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City of Lakewood weekly newsletterMarch 7, 2014
Free training for emergency preparedness

Residents have an opportunity to take a free course on emergency and disaster preparedness to learn basic disaster response skills including fire safety, search and rescue and more.

When emergencies or disasters hit, professional responders can become overwhelmed with calls for help. Taking this course can help residents know how to respond to an emergency until professionals can reach them. After completing the course, participants will be encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness in their communities.

The course is open to 40 participants, and the schedule is outlined below. Participants must attend all days to complete the course. Training will be at in the Employee Relations Training Room at Lakewood City Hall, 480 S. Allison Parkway.

* 6-9 p.m., April 3
* 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., April 5
* 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., April 12
* Class exercise on June 22, with location to be determined

This course is sponsored by Lakewood's Office of Emergency Management, Denver's Office of Emergency Management, Homeland Security and others.

For more information or to register, please contact Mary Ann Valeska at 303-987-7905 or marvel@lakewood.org.

March meetings
 with residents

Ward 1 meeting
Special topic: e-cigarettes, vaporizer pens
Karen Kellen and Ramey Johnson, City Council representatives for Ward 1, will meet with residents at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 15 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 9200 W. 10th Ave. Bob Doyle, executive director of the Colorado Tobacco Education and Prevention Alliance, and Ron Castagna, principal of Lakewood High School, will talk about e-cigarettes and vaporizer pens at the meeting.

Ward 2 meeting
Cindy Baroway and Scott Koop, City Council representatives for Ward 2, will meet with residents from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12 at the 40 West Arts District, 1560 Teller St.

Ward 3 meeting
Shakti and Pete Roybal, City Council representatives for Ward 3, will meet with residents from 9 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 22 at Phillips United Methodist Church, 1450 S. Pierce St.

Ward 4 meeting
Adam Paul and David Wiechman, City Council representatives for Ward 4, will meet with residents from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 8 at Green Mountain Presbyterian Church, 12900 W. Alameda Parkway.

Ward 5 Meeting
Tom Quinn and Karen Harrison, City Council representatives for Ward 5, will meet with residents at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, March 21 at Our Saviour's Church, 1975 S. Garrison St.

Cops, Council 
and Community Meeting
City Council members from Ward 1 and 2 and the Lakewood Police Department will discuss new technologies in the City with residents at a meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 18 at the Clements Center, 1580 Yarrow St. Neighbors, friends and families are invited to attend to talk with City Council members Karen Kellen, Ramey Johnson, Cindy Baroway and Scott Koop and with Lakewood Police agents. For more information, call 303-987-7383.

Check on any updates or cancellations at www.Lakewood.org/CityCouncil.
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City Council Update

Monday, March 10: Regular City Council meeting is canceled.
 
News & Events

Get to know your neighbors
If you haven't already, sign up for Nextdoor.com in your neighborhood. Nextdoor.com is a private social network used for fostering neighbor-to-neighbor communication and collaboration with schools, businesses and all parts of your neighborhood. It's the modern way to be neighborly. Learn more at www.Lakewood.org/Neighbors.

Mannequins on the loose
Last year, the students at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design in Lakewood turned mannequins into pieces of art along the route for the Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon events. They are doing it again this year, so sign up for any of the running events that are part of the Colfax Marathon weekend, May 17-18, to see how the mannequins are transformed. Learn more at www.runcolfax.org.

Help make community farm strong
Sprout City Farms is set to launch its community farm in Lakewood at Mountair Park, 5620 W. 14th Ave., and the nonprofit organization continues to take funding to bolster the farm. Visit www.kickstarter.com/projects/1255067972/growing-in-the-city-the-mountair-park-community-fa?ref=live. 

Subdivision application
The City has received an application for a minor subdivision to plat the property at 8101 and 8125 W. Colfax Ave. The request is to plat five existing parcels into four lots. The property's existing zoning and land use requirements will not change with this subdivision request. For more information, please contact Associate Planner Stephen Wilson at 303-987-7527 or stewil@lakewood.org.

In the Schools

Budget discussions
Parents, students, staff and community members can provide their thoughts and ideas about the Jeffco Public School's budget to the Jefferson County Board of Education at a meeting 9:30-11 a.m. on March 8 in the lecture center at Lakewood High School, 9700 W. Eighth Ave. 
In the Community

Learn to write a simple business plan
Attend a free seminar to learn the essential elements of a business plan and how it can be used as a feasibility plan, a loan proposal and an operating guide for the business. The seminar will be 7:30-9:30 a.m. March 24 at the Jefferson County Business Resource Center office, 1667 Cole Blvd., Bldg. 19, Suite 400. Register at www.jeffcobrc.org.

Free tax preparation
This tax season, Red Rocks Community College is a partner with the Denver-based Piton Foundation to help hardworking families become more financially secure by providing free tax preparation assistance through the Tax Help Colorado program. To learn more, call 211 (it's free), visit www.piton.org, www.facebook.com/taxhelpcolorado or @TaxHelpCo on Twitter.

Vintage Colfax art show opens today
Don't miss the opening reception for the 40 West Arts Vintage Colfax: Yesterday & Today art exhibition, 4-7 p.m. March 7 at 1560 Teller St. in Lakewood. This show celebrates the history and character of Colfax Avenue from yesteryear to the present. Artists channeled their inner Jack Kerouac to capture the grit and the glitz of Colfax. Learn more at www.40WestArts.org.

Highway work
Demolition work on the U.S. 6 bridge over Interstate 25 is now scheduled for the nights of Sunday, March 16 through Friday, March 21. Motorists driving on I-25 near the Sixth Avenue interchange during these nights should expect heavy traffic and travel delays. For up-to-date project information, call 720-881-5540, email US6Bridgesinfo@cig-pr.com or visit www.coloradodot.info/projects/US6Bridges.