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Stymied by delays, Lakewood growth initiative won’t appear on ballot
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Dogged by legal challenges, an initiative geared toward curbing growth in Lakewood will not appear on the fall ballot after all. Just over two weeks ago, it appeared voters would weigh in on the initiative – which would establish a 1 percent annual cap on residential growth and require City Council approval for all projects…
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Arguments begin in marathon court hearing over Lakewood growth
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The opening salvo in the court fray over a Lakewood ballot initiative aimed at curtailing city growth turned into a six-hour marathon hearing late last week. The Lakewood Sentinel’s Clarke Reader detailed the second day of administrative hearings which dragged on over half a dozen hours on Thursday and took testimony from 44 “petitioners, circulators…
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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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Lakewood residents launch citizens initiative to rein in growth
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As greater Denver metro natives and cities struggle to keep up with ubiquitous development and the seemingly fading character of some historic neighborhoods, one community is looking to curtail growth. A group of Lakewood residents has canvassed the city’s neighborhoods, gathering signatures to petition the city to place a cap on new development while making…