Tag: Lakewood City Council
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What to know before Lakewood’s zoning special election
Contentious Lakewood zoning changes will be decided by voters at the beginning of next month. Ballots have been sent to all active registered Lakewood voters ahead of the April 7 special election that will cost the city $155,000 to conduct, according to a Feb. 22 City Council meeting document. Discussions have become rampant on social…
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Lakewood City Council makes declaration regarding ICE
The Lakewood City Council made a public declaration of transparency and de-escalation regarding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday. The declaration was written by Councilmember Ken Cruz with the help of Councilmember Isabel Cruz, and was ultimately co-sponsored by the entire council. “As members of the Lakewood City Council, our responsibility is to…
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Lakewood City Council urges residents to keep zoning changes
Lakewood’s long-running zoning fight is headed for a spring showdown at the ballot box, spearheaded by a new resolution from the City Council. The Lakewood City Council amended and confirmed a resolution on Monday expressing the councilmembers’ desire for residents to vote against the repeal of zoning code ordinances 2025-27, 28, 29 and 30 on…
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Lakewood zoning changes heading to special election
Lakewood’s long-debated zoning code changes will be heading to a vote this spring. The Lakewood City Council on Monday unanimously voted to send four of the new zoning code’s ordinances to a special election on April 7, putting the fate of the city’s zoning changes in the hands of the citizens — a concept thousands…
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Lakewood zoning petitions deemed sufficient, may lead to special election
The year-long quarrel regarding Lakewood’s new zoning code is stretching into the new year, with petition signatures potentially taking the issue to the ballot this spring. A nearly 400-page zoning code update was sent to the City Council in February and was officially approved on Oct. 13. It took effect at the beginning of the year.…
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Lakewood swears in new city councilmembers
Lakewood City Council got a new member Monday when Liz Black was sworn in. The City Council swore in five members during its normally scheduled meeting Monday evening, with Black being the only new councilmember to join the board. Black will represent Ward 2 — bordered by West Alameda Avenue to the south and Sheridan…
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All Lakewood City Council incumbents re-elected, still focusing on affordable housing
The Lakewood City Council looks mostly the same following the Nov. 4 elections. With that, the council’s goals remain the same: affordable housing for the missing middle — or families that don’t qualify as low-income but don’t earn enough to obtain a mortgage on a single-family home. The city had four incumbents running for re-election…
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All Lakewood City Council incumbents re-elected, still focusing on affordable housing
The Lakewood City Council looks mostly the same following the Nov. 4 elections. With that, the council’s goals remain the same: affordable housing for the missing middle — or families that don’t qualify as low-income but don’t earn enough to obtain a mortgage on a single-family home. The city had four incumbents running for re-election…
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Lakewood City Council launches food drive for the Action Center
The Lakewood City Council has begun a food drive amid the federal shutdown, during which federal workers have not received salaries and uncertainty hangs over a food stamp assistance program. The council announced the Pack the Pantry food drive on Thursday to “ask the community to help working families and those in need during the…
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Lakewood City Council approves sale of elementary school
The Lakewood City Council unanimously approved the land-swap project between the city and the Action Center after an injunction pushed the move back a week. Three key ordinances in the deal between the city and the nonprofit organization were approved Monday evening during a special meeting, hours after the corresponding trial in a Jefferson County…