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Centrist Project celebrates win by independent Thornton City Council candidate
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The Centrist Project, a national group working to elect independent candidates to the Colorado Legislature, on Wednesday cheered the re-election of Thornton City Councilman Sam Nizam, one of three municipal candidates the group supported around the state in this week’s election. “Sam’s victory shows the electorate is ready to rally around common sense, independent leaders,”…
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Skirmish over Lakewood growth headed to municipal court
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The fate of a legal challenge to a citizen-driven initiative focused on curtailing growth in Lakewood could become clearer as the formal objection is slated to be heard in municipal court this month. Lakewood resident and Vice Chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party Steve Dorman filed a formal complaint with the city last month…
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The latest take on an old standoff between pro-growthers and growth controllers
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ColoradoPolitics.com has reported before on a couple of ballot proposals to curb growth in Lakewood, the old, inner-ring Denver burb that has undergone something of a renaissance in recent years. The pending Lakewood Strategic Growth Initiative would among other things place a 1 percent annual growth limit on new residential construction. Meanwhile, a proposal by a Lakewood…
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Progressive ‘Run for Something’ organization unveils initial list of Colorado endorsements
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The progressive Run for Something organization announced this week it’s backing several Colorado candidates for municipal office, school boards and legislative seats. The national group, which aims to recruit and support “talented, passionate young people” – up to age 35 – “who will advocate for progressive values” is getting behind dozens of Democratic candidates in…
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In Depth: Perlmutter joins Lakewood legislators for jam-packed town hall
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Next week, a Czech ensemble, Cirk La Putyka, brings its contemporary take on the circus to the stage, blurring the lines between acrobatics, dance, puppetry and music, and a couple of weeks after that it’s the boisterous “Hello, Dolly!” musical that’ll be filling the theater’s seats for a two-week run. But Saturday, Feb. 18, it…
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Rooney Valley: ‘One of the last undeveloped areas’
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Just under 1,000 acres of scenic valley land on the west side of Lakewood and north of Morrison, described as one of the last such areas in metro Denver, could see millions of cubic feet of commercial and residential development over the next 20 years, according to a proposed master plan revision. It is next…
