LAKEWOOD INFORMER

A long-time resident and Lakewood Informer reader recently questioned the cost of an ambulance bill through West Metro. Here’s what we found out:

Press release Les Schwab Tires, one of the leading independent tire dealers in the United States, opened a new store at 2165 S Webster St in Lakewood on September 5, 2024. This will be Les Schwab Tires’ first Lakewood location, and store manager Aaron Wheeler, who has been with the company for ten years, said he’s excited to bring the company’s great service to the community. Les Schwab Tires has a 70-year history of earning customers’ trust throughout the western United States and is top ranked nationwide by Forbes for customer service in auto repair and maintenance. Because safety on the road depends on more than just great tires, every time Les Schwab touches customers’ tires, its people take the time to check the surrounding components to make sure everything is squared away and it’s safe to be on the road. Offerings include brake services, alignment, shocks, oil changes, custom wheels, batteries and more. The 11,961-square-foot Lakewood store will feature 6 interior bays. The new location brings 16 great new jobs to the area, and the store is still on the lookout for passionate employees who want to build a career with Les Schwab Tires. The company offers a competitive package of pay and benefits designed to reward employees’ hard work. The company established its first profit-share program in 1954, and today it shares about half its profits with employees through generous health benefits, bonus and retirement programs. It also offers growth opportunities for everyone with comprehensive training programs and...

Press Release Google Fiber (GFiber) is celebrating its first customer to get connected to its high-speed internet network in Lakewood. Residents in the Eiber neighborhood can now sign up as additional network infrastructure is built out across the city. See more from Lakewood’s website

An accident on August 24 at 15th and Youngfield Street confirms all the worries of a local group regarding a proposed high-density apartment unit in their neighborhood. A car took the turn and ended up going into the house, causing serious damage and the house to uninhabitable for several days. Exerpt from an email from a neighbor to City Council: (Emphasis added) To the officials at City of Lakewood,  The damage to Pablo and Jonna’s home was extensive to the point of rendering both bathrooms unusable and the home uninhabitable. There are huge skid marks in the driveway, where the driver obviously braked, before impact. Pablo and Jonna were relaxing on their patio, when they heard the loud explosion. expecting it to be another accident at our intersection, they rushed out to the front. The driver was already trying to pull away and leave, but Pablo stopped them and had Jonna call 911. We urge all of you to come here today to this site, and realize what we have been broadcasting for 14 months and to please take this seriously!!   If you do not reconsider this intersection as not a viable option for and adding more than 300 + car trips daily along with pedestrians and school age children, then any consequences will no longer be unintentional but intentional. We are very offended by the developer and seemingly City officials too, claiming that we are NIMBY’s and are just using the dangers and safety issues as an excuse. We have in good faith tried...

Guest post from Joan from Lakewood On August 28, 2024, there was a ceremony to celebrate the receiving of a grant to replace a sign at Domino Service Dogs. This much needed signage is possible because of a grant from the Alameda Corridor Business Improvement District (ACBID). ACBID has given twelve grants of up to $25,000 to businesses in the corridor for improving their outward appearance. Domino Service Dogs is a non-profit which trains one on one with owners and their dogs for various services like medical response dogs and floor retrieval dogs for wheelchair users. Rachel Griffin and Clare Johnson were there to represent ACBID. Together with Amy Gordon, media member for Domino, and Barb Henry, they turned dirt with gold shovels to symbolize the start of the project to replace the sign that had been previously struck by a car. Cake followed the ceremony. The grant money had become available to ACBID by a $300,000 rollover from another special district that had sunset this year. ACBID has some $5,000 grants available for businesses to upgrade their security systems. For more information see the website alamedaconnects.org. The ACBID has regular meetings the first Wednesday at 7:30am. Domino Service Dogs (DSD) is located at 6505 W Alameda Ave UNIT 102, Lakewood, CO 80226 and their website is dominoservicedogs.com. You can support DSD by ordering Avalanche tickets for the 10/27game @ Avalanche.KSETickets.com/DominoServiceDogs Congratulations DSD.

There will be a public hearing on the Whippoorwill development on August 21 with the Planning Commission at 7 pm. This is the development residents have identified multiple problems with, which was previously posted in Lakewood Informer news at Concerns and Comments for Whippoorwill Dr. Lakewood resident organizers are asking for community support at this meeting. Find more information at change.org