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Thursday, April 25, 2013

City’s Boards and Commissions Under the Microscope

Lakewood City Council is taking a look at the city’s boards and commissions and reviewing their effectiveness — and whether they’re still needed at all.

For the past several months, Lakewood City Council has taken a close look at the city’s boards and commissions. The idea is to see which ones are working… and which ones aren’t. Council president Brian Powers said council is examining the boards and commissions to see how they’re working; how they can be improved; and whether they’re still needed at all. Among those on the chopping block are the dealers license and appeals board (related to local gun regulation) and the fair employment wage board, which hosted its last meeting in 2007.  Both of those are no longer in operation, and no longer needed. On Monday, council’s ad hoc committee looked at the Lakewood Animal Safety and Welfare Committee, formed in 2005. Council members agreed that …

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Lakewood City Hall and Correction: Superstorm Sandy Kills 50 Trees in Lakewood

Kathryn Kosiorek

4:22 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013

Anyone who participated or attended yesterday evenings Welcome to Lakewood events could see the effectiveness of the Community Relations Advisory Commission. I hope this success testifies vitality of this Commission.   more ›

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Correction: Superstorm Sandy Kills 50 Trees in Lakewood

City creates “tree task force” to help save the city’s trees.

Correction: The storm killed an estimated 50 trees. The mayor shared an incorrect number.  Superstorm Sandy did more damage than just taking out power to a quarter of all of the city’s residents a couple of weeks ago. It also destroyed an estimated 50 trees in the city. “Worse yet, a lot of them were huge,” said Mayor Michael Summers. “The saplings didn’t topple. It was the big trees.” Summers said that the storm caused “the second-worst loss of trees in our modern history.”  “The worst being July 4, 1969,” he said, referring to a tornado that swept through Lakewood causing mass devastation. Trees in all parts of the city were uprooted during the recent storm, which came on the heels of the city’s announcement to form a “tree task force,” …

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Superstorm Cost the City ‘Tens of Thousands of Dollars’ and 12,000 Lakewood Residents Without Power

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S Campbell

12:01 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013

The task force needs to be followed up with by residents. There are many issues regarding potentially dangerous trees that affect neighbors and not necessarily the "public". The city only helps out when a tree affects the public. Resident involvement is this issue is crucial.   more ›

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