the future of our young people,” said James Sykes, Jr., a representative of the Holmes Omega Scholarship Foundation. To register or learn more, visit https://bit.ly/2025OMEGAGOLF
The Navigation Center in Lakewood is closed for renovations to make it suitable for a permanent shelter. When this building was purchased, it was supposed to be a resource center that, if feasible and approved for permit, would be used as a shelter. That story changed immediately upon purchase and it started operating as an emergency shelter while facilities were tested and renovations evaluated. The scope of the renovations increased, the plumbing difficulties increased, and the need for a full-time shelter accelerated. Lakewood residents have not yet had a meeting to share public comment or approval on the shelter. Lakewood’s City Manager continues to operate the shelter on an “emergency” basis rather than go through the special use permit process. Lakewood assures residents that they will have time to be heard – later, when it’s irrelevant, because the building was purchased and the renovations will be complete. This is similar to the public comment planned for the purchase of Emory Elementary on behalf of the Action Center. Residents will be heard – later. The following article has a thorough update, including an update on MountainView Flats. That purchase was also funded with ARPA grants that are no longer expected to continue. Homeless navigation center in Colorado closes amid renovations, with goal of creating full-time shelter By Andrew Haubner at cbsnews.com RecoveryWorks in Lakewood has been a central gathering point for the area’s homeless population in need of resources. The navigation center, which sits on the corner of W Colfax Avenue and...
From savebelmarpark.com The 777 S Yarrow public hearing is very close on: May 7th at 7:00 PM at 480 S Alison Parkway, Lakewood, CO You may now enter public comments online at: https://lakewoodspeaks.org/meetings/869. You may have to click on item 3. Unfortunately, a likely defect in the Planning Commission’s online file upload process has been identified and was reported via a follow-up public comment. However, that public comment was rejected by Lakewood for violating comment policy. It appears the comment was rejected out of an assumption that the Planning Commission software could not possibly be broken. The city clerk was also very helpful in providing examples of other comments with attachments that were publicly posted as proof that the upload process is not broken. Notably, NONE of the examples provided by the clerk included the .doc file extension. Therefore, because Lakewood was obviously not going to investigate a reported defect that could potentially have been suppressing public comment file attachments for a long time, perhaps years, I investigated. It turns out that the Planning Commission does NOT accept all of the file extensions specified on the file upload dialogue (which is shown in the image at the top of page). Once I converted the .doc file to a .pdf file, then the upload process was successful! If you upload a file with a supported .doc file extension, for example, it appears to work properly. However, if your comment is approved for publication, the attachment is never displayed. This is a material error because members of the public may...
May is election time for West Metro Fire Rescue but most of the 300,000 people it serves will never know that because it is off season and doesn’t involve big money campaigns. West Metro also does not provide mail-in ballots to increase voter turnout, a decision made by the Board of Directors. Instead, residents must walk in to vote for two things on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. On May 6 voters across West Metro are being asked to increase Directors’ term limits from 8 to 12 years. Term limits are the only ballot question and are self-explanatory. Electors also have the opportunity to vote for ONE candidate in Director District Five. The rest of the board positions do not have enough candidates to have a competitive election. The election is “at large” so anyone can vote for a District 5 candidate. They are: Willmott can be described as a fire suppression enthusiast with an easy ability to “nerd out” over the topic. He has a long history in the industry and he hopes to bring that experience to the West Metro Board. Current West Metro Board Members do not possess field experience and Wilmott would like to see that change with this election. Willmott can be seen directly answering fire questions in the podcast “Fire Break”. Wolfrum is an incumbent who has experience serving on the West Metro Board. She has also served on the Lakewood Reinvestment Authority (LRA). Wolfrum has...
Former Lakewood City Councilor and attorney Anita Springsteen is no stranger to Lakewood’s backroom dealing and use of executive sessions. Springsteen has filed two lawsuits against the city for using “negotiations” as the context for an executive session. Allegedly, those meetings were open meetings violations because they didn’t provide enough detail on the “negotiations” involved. Those allegations are playing out about the purchase of Emory school. Even residents living next to Emory had no idea the city was trying to purchase the school for the Action Center. Springsteen filed an injunction to prevent the city from voting on the property purchase April 28 but Springsteen says “the Court held that the issue was moot when Council held the vote despite being on notice of the request for injunction.” She plans to refile the motion to prevent further actions by the city. She is also communicating with the Jefferson County Schools so they are on notice of breach of fiduciary duty. Councilor Mayott-Guerrero asked for an attorney to explain why residents have not seen open conversations about purchasing Emory before. The attorney for the city said negotiations are protected by executive sessions so there has been no public notice until now. The April 28 meeting, during which this conversation and vote took place, was duly noticed, he advised. Unfortunately, that still left many residents in Lakewood feeling like they were unprepared, not informed and left in the dark. Which is entirely reasonable since, as Lakewood just admitted, they did not tell...
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