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Eye of Sauron now turns to Economic Development

By Lakewood News from KarenPosted on April 17, 2026Posted in BusinessTagged Alex, economic development, economic mobility, land transfer, real estate, somebody should do something

by Somebody Should Do Something
Having lost the special election on the 7th of April, by an almost 2 to 1 margin (despite having enormous financial backing from the real estate interests – more on that elsewhere), Lakewood’s Eye of Sauron now turns to economic development. Not that Lakewood has been doing anything of the sort.
In case you missed the memo, “In Colorado, an annual salary for a single adult needs to be at least $105,955, using the 50/30/20 budgeting rule. For a family of four, $273,728 is needed annually to live comfortably in Colorado.” Of course, if you look at the economic statistics for Lakewood – not even close an average resident is.

The Great Colorado Extraction

By Lakewood News from KarenPosted on April 12, 2026Posted in BusinessTagged affordable housing, Alex, business, daycare, economic development, extraction, infrastructure, relocate, somebody should do something

“Colorado is losing businesses and jobs at an alarming rate.”

Bold strategy, Cotton—let’s see if it pays off. But honestly, what did anyone expect?

It’s not just a “tough” regulatory environment chasing companies away. It is a systemic preference for extraction over production. As in – how much rent, metro district fees and real estate fees can be extracted from the residents? For nearly two decades (or longer), Colorado’s leadership—a revolving door of real-estate-industry lackeys, municipal bureaucrats, and the “useful idiots” yapping about “affordable housing” and virtue signaling – has bent over backward to prioritize real estate developer margins at the expense of actual economic development.

Who Are You Gonna Call?

By Lakewood News from KarenPosted on March 17, 2026Posted in Development, ElectionsTagged Broomfield, Colorado, infrastructure, Lakewood, safety, sewer, somebody should do something, Special election, vote yes, zoning

No, not when you see pink slime coming out of your bath tub faucet. When shit backs up in your basement. Probably a plumber, who will tell you it’s $500 just to come out and have a look (since this will probably happen around 2:37 AM, on a Saturday night/morning). And, a few days later, once the shock of the damage wears off a little bit and anger starts settings in, you’ll probably get on the phone with your local water and sanitation district.

A Bit Too Late for Concerns, Innit?

By Lakewood News from KarenPosted on January 12, 2026Posted in Development, SustainabilityTagged alameda, Colorado, common clay, evacuation, Lakewood, Morrison, Red Rocks, somebody should do something

From Somebody Should Do Something

JeffCo’s Common Clay of the New West prides themselves on yapping about “equity, diversity and affordable housing.’’ Seeing how they are so well versed in the cultures of the world, they should be able to translate the Russian saying of “Когда жареный петух клюнет” – for the rest of us, mere mortals, it says, “When a fried rooster pecks you” or, for those in JeffCo, “once your house (almost, maybe) burns down, then you’ll care.”

In early September of 2025, yet another community in JeffCo got to experience an evacuation notice, in part, due to the development they live in being placed in an area with known fire risk. To add some spice to the situation, in a manner too common to most of Colorado, the roads in and out of the neighborhood are not sufficient to provide viable evacuation routes.

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Eye of Sauron now turns to Economic Development

The Great Colorado Extraction

Who Are You Gonna Call?

A Bit Too Late for Concerns, Innit?

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