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Councilor Admits Zoning is a Developer Handout

"Yes, zoning is a developer handout" on top of City Council Member Sophia Mayott-Guerrero on the podium
Trickle down housing explained: Give developers a handout and hope that some taxpayer-subsidized units unfold

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Fact Sheet: Proposed new zoning code will: * Convert existing single-family zoning to multi-family and retail *Eliminate occupancy limits CITYWIDE so every home can be used as multi-family * Change height restrictions * Reduce mininmum lot size * Eliminate parking minimums * Sacrifice home rule

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Mark Your Calendars for May 7 to Speak for Belmar Park

Mark Your Calendars for May 7 to Speak for Belmar Park

May 2, 2025/

From savebelmar.org At long last the date for the Lakewood Planning Commission to hear the review of the major site plan of 777 S. Yarrow St has been set. MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR MAY 7. We will need everyone available to pack council chambers. You can: OR Donate your time to a speaker who would need more than 3 minutes It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that everyone who has a comment, whether they speak or not, enter their statement on Lakewood Speaks at Lakewood Speaks – May 7, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting. Submit comments before 5 pm day of. It would be beneficial to tie your comments to a section of the zoning code. For example, Article 17.2.7.2: Review Criteria states that: Recommendations and decisions regarding site plan applications shall be based on the following criteria: A. Major site plans shall comply with standards outlined in Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 of this Zoning Ordinance. B. The Director shall evaluate how well the proposed modifications contribute to the overall performance of the site and how well the proposed changes meet the standards in Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 of this Zoning Ordinance. Let’s see how well these standards are met: under Article 17.3.1.1: Purpose and Intent This Article describes each zone district established within the City of Lakewood. The purpose of the various districts is to: A. Ensure compatibility of land uses Is this requirement met with a 5-6 story apt complex directly...

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Free Horizon Montessori’s Spring Fling fundraiser returns

Free Horizon Montessori’s Spring Fling fundraiser returns

May 1, 2025/

Golden, Colo.—Free Horizon Montessori is pleased to announce the return of its Spring Fling Fundraiser after a three-year hiatus. The event will be held at Goosetown Station, 514 9th Street, on Sunday, May 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. The school’s signature fundraiser is being reinvented as an annual event. All proceeds will go to the school to help fund operations and improve school facilities. Spring Fling is an adults-only event featuring dinner catered by Illegal Pete’s, live music from Jesh Yancey, a frequent donor of instruments to the school’s music program, and a silent auction. The silent auction will feature artwork from Free Horizon classrooms and an original piece created by lead teacher Elese Moran from the Aspen classroom. It will also feature multiple vacation travel packages from Philantopia, such as a trip to Tuscany, a Disney World Trip, and a Macy’s Day Parade viewing party with brunch included. Other auction items include theater tickets to Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden, tickets to the Colorado Symphony, tutoring classes, yoga and Pilates classes, an interactive science experiment for a classroom by Board President, and DCC chemistry professor, John Frost, as well as many more. This year’s Spring Fling theme is “Back to School,” so dress up in your best school-era attire.   Spring Fling Organizer Matthew Muhm said school staff were excited about bringing the event back to the community after a short break. “This event has always been a big deal for teachers, students, and parents, and we are...

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Public Hearing for Massive Belmar Park West Housing Project Announced

Public Hearing for Massive Belmar Park West Housing Project Announced

April 28, 2025/

From savebelmarpark.com 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. If you submit a comment online or in-person, we suggest you specify to which specific section in Lakewood’s Zoning Code or Comprehensive Plan your comment is relevant. Simply submitting a general comment without linking it to the Zoning Code or Comprehensive Plan may result in your comment being disregarded or misinterpreted. If you can afford to hire an attorney to help formulate your concerns and possibly submit your concerns on your behalf, that would be excellent.  This is a quasi-judicial hearing which closely resembles a court proceeding rather than a city council meeting. You may also view the hearing online at LakewoodSpeaks.Org Please feel free to attend and comment in-person.  However, since Lakewood is not consistent with transferring oral comments into the public record (other than archived videos), you may want to also submit your comment online which allows you to verify the comment was accepted.   If you attend in-person, keep in mind a quasi-judicial proceeding is similar to a courtroom so applauding comments or cheering comments could get you removed from the chamber or other negative consequences could accrue.  The hearing concerns whether the large housing project at 777 S Yarrow Street adjacent to Belmar Park in Lakewood, Colorado should be approved. If the commission approves the major site plan, there could be a legal challenge to that decision raised in a court of...

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What Is the Government Solution to Homeless

What Is the Government Solution to Homeless

April 27, 2025/

Lakewood residents reach out for a government solution to homeless encampments, as written about on kdvr.com by Alliyah Sims. Lakewood says encampments like these are the reason to open more shelters and offer more resources. But not everyone takes the resources offered. The problem, as noted in the article, is that these encampments (not all) are located in an area that caters to homeless. Lakewood’s Navigation Center is half a mile away, the Action Center less than a mile away, outpatient services near this encampment at 14th and Vance, and others close by. But what if the unhoused do not want the resources provided? Governments can force taxpayers to provide resources but they can’t force people to utilize them as intended. Lakewood police say help has been offered but not often accepted. As the author of San Fransicko wrote, ““Homeless is a propaganda word” because it also describes the open-drug scene. Because when you say homeless you think it’s a housing problem and people who only have housing problems are the easiest populations to help. The overwhelming problem with the homeless is street addiction and untreated mental health crises.”  – Michael Shellenberger Cities like San Francisco and Denver have been experimenting with government solutions but the only continuing metric of success is the amount of people served and money spent. The increasing number of homeless in these cities is disregarded as irrelevant. From kdvr.com: “Neighbors living in Lakewood are calling for the city to come up with a permanent solution to...

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Lakewood Obscures Reason for School Property Purchase

Lakewood Obscures Reason for School Property Purchase

April 26, 2025/

Lakewood City Council will vote to purchase the closed school, Emory Elementary on Monday, April 28, 2025. Lakewood intends to keep the soccer fields and transfer the building to the Action Center, a non-governmental organization that provides food and homeless services. That intent to transfer was included as one sentence in the staff memo for the property purchase. However, the reason why the transfer is necessary was not disclosed. Lakewood has planned for years to purchase the school as part of the city’s strategy to increase the number of homeless shelters in Lakewood. The first reading of this purchase occurred on April 14, 2025 The problem is that the building is not going to Lakewood as the end-user. Lakewood is buying the school and fields with the intention to immediately sell or transfer the building to the Action Center, for an undisclosed amount of money while keeping the soccer fields for city use. Lakewood then intends to somehow take possession of the existing Action Center to operate a second homeless shelter, completing their navigation center concept, according to an explanation to City Council by City Manager Hodgson (see Lakewood Informer news for more details here and here). The Action Center does not have to go through the public bid process, and surrounding residents have not been made aware of the end goal that will have this service center in the middle of their neighborhood. Also of concern is that Lakewood will sell or exchange this building at a loss, since...

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Crisp & Green Sponsor Colfax Marathon

Crisp & Green Sponsor Colfax Marathon

April 26, 2025/

CRISP & GREEN are thrilled to be the Featured Vegetarian Sponsor at this year’s Denver Colfax Marathon on May 18th. We’ll be serving up our signature fresh, healthy salads to over 4,000 runners post-race, and that’s just the beginning. Visitors to our booth can also: Want to support early? Donations can be made here: https://www.coloradogives.org/story/8vtnef This is a high-energy, feel-good story highlighting local business, community wellness, youth empowerment, and giving back

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